Orfeo is largely in D and a lot of the Indian classical instruments are or can be easily tuned in D, and the Raags [the Indian melodic lines] can work with that. We did some workshops with Kaviraj ...

India is a country rich in diversity and heritage. From the instruments of the South, to the bamboo dancing of the North East, there is just something in every state that will leave you in awe of the ...

Many Indian mythological tales delve into the origin of sound. While some say Goddess Saraswati’s veena made the first sound after the universe was created, others believe it was Lord Shiv’s damru ...

Music is deeply rooted in culture and traditions. Music, melodies, and rhythms are key elements of everyday life in India. This musical heritage comes from a plethora of unique and fascinating musical ...

As ennui arising out of Covid-induced lockdown and restricted travel settled in over the last two years, people picked new hobbies like learning music or brushed up old ones, inadvertently pushing the ...

Mukherjee, a sarod player, is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi’s prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Award, among numerous other awards Joydeep Mukherjee presented a mohanveena recital at the G20 ...

After over a decade of using old musical instruments, the Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya has finally purchased new ones. With the bidding process commencing earlier this year, the students of ...

Greek researcher and Indophile Konstantinos Kalaitzis has visited India 45 times in the last three decades. He has visited every state and Union Territory in search of classical and folk music, and ...

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Ustad Zakir Hussain wears his superstar stature rather lightly. The 72-year-old tabla maestro doesn’t hesitate to apologise for being “four minutes late", and is equally comfortable with the teen taal ...