Deepak Raja's world of Hindustani Music
Explorations in the realm of Hindustani music.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Prof. Kalyan Mukherjea – A maestro rediscovered
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Introduction : Prof. Kalyan Mukherjea (1943-2010) was an outstanding sarod player, trained by two eminent Gurus of Bengal -- Radhika Mohan M...
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Raga Basant Mukhari – A Carnatic raga seeking a Hindustani identity
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This essay is now published in my fourth book: Removing it from this blog was proper, though not contractually obligatory, in orde...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Ustad Asad Ali Khan – “The university is no place for shaping performing careers”
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The Rudra Veena maestro spoke to Deepak Raja on January 11, 2000 . I belong to the Jaipur Beenkar gharana, founded by the 18th century be...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Book Review: by Abhik Majumdar
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The Book Review Monthly, New Delhi Volume XXXI, Number 7, July 2007 Hindustani music: a tradition in transition By: Deepak Raja DK Pr...
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Sugata Marjit -- “I don't want to know how many greats were born before me”
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Introduction : Sugata Marjit [born: 1959] is an unusual musician. He is an eminent economist, and Director of a research institute in Calcu...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The evolution of Khayal vocalism
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BOOK REVIEW March 30, 2010 KHAYAL VOCALISM - Continuity Within Change: Deepak Raja DK Printworld (P) Ltd., F-52 Bali Nagar, New Delhi-110...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Kshem Kalyan (Khem): The "precious" Kalyan
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When I first heard Kshem Kalyan, I was totally charmed. I looked for authoritative documentation; but I found none. I acquired the few av...
Monday, April 5, 2010
Shahana: the popular Kanada
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I first heard Shahana from Ustad Vilayat Khan. Must have been in the early 1970s. He drifted into it without announcing the raga. As the ra...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Shahid Parvez – “Duets satisfy audience appetite for novelty. Most partnerships don’t work”
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Shahid spoke to Deepak Raja on January 8, 2004 Upto the age of 15, I was trained on the sitar by my father, Aziz Khansaheb. My uncle, Haf...
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Book Review: by Neeru Dhall
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Indian Horizons The Journal of The Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi Vol. 51, Autumn issue Hindustani Music – A tradition...
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