Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Pandit Kumar Gandharva: The ultimate rebel of Hindustani vocalism

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P andit Kumar Gandharva (1924-1992) was easily the most original, and the most controversial Hindustani vocalist of the 20th century. His m...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Shubhendra Rao -- "The soul remains Indian; but we cross a few boundaries"

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S hubhendra's e-mail of July 1,2004  to Deepak Raja   SHUBHENDRA & SASKIA RAO My father was a disciple of Pandit Ravi...
Friday, February 18, 2011

Bilaskhani Todi: a requiem for Miya Tansen

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The creation of Bilaskhani Todi, is attributed to Bilas Khan, one of the four sons  of Mian  Tansen  (1491-1583), the legendary musician  w...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Raga Nat Kamod : sustained by a single bandish

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Nat Kamod belongs to an important segment of the Jaipur-Atrauli repertoire of compound ragas, in which Nat (sometimes called Shuddha Nat) i...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, (1922-2011)

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P andit Bhimsen Joshi, the pre-eminent Hindustani  vocalist breathed his last in the early hours of January 24 after a prolonged illness. ...
Sunday, February 6, 2011

Confucius – “It is only the Superior Man who can know music.”

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Reproduced from: “The Wisdom of Confucius” Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York.1963. The inner nature of man is the province of m...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

Raga Jog: a versatile raga

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Jog is an immensely popular and versatile post-sunset raga in contemporary music.. The raga now enjoys considerable popularity also in the s...
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Indrakishore Mishra – “Everyone thought the Bettiah Dhrupad gharana had disappeared”

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Mishra spoke to Deepak Raja on December 22, 2002 My gharana traces its origins to two brothers, Jasraj and Yuvraj Mallik, who ser...
Sunday, January 2, 2011

Vijaya Jadhav Gatlewar – “I am disheartened by the lukewarm response to rare ragas”

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Vijaya spoke to Deepak Raja on December 24, 2001 My father, DB Jadhav worked as a clerk in a Bombay textile mill, and was an empanelled ...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Girija Devi – “I am in the service of Goddess Saraswati”

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G irija Devi spoke to Deepak Raja on February 24, 2004 When I was five or six years old, my father placed me under the tutelage of Sarju ...