Indian classical music Ustad Rashid Khan Raga Yaman performance showcasing deep traditional mastery and emotional ...

Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala Composer Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian classical music, and how their function compares to scales and ...

For the past year, percussionist Sameer Gupta’s nonprofit, RootStock Arts, has presented bite-sized programs of classical Indian music at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. By turning the ...

For hundreds of centuries, raga has formed the backbone of Indian classical music, offering a guideline for musicians to improvise when performed live. Ragas—which roughly translates to “coloring”—are ...

In the Indian classical musical tradition, ragas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. Indian classical music is always set in a raga. The various time zones for ragas are - ...

Is there any raag like Maand to express love and longing? The question is rhetorical for film music composers across languages who have used this raag to create a staggering variety of tunes. The raag ...

A performance by the faculty of Indian Music and Dance of Kala Academy, Goa, at the ancestral house of Saraswatibai Fatarpekar at Fatorpa A mid-1900s diva, she received receptions and honours at the ...

Kalavardhini Foundation will release the second edition of Raag Sarita, a compilation of compositions by Indian classical vocalist Pandit CR Vyas on February 9 at 9.30 am at the SM Joshi hall. Pandit ...

A few decades ago, no one could have guessed that the Gordon College student who listened to the sound of harmonium and ‘raag’ coming out from the maestro Qazi Zahurul Haq’s recording room would one ...

Classical and film music composer Mahesh Mahadev created a new raga in Indian classical music and named it ‘Sri Tyagaraja’, to mark the 176th Thyagaraja Aradhana. The notation and audio of this ...

Music lovers all over Delhi welcomed the rain gods with two soulful Hindustani classical vocal performances by Aditya Sharma and Jui Dhaigude Pande at Triveni Kala Sangam. The event, Malhar Festival, ...

To the untrained enthusiast, Indian classical music can be daunting. Some can’t tell Raag Bhairav from Raag Bhairavi, others can’t tell any ragas at all. Even music students find it challenging to ...