Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Raga Lalita-Sohini: The Bahadur Khan interpretation

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Lalita-Sohini is a recent (early 20th century) raga reportedly created by Agra gharana vocalists. I have heard it only on a recording of th...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Raga Multani: wilting under the afternoon sun

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Multani is amongst the popular afternoon ragas in the Hindustani system. It is classified under the Todi parent scale. The raga is prescrib...
Saturday, June 18, 2011

Pandit Omkarnath Thakur (1897-1967)

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P andit Omkarnath Thakur, regal in appearance and bearing, dressed in flowing silken robes, and sporting a leonine mane of shoulder-length ...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Raga Bahar

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This essay is now published in my fourth book: Removing it from here was considered proper, though not contractually obligatory, i...
Monday, June 6, 2011

Raga Bihag

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Bihag is a popular late evening raga in Hindustani classical music, but not too common in the semi-classical genres. In classical music, ho...

Pandit Nikhil Banerjee (1931-1986)

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P andit Nikhil Banerjee (1931-1986) was amongst the finest sitarists to emerge on the classical music platform in the post-independence era...
Monday, May 30, 2011

Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916-2006)

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Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916-2006) was easily the single most popular Hindustani musician of the 20th century, while also enjoying stature on...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Raga Enayet Khani Kanada: Vilayat Khan’s tribute to his father

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USTAD ENAYET KHAN E nayet Khani Kanada is Ustad Vilayat Khan's tribute to his legendary father, Ustad Enayet Khan. It is not known w...
Monday, May 23, 2011

Pandit Jasraj: the romanticist crusader

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P andit Jasraj (Born: 1930) could well be the most popular male vocalist in Hindustani music today. In a career spanning half a century, he...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Raga Khambavati: A Jhinjhoti sibling

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K hambavati causes occasional confusion by its name. In the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana of khayal vocalism, and only in that gharana, the raga c...