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Double bill of the rare instrument Rudra Veena and the Jaipur Atruli vocal style
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This long awaited tabla solo shows off the amazing versatility of this instrument
Ragunathan talks vividly about her life as a female musician and explains the role of women in Indian classical music.
The sitar phenomenon Mukherjee returns to the London stage after an absence of six years.
Double billed concert of sitar followed by one of India's greatest vocalists
Harjinderpal Singh Matharu performs mesmerising ragas on the santoor, an ancient string instrument
Rhythm is the arrangement of time in all music...
The conventions of concert etiquette for Western classical music are a little daunting. Don’t breathe heavily. Don’t sneeze...
Sawai Festival 2012 Blog by Kanwal
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The santoor, from Kashmiri Sufi music to the classical concert stage
South India veena: An ancient instrument considered fit for a goddess, goes on to enchant in modern times.
Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952) was an Indian yogi and guru that introduced many Westerners to the teachings of meditation...
A self-confessed novice but fan of classical music, Kanwal writes about her impressions of the Festival
Why is there a North Indian and a South Indian classical music?
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Rajendra Prasanna is one of India's hidden treasures when it comes to the flute.
Vocalist of the Jaipur – Atrauli Gharana
Khayal Vocalist
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Dr. Ram Deshpande is one the most learned and respected artists of his time.
Sanjeev Abhyankar
Pandit Dalchand Sharma
Murad Ali, today’s most celebrated sarangi player, was born in a family of musicians originally from Moradabad....
Aftaab-E-Sitar Ustad Vilayat Khan playing Bhairavi raga
Chitrangana Agle Reshwal on pakhawaj
India's great Khayal vocalist Manjusha Patil-Kulkarni talks about her music. Don't miss her rare morning concert at the Darbar Festival 2013
Jesse Bannister effortlessly drifts between indo-jazz and ragas on saxophone.
Circle of Sound explained by Soumik and Bernhard
Raag Malkauns
Recipient of the Sangeet Natak Award 2011, Venkatesh Kumar is one of India's foremost khayal vocalists
One of UK's young sitar players performing in tribute to Bhai Gurmit Singh Virdee
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Swapan Chaudhuri, one of the world's greatest tabla players, celebrates his fiftieth birthday this year (1995)...
Darbar Festival gives exposure to Hindustani and Carnatic music and is now the largest of its kind outside India
Step into Ravi’s lounge
MUSIC Pandit Dal Chand Sharma on the character of sound and bringing the pakhawaj to centre-stage.
On a cold winter evening in Bombay in the late 1990’s, after much hesitation he decided to give an interview in his house.
Squaring the sarod circle with Soumik
Finding the hidden wiring between Indian and early music
Abraham Pandithar organised Sangam in 1921 and this was the blueprint for all music conferences that were to follow.
