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  • Listen: Sonic Saturday’s 300th edition celebrates tabla maestro Ahmed Jan Thirakwa

    Listen: Sonic Saturday’s 300th edition celebrates tabla maestro Ahmed Jan Thirakwa

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Mar 28, 2020 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Vilayat Khan plays raag Bilaskhani Todi on the sitar and the surbahar

    Listen: Vilayat Khan plays raag Bilaskhani Todi on the sitar and the surbahar

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Mar 21, 2020 · 08:30 am
  • Listen: Manhar Barve plays the ghungrutarang and other unusual instruments

    Listen: Manhar Barve plays the ghungrutarang and other unusual instruments

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Mar 14, 2020 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Spring raags by Gajananbuwa Joshi, known for both vocal and violin recitals

    Listen: Spring raags by Gajananbuwa Joshi, known for both vocal and violin recitals

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Mar 07, 2020 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: Recordings by sarangi players who were also skilled vocalists

    Listen: Recordings by sarangi players who were also skilled vocalists

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Feb 29, 2020 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: Rudra veena and vocal performances by Kirana gharana maestro Abdul Karim Khan

    Listen: Rudra veena and vocal performances by Kirana gharana maestro Abdul Karim Khan

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Feb 22, 2020 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: Allauddin Khan’s renditions of raag Sindhura and Bihag on the sarod and violin

    Listen: Allauddin Khan’s renditions of raag Sindhura and Bihag on the sarod and violin

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Feb 15, 2020 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Rasoolan Bai, Iqbal Bano, Shobha Gurtu and others sing dadras in Bhairavi

    Listen: Rasoolan Bai, Iqbal Bano, Shobha Gurtu and others sing dadras in Bhairavi

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 25, 2020 · 02:54 pm
  • Listen: Buddhadev Dasgupta, Girija Devi and others demonstrate Bhairavi’s flexibility

    Listen: Buddhadev Dasgupta, Girija Devi and others demonstrate Bhairavi’s flexibility

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 18, 2020 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Tappas in Bhairavi sung by Siddheshwari Devi, Sharad Sathe and other greats

    Listen: Tappas in Bhairavi sung by Siddheshwari Devi, Sharad Sathe and other greats

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 04, 2020 · 07:00 am
  • As 2019 ends, listen to Begum Akhtar, Gauhar Jaan and other greats sing thumri ‘Ras ke Bhare Tore’

    As 2019 ends, listen to Begum Akhtar, Gauhar Jaan and other greats sing thumri ‘Ras ke Bhare Tore’

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Dec 28, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: An imagined recreation of a 1936 All India Radio live broadcast

    Listen: An imagined recreation of a 1936 All India Radio live broadcast

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Dec 07, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: An imagined recreation of a Hindustani concert organised by a Parsi music group in 1890

    Listen: An imagined recreation of a Hindustani concert organised by a Parsi music group in 1890

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Nov 23, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: For Eid-e-Milad, recordings by Gauhar Jan, Begum Akhtar and Bhimsen Joshi

    Listen: For Eid-e-Milad, recordings by Gauhar Jan, Begum Akhtar and Bhimsen Joshi

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Nov 09, 2019 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Girija Devi, Bhimsen Joshi and other greats recorded at Mumbai’s Western Outdoor Studio

    Listen: Girija Devi, Bhimsen Joshi and other greats recorded at Mumbai’s Western Outdoor Studio

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 26, 2019 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Kesarbai Kerkar, Pannalal Ghosh and others who performed at a legendary Mumbai event in 1944

    Listen: Kesarbai Kerkar, Pannalal Ghosh and others who performed at a legendary Mumbai event in 1944

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 19, 2019 · 08:00 am
  • Aneesh Pradhan interview: ‘We’ve forgotten that Hindustani music has always been in a state of flux’

    Aneesh Pradhan interview: ‘We’ve forgotten that Hindustani music has always been in a state of flux’

    Naresh Fernandes
    · Oct 13, 2019 · 08:30 am
  • Remembering Batuk Diwanji, a treasure trove of stories about Mumbai’s Hindustani music scene

    Remembering Batuk Diwanji, a treasure trove of stories about Mumbai’s Hindustani music scene

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 12, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Indian soundscapes: Culture ministry aims to document music makers so it can spend its money better

    Indian soundscapes: Culture ministry aims to document music makers so it can spend its money better

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Sep 28, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Two projects are mapping the music of India, creating awareness about our sonic diversity

    Two projects are mapping the music of India, creating awareness about our sonic diversity

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Sep 21, 2019 · 09:05 am
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