Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Two decades and the fourth book

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Sumana Ramanan, the music columnist for the Mumbai Mirror thought music critics were a dying breed, and I was something of an anomaly in...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

"Khayal Vocalism: Continuity within Change"

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When my work on Khayal vocalism was published (2009), it did not receive the promotional support it probably deserved. In the hope th...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Deepak Raja: Two Decades in Musicology

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It was around this time in 1995 that Lyle Wachovsky of India Archive Music Ltd., New York, commissioned me to write commentaries on the CD...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Prof. Ashok Ranade on Dhrupad

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The decline of Dhrupad had begun with the disintegration of the Mughal Empire. By the time of  India’s independence, Dhrupad was often des...
Monday, September 14, 2015

"The Raga-ness of Raga-s" by Deepak Raja

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My fourth book on Hindustani music comes off the press in the next 48 hours. The publisher says we need to print a direct mail brochure. ...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan: The Last Interview

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Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan By Lalita Khanna From: The Souvenir of the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Music Festival 1975 ...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Interviews with Vidushi Dhondutai Kulkarni (1927-2014)

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In 2003, I began work on a commentary to accompany a recording by India Archive Music, New York, of Vidushi Dhondutai Kulkarni, the only...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Aesthetic obsolescence VI: Limitations of Youtube data

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This study is now published in my book:
Friday, May 29, 2015

Aesthetic obsolescence: V

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This study is now published in my book:
Friday, May 15, 2015

Aesthetic obsolescence IV

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This study is now published in my book: