Cameos is a translation of the writings of Soolamangalam Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar (1866-1943), an influential figure in the performing arts at the turn of the nineteenth century in south India, on his contemporaries. The articles portray sixty-five musicians, composers and other artists, many of whom were shapers of the modern age in Karnatic music; several were legends in their own lifetime. Being first-hand accounts, they are unique for their ...
