For hundreds of centuries, raga has formed the backbone of Indian classical music, offering a guideline for musicians to improvise when performed live. Ragas—which roughly translates to “coloring”—are ...

For the past year, percussionist Sameer Gupta’s nonprofit, RootStock Arts, has presented bite-sized programs of classical Indian music at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. By turning the ...

KARACHI: Indus Raag has won a World Music Album (Special Edition) Award at the 16 th Independent Music Awards (IMAs) announced in New York on March 30, 2018. Tehzeeb Foundation’s project Indus Raag – ...

Day 12 of the Academic Sessions at The Music Academy began with a lecture by Sangeetha Kalanidhi designee vidwan T.M. Krishna on ‘Conceptualising an Abstract Raga’. He delved into the concept of ...

The stars of classical Indian music will perform for 24 straight hours at Drexel University starting Saturday night. The round-the-clock Raga Samay Festival might perplex some “world music” ...

Ravi Shankar may be India’s best-known musical export, but it’s also safe to say most people would be stumped if they were forced to identify another. Put out a poll on sitar virtuosos and chances are ...

For a musician, music is considered his dharma. The words dhaarayate iti dharma actually mean virtues worthy of acceptance, virtues that celebrate the natural flow of life without inhibitions. These ...