Lucknow: Music floated in the cool breeze under a dark sky on the ‘chabutara’ of the historical Safed Baradari, even before the crack of dawn on Sunday. Performing for the Sanatkada Lucknow festival, ...
“Yeh…aap..kela…inthaa… Lalakku dol dappi maa…” There may not be big lyrical value in the line but it is magical when sung in tune with the music. The man ...
A few years ago, this column had mentioned a raag called Deepak that is unrelated to Diwali, the Festival of Lights, but is linked to a myth about its power to engulf the performer in the heat or fire ...
Yaman, a raag prescribed for the evening, is often chosen as one of the first raags to be taught to students of Hindustani music. This has not only been the case across most gharanas, both vocal and ...
Since ancient times, music has been given a special place in the Indian society. Indian classical music history is enriched with numerous musicians who were able to create different effects in seasons ...
In his birth centenary year, the iconic ‘Shivpalganj’ Kasba comes alive at IGP; artistes to politicians recite notable works of Shukla The fictional world of Raag Darbari came to life on Thursday at ...
KARACHI: Indus Raag, a Pakistani album of classical music produced by Tehzeeb Foundation, has won an award at the 16th Independent Music Awards (IMAs) in the World Music Album category. The ceremony ...