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4 days, 20 hours ago

Norah Jones to Ibeyi: A Look at Anoushka Shankar's Collaborations with Female Artists

Anoushka Shankar has firmly established herself as one of the most dynamic composers and sitar virtuosos on the global stage. Previously, Norah also sang for Anoushka and Karsh Kale’s album “Breathing Under Water” on the song “Easy” and later sang again on Anoushka’s Grammy-nominated album “Love Letters, PS” on the joyous celebration of romantic love “Opening, Flowering, Drinking." Alev Lenz …

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1 week ago

HistoriCity: A note on the tabla, maestro Zakir Hussain’s choice of instrument

Hindustan Times

Hindustani classical music is unthinkable without the tabla and its varying tempo of beats. In the devotional music of all three major religions as well as Sufi and Bhakti sects, the tabla is what often enables transcendence, its beats grounding the devotee in prayer and ‘dhyan’. Since then, the tabla has reigned supreme and has steadily risen in social prestige, …

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Ustad, on & off the stage

Hindustan Times

An angelic presence has gone from our lives and I am grappling with that loss. People say Zakir carried forward the legacy of his illustrious father, Ustad Allahrakha Khan saab but I believe he did much more than that — he elevated tabla-playing to heights never scaled before. And though Zakir occasionally bunked school to watch a movie or play …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Zakir Hussain (1951-2024): Who will teach the tablas to laugh again?

Live Mint

There are musicians, there are magicians, and then there is Ustad Zakir Hussain—a man with hands so incredible that he could, quite frankly, have been either, but chose, with infinite grace, to be both. To watch Hussain play the tabla was to believe in miracles: he seemed, always, in conversation with the instrument, his fingers squeezing out an unexpected question, …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Obituary- Ustad Zakir Hussain passes away at 73. A look at Tabla maestro’s life

Live Mint

Ustad Zakir Hussain, the revered Tabla maestro, passed away on December 15, 2024, in San Francisco at the age of 73 due to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Hindustan Times reported. Ustad Zakir Hussain: A Global Icon in Music Zakir Hussain was the eldest son of the legendary Tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha Over a remarkable career spanning six decades, …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Zakir Hussain, Grammy-winning tabla player and classical Indian composer, dies at 73

LA Times

Zakir Hussain, an internationally acclaimed tabla player and composer, has died at age 73. Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla player and composer who helped integrate Indian classical sound into Western music, has died at age 73. Lauded as “the greatest tabla player of his generation,” the statement said, Hussain throughout his decades-long career aimed to blend musical genres and …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Anoushka Shankar Bags Two Grammy Nominations

Deccan Chronicle

Renowned sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar has added another feather to her cap, receiving two prestigious GRAMMY nominations for her musical contributions. Shankar's solo album, Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn, was nominated for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album, while her collaborative work, A Rock Somewhere—featuring Jacob Collier and Varijashree Venugopal—received a nomination for Best Global Performance. …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty and Purbayan Chatterjee present the nuances of Hindustani music

The Hindu

Purbayan Chatterjee showcased the melodic potential of the sitar to its fullest, offering an aesthetic experience for connoisseurs of music. Purbayan left the audience awe-struck with the popular chota khayal bandish ‘Payaliya jhankar mori’ in Purya Dhanashree. In a rare gesture of a guru acknowledging his inspirational debt to his sishya, Purbayan rendered a captivating ‘dhun’ from the Benaras region …

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3 weeks ago

From Kendrick Lamar to King Stingray, the best new albums you need to hear

ABC

Album releases typically dry up towards the end of the year, but that doesn't mean the quality should. Kendrick Lamar — GNX Kendrick Lamar's GNX features credits for Taylor Swift producer Jack Antonoff, long-time collaborators Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, Dahi and more. "Ni***s layin' on they death bed tryna match me," he declares on 'Hey Now', one of several …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi gears for its annual classical music festival amid severe pollution

The Hindu

For more than 20 years, the Delhi government has consistently held festivals for the arts — be it classical music and dance, thumri and bhakti geet, or showcasing young artistes through Sopan. This year, the eagerly awaited Delhi Classical Music festival is being held at the Shri Ram Centre from December 3 to 5. While some, like vidushi Shubha Mudgal …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

KBC 16: Big B recalls when Vidhu Vinod Chopra scolded him for arriving late on set

India Today

In the new episode of beloved game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati 16, hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, the actor recalled a light anecdote featuring himself and director-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Speaking to special guest Vikrant Massey, Big B shared that he was scoled for arriving a mere ten minutes late on set. Vikrant, who was there to promote his upcoming …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Returning to Ambala Cantt | Joya Mukerjee Logue’s ‘Those Who Walk Before Me’ at Vadehra Art Gallery

The Hindu

On a Tuesday afternoon, we settle down for lunch with artist Joya Mukerjee Logue, after a guided tour of her solo exhibition, Those Who Walk Before Me, at Vadehra Art Gallery. The exhibition marks her debut in India, and features 30 oil and watercolour paintings from the Cincinnati-based artist’s decade-long practice, alongside her recent body of work exploring her mixed …

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4 months ago

Manju Mehta, the woman behind India’s popular music festival, passes away

The Hindu

Manju Mehta was not only a fine sitar artiste belonging to the Senia Maihar tradition, but she was also one of India’s most respected patrons of music. While Manju initially learnt from her brother Shashi, she later trained under sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar, who was also her brother’s guru. She was the first woman performer to be awarded the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Stringed to classical notes

The Hindu

Sursagar, in association with ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Alliance Francaise and supported by Canara Union, will present Hindustani Raagdhaari Sangeet featuring sitarist Partha Chatterjee and Medha Basu. “I am coming to present traditional music from the repertoire of Hindustani in its pure classical form, and yet aim to entertain people in Bengaluru,” says 74-year-old Partha over phone from his home …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

HT This Day: August 1, 1992 -- Magsaysay award for Pandit Ravi Shankar

Hindustan Times

Manila: Famed sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar has won the Ramon Magsaysay award for journalism, literature and communication arts, the award foundation today said. HT This Day: August 1, 1992 -- Magsaysay award for Ravi Shankar Shankar was cited for “enriching India and the world with his sublime mastery of the sitar with music that colours the mind,” it said …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jungle Jugalbandi introduces children to the sounds of Hindustani music

The Hindu

Quite like Mowgli of The Jungle Book, who discovers the beauty of the wild through his animal friends, Jungle Jugalbandi provides children lessons in Hindustani music through the story of a forest and its inhabitants. Brought out jointly by Ashmi Shah’s Peek-a-Boo, a kid’s lifestyle brand, and Kamakshi and Vishala Khurana’s The Sound Space, Jungle Jugalbandi narrates a koyal’s adventurous …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai’s iconic restaurant Gaylord gets a makeover

The Hindu

Mumbai’s vibrant culinary scene, dotted with new restaurants, Instagram-friendly dishes and trendy pop-ups, could not steal the thunder of Gaylord, a 67-year-old restaurant located in Churchgate. We want the current generation that used to come with their father and grandfather to Gaylord, to now visit with their friends.” Gaylord in Mumbai gets a facelift and new menu Grand beginnings Gaylord …

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8 months ago

AI-yo, will deepfakes die of an overkill?

New Indian Express

‘Crying wolf’ is an old idiom for mistaking a false call for a real one, as the fictional boy’s tale of making up threats from a wild animal taught us. In the Digital Age, we could be ‘Crying snow leopard’—which would take you to the Himalayan heights of fake visuals as artificial intelligence takes illusions to the next level. Around …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sitars, tanpuras made in Maharashtra’s Miraj town get GI tags

The Hindu

The sitars and tanpuras of Miraj, a small town in Maharashtra’s Sangli district known for its craftsmanship in making musical instruments, have been awarded the coveted Geographical Indication tags. On March 30, the government of India’s intellectual property office issued GI tag to the Miraj Musical Instruments Cluster for its sitars and to the Soultune Musical Instrument Producer firm for …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sitars, tanpuras made in Maharashtra’s Miraj town get GI tags

Hindustan Times

Pune, The sitars and tanpuras of Miraj, a small town in Maharashtra’s Sangli district known for its craftsmanship in making musical instruments, have been awarded the coveted Geographical Indication tags. On March 30, the government of India’s intellectual property office issued GI tag to the Miraj Musical Instruments Cluster for its sitars and to the Soultune Musical Instrument Producer firm …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

The ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ series brings talented youngsters to the fore

The Hindu

We recently lost senior musicians such as Malini Rajurkar of the Gwalior gharana, Prabha Atre of the Kirana gharana, Ustad Rashid Khan of the Rampur Saheswan gharana, and vidwan O.S. The ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ series hosted by Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh is working in this direction by platforming young and promising vocalists and and instrumentalists. It featured a vocal recital …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Heems’ triumphant return, fresh sounds from Sheherazaad and Naya Beat

Live Mint

I still remember the thrill I felt the first time I heard Heems rap “listening to Cam while I’m reading Arundhati Roy,” on the 2010 Das Racist track Ek Shaneesh. Alongside a handful of trailblazing South Asians—notably M.I.A.—Heems broke the mould of what “brown artists” should look and sound like, effortlessly laying claim to both the New Delhi gully and …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

A wah moment in Zakir Hussain’s travels in taal

Hindustan Times

While presenting Pashto before an Oregon audience a few months ago, Ustad Zakir Hussain said, “This is a song presented as a British military tune in the northwestern frontier province of India by the marching soldiers and Indian musicians together.” Pashto got the Grammy 2024 award for the best global performance. The foundations of Zakir Hussain lie in Indian classical …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Triveni Music and Dance Festival Concludes with Spectacular Performances in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The three-day Music and Dance Festival called Triveni concluded on Sunday night at Lalita Kala Thoranam. It was founded by the late Shri Mohan Hammadi, who served Indian Hindustani Classical Music for the past so many years. Late Mohan Hemmadi contribution to Hindustani Classical music was recalled. Mohan Hemmadi founded Surmandal and has been promoting Indian Classical Music through …

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Norah Jones to Ibeyi: A Look at Anoushka Shankar's Collaborations with Female Artists

HistoriCity: A note on the tabla, maestro Zakir Hussain’s choice of instrument

Ustad, on & off the stage

Zakir Hussain (1951-2024): Who will teach the tablas to laugh again?

Obituary- Ustad Zakir Hussain passes away at 73. A look at Tabla maestro’s life

Zakir Hussain, Grammy-winning tabla player and classical Indian composer, dies at 73

Anoushka Shankar Bags Two Grammy Nominations

Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty and Purbayan Chatterjee present the nuances of Hindustani music

From Kendrick Lamar to King Stingray, the best new albums you need to hear

Delhi gears for its annual classical music festival amid severe pollution

KBC 16: Big B recalls when Vidhu Vinod Chopra scolded him for arriving late on set

Returning to Ambala Cantt | Joya Mukerjee Logue’s ‘Those Who Walk Before Me’ at Vadehra Art Gallery

Manju Mehta, the woman behind India’s popular music festival, passes away

Stringed to classical notes

HT This Day: August 1, 1992 -- Magsaysay award for Pandit Ravi Shankar

Jungle Jugalbandi introduces children to the sounds of Hindustani music

Mumbai’s iconic restaurant Gaylord gets a makeover

AI-yo, will deepfakes die of an overkill?

Sitars, tanpuras made in Maharashtra’s Miraj town get GI tags

Sitars, tanpuras made in Maharashtra’s Miraj town get GI tags

The ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ series brings talented youngsters to the fore

Heems’ triumphant return, fresh sounds from Sheherazaad and Naya Beat

A wah moment in Zakir Hussain’s travels in taal

Triveni Music and Dance Festival Concludes with Spectacular Performances in Hyderabad