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Coronavirus: This piece of classical music urging people to ‘not spread the disease’ is a social hit
Scroll Staff
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Listen: Buddhadev Dasgupta, Girija Devi and others demonstrate Bhairavi’s flexibility
Aneesh Pradhan
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How the Maharaja of Mysore ended up fulfilling the last wish of composer Richard Strauss
Nikhil Sardana
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Watch: Would you believe rap songs can be performed to the beat of a mridangam?
Scroll Staff
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In Kolkata, the inheritor of the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur gharana is trying to keep its legacy alive
Arnab Chakrabarty
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Why a ‘flag-bearer’ of Kishori Amonkar and Alladiya Khan’s gharana isn’t often seen at big concerts
Nikhil Inamdar
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Listen: Bal Gandharva sings Marathi natya geet based on a Hindustani dadra
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Narayan Bodas, Bhimsen Joshi demonstrate how expansive Ektaal is
Aneesh Pradhan
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What made Kishori Amonkar’s music sublime, complex and radical? Her foremost disciple explains
Nikhil Inamdar
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Listen: Explore Chautaal through these performances by Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Abhay Narayan Mallick
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: A poem and qawwali celebrate Diwali – but classical compositions about the festival are rare
Aneesh Pradhan
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The story of Harihar Rao, the Ravi Shankar protégé who helped popularise Indian music in the West
Anu Kumar
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Readers’ comments: ‘Lawsuits and intimidation should not deter the #MeToo movement’
Scroll
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Gandhi Requiem: The link between a musical masterpiece and the death of the Mahatma
Luis Dias
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Listen: The Rupak taal scales new heights in these thumri and Kathak performances
Aneesh Pradhan
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Watch: Flight delayed? Orchestra breaks into impromptu concert to delight fellow passengers
Scroll Staff
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Listen: Rajasthani classic ‘Kesariya Baalam’ crosses musical borders with these four varied takes
Aneesh Pradhan
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The story of Dhondiram Ambekar, a tailor, a farmhand – and an award-winning singer
Sanket Jain
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No more a lost art: Researchers have finally figured out what ancient Greek music sounded like
Armand D'Angour, The Conversation
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Listen: Maestros add colour to the Dadra taal through creative variations
Aneesh Pradhan