‘An instrument with no potential’: How Shivkumar Sharma went on to master the santoor

The santoor had been deemed unfit for classical music. But the maestro, who died on May 10, modified the instrument to enhance its tonal range.

Susheela Misra

· May 15, 2022 · 08:30 am

Why world music owes an immense debt to Ravi Shankar’s Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra

As the world belatedly celebrates the sitarist’s 100th birth anniversary, a look back at the oustized influence of his first concerto.

Malini Nair

· May 11, 2022 · 11:30 am

‘I never thought of leaving the santoor and picking up the sitar’: Shivkumar Sharma (1938-2022)

Fragments from a conversation between Shivkumar Sharma and Ina Puri, excerpted with permission from ‘Shiv Kumar Sharma: The Man and His Music’.

Ina Puri

· May 11, 2022 · 08:30 am

Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma dies at 84

He was suffering from kidney-related ailments for the past six months, a report said.

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· May 10, 2022 · 01:07 pm

‘Hold My Hand’: Lady Gaga releases music video for lead song from film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Starring Tom Cruise in the lead role, the movie will be released on May 27.

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· May 07, 2022 · 02:20 pm

‘Made In India’: Actor Madhuri Dixit Nene appears in rapper Raja Kumari’s music video

Raja Kumari calls her work an ‘interpolation’ of Alisha Chinai’s original song ‘Made in India’.

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· May 07, 2022 · 01:17 pm

Listen: The many musical talents of Ghulam Mustafa Khan, after whom a Bandra junction is named

The musician was one of the foremost exponents of the Sahaswan-Rampur lineage and also a sought-after vocalist for Hindi cinema.

Aneesh Pradhan

· May 07, 2022 · 07:30 am

On May 1, ‘The Kaamgaar Anthem’: This Marathi rap song is dedicated to labours

The song features musicians Gandhaar and A-JIT.

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· May 01, 2022 · 12:32 pm

‘Everything is based on caste’: A group from Amravati’s slums is rapping for justice and change

From the discrimination they face in their own lives to national issues, Raptoli has been rapping about it all.

Prashant Rathod

· Apr 30, 2022 · 09:00 am

Why we are still singing the songs of ‘Pinjara’ 50 years after its release

V Shantaram’s musical blockbuster cast a long shadow on films about the tamasha tradition.

Yogesh Pawar

· Apr 24, 2022 · 10:30 am

Listen: The rhythms of Chatur Lal, a gifted tabla player after whom a Delhi street is named

Originally from Udaipur, he became a staff artist at the Delhi station of the All India Radio in 1947.

Aneesh Pradhan

· Apr 23, 2022 · 07:30 am

Watch: Singer Abida Parveen and duo Salim Sulaiman’s cross-border collaboration ‘O Mere Maula’

Actor Pankaj Tripathi is also featured in the music video.

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· Apr 16, 2022 · 11:17 am