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Mexicos jazz vocalist Magos Herrera.

Mexican jazz queen set to rock Delhi

An official Cultural Ambassador for Mexico, Magos Herrera has an over 20 year career in music.

16 July 2018 1:11 AM IST

Ayaan Ali Khan with father Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Father-son duo etch musical history

Ustad Amjad Ali, a true master, with his electrifying stage presence, did ample justice to his own creation, playing...

25 Aug 2017 2:25 AM IST

Pt. Ravi Shankar's only sarod-playing disciple blends talim &...

He has travelled the world over from a relatively young age with his illustrious guru Pt Ravi Shankar.

16 Aug 2017 2:24 AM IST

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Master on Masters

A forgotten fact today is that Ustad Amjad Ali Khan in the mid 1970s till the early 1990s used to be an active organiser...

14 Aug 2017 1:49 AM IST

Ustad Nishat Khan

The private artiste

It was a pleasure to get both these legendary artistes to open up on various aspects that make them the extraordinary...

31 July 2017 5:06 AM IST

Three generations of singers: Pandit Krishna Rao Pandit (from right), Pandit Laxman Krishnarao Pandit and Meeta Pandit.

Gwalior gayaki and the Pandit family

The Maharaja, Jayaji Rao Shinde himself learnt music and his Court also had the finest thumri singers of the time.

24 July 2017 2:02 AM IST

Ustad Rashid Khan with Pandit Tanmoy Bose

A 10th generation vocal tradition

As Ustad Rashid Khan explained, one has to work very hard to achieve one's own musical identity.

17 July 2017 4:43 AM IST

Kishori Amonkar (right) and santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma in Mumbai.

The musical perfectionist

She always only wore one favourite sari for concerts; she believed the sari retained the vibes of the concert, was...

10 July 2017 1:17 AM IST

Padma Talwalkar

Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards mired in controversies

The entire selection process is documented and the choices are made by unanimity. Apparently, this year's selection of...

4 July 2017 12:55 AM IST

Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar (Photo: Bharat Tiwari)

All-night music in Delhi after 15 years

The festival concluded with a beautiful Raga Ahir Bhairav by the young master Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar.

21 Jun 2017 12:30 AM IST

Raga Megh 18th century Deccan School collection. (Photo: Bertrand Kumar)

Raga Malhar and its myriad moods

Malhar is a raga that is said to bring rains, and is traditionally played in the monsoons or pre-monsoons.

12 Jun 2017 1:34 AM IST

Ustad Nishat Khan (Photo: Tanveer Farouqui)

Heart to heart with Ustad Nishat Khan

A thorough cosmopolitan (having spent a large portion of his life abroad), Ustad Nishat Khan is very much rooted in...

5 Jun 2017 7:04 AM IST