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Entry to this event is free but the organisers keep a strict check on registration of listeners who pour in through the night.

Bengal Foundation Festival presents a list of who's who

Entry to this event is free but the organisers keep a strict check on registration of listeners who pour in through the...

19 Dec 2017 4:04 AM IST

Ustad Shahid Parvez at a performance. (Photo: Shobha Deepak Singh)

Ustad lets his sitar do the talking

I feel there is no science without art, and no art is without science. I felt it's the same with sur and taal, they are...

11 Dec 2017 12:13 AM IST

Putting music into its correct context

China seems to be the only country in the region with a well-developed infrastructure for an education in music.

7 Dec 2017 1:22 AM IST

Ram Kumar Mishra (left) and Amaan Ali Khan peform together. (Photo: Inni Singh)

Fest brings 9 gharanas of music together

The evening concluded with a short but polished recital by Gaurav Mazumdar's, one of Pt Ravi Shankar's later disciples.

4 Dec 2017 12:16 AM IST

Pandit Rajendra Gangani

Swar Samrat festival set to enthral City of Joy

The festival is to open with the doyen of the Gwalior/Agra/Jaipur gharana, the unparalleled Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar.

27 Nov 2017 12:50 AM IST

Dr Shashank Maktedar performs during an event. (Photo: Irfan Zuberi)

Ragas enthrall capital

The lyrics of the khayal were monsoon linked, perhaps inviting the much needed rains in Delhi.

20 Nov 2017 1:15 AM IST

Pandit Birju Maharaj with Appaji. (Photo: Avinash Pasricha)

Pandit Birju Maharaj remembers Girija Devi

The emphasis was totally on the lyrics and emotion to be conveyed.

13 Nov 2017 4:47 AM IST

Interestingly, the artists will face the grand ghats of Varanasi, with the pealing of several temple bells interspersing the recitals, while the audience will look out to the river, as the sun sets, for the evening concerts.

Two-day Mahindra Kabira festival begins on November 10

Kabir in the folk tradition will be invoked by Mahesh Ram, from Jaisalmer; his group and he belong to the Meghna...

6 Nov 2017 6:32 AM IST

Jayanti Kumaresh

9th edition of classical music and dance festival to arrive in New...

The Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan will also be releasing its annual Digest during the festival.

25 Oct 2017 12:54 AM IST

Niladri Kumar (right) with Vijay Ghate. (Photo: Rakesh Sinha)

Breaking boundaries to carve out a niche in music

Niladri Kumar is a phenomenal instrumentalist; an immensely creative artist, not afraid to experiment.

16 Oct 2017 1:37 AM IST

Ustad Rashid Khan, with Pt Tanmoy Bose on tabla. (Photo: Rakesh Sinha)

Winters bring with it the joys of classical music festivals

In North India, after a lull, there are some concerts during the monsoons, dedicated to the Malhars.

9 Oct 2017 5:51 AM IST

Purbayan Chatterjis forays in international collaborations and his work on the electronic sitar makes him an artist who strives to create something new. (Photo: Meenakshi Das)

Of music and experiments with Purbayan

Purbayan Chatterji believes that music is a journey into the unknown, where one is linked with it, and yet can never...

2 Oct 2017 1:25 AM IST