Tappa is a Hindustani vocal genre that has the song-text intricately woven with the melodic elaboration. Quicksilver phrases or taans, quite different from those used in khayal, are the hallmark of ...

Devotion, beauty and the opulence of love are the basis of Raga Khamaj which falls under the same thaat. Based on the theme, the murki or the ornamental beautification of the raga is formed. An ...

Characteristic features of Khamaj, the raag that has been the subject of discussion in this column over the past few weeks, are found in many other raags. In addition, it is also treated as a thaat or ...

You would have turned 75 on 27th June 2014. Right? Happy birthday Pancham. Being the son of SD Burman was the biggest barrier that RD had to overcome for a long time. When a composition was good, ...

The second day (February 9) of the “Bangla Gaaner Utsab†featured boithoki songs rendered by artistes from both Bangladesh and West Bengal. The whole nightlong proceedings were dedicated to the ...

Nothing can warm the soul like calm, seamless swaras on cold winter nights. So it was at the 43rd year annual sangeet sammelan held in Chandigarh recently. Presented by the Indian National Theatre ...

Two talented performers of the present generation, vocalist Saunak Chattopadhyay and sitar player Adnan Khan, enthralled the audiences with their melodious expertise at the Triveni Kala Sangam last ...

You would have turned 75 on 27th June 2014. Right? Happy birthday Pancham. Being the son of SD Burman was the biggest barrier that RD had to overcome for a long time. When a composition was good, ...