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 ...

Composer Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian classical music, and how their function compares to scales and rhythms in Western classical music. Host Scott Yoo then ...

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 ...

Immerse yourself in the expressive beauty of Raag Bhimpalasi through a performance by Uday Bhawalkar and Sukhvinder Singh.

Globally acclaimed pianist and composer Charu Suri only discovered jazz four years ago. Suri, who kicks off a four-night residency at Detroit’s Cliff Bell’s jazz club Thursday, March 7, had been a ...

NEW YORK - Music is rarely the subject of news from Afghanistan. War, terrorism, corruption, and other such topics have dominated the headlines. And if the Taliban - who outlawed all music save ...

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost’s Zinia Bandyopadhyay, sitaar maestro Purbayan Chatterjee spoke about his upcoming ...

The grand finale of Dhanbad's Swar Sangam festival brought the rich traditions of Indian classical music to life. The audience was spellbound by guest vocalist Tejaswini Digambar Vernekar's rendition ...

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