Acts of Retrieval: A ghazal by Mehdi Hassan & the art of improvisation in Hindustani classical music

Amit Chaudhuri

· Jan 29, 2023 · 11:30 am

Au revoir, Guruji: A French student’s tribute to Hindustani musician Yograj Naik

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas

· Dec 12, 2021 · 11:30 am

Listen: Explore the Naathdwara style of pakhawaj playing, with roots in Jaipur

Aneesh Pradhan

· Aug 17, 2019 · 08:15 am

Listen: Pakhawaj players of the Nana Saheb Panse gharana, with roots in the Indore court

Aneesh Pradhan

· Aug 10, 2019 · 08:00 am

Listen: Mogubai Kurdikar, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Siddheshwari Devi sing bhakti poetry

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jul 27, 2019 · 07:00 am

Listen: Siddheshwari Devi, Faiyaz Khan and other Hindustani greats sing devotional poetry

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jul 20, 2019 · 07:45 am

Listen: Omkarnath Thakur’s rendition of a Meerabai bhajan reflects his dramatic khayal presentations

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jun 15, 2019 · 07:30 am

Listen: Fast or slow, Ektaal lends itself to a variety of tempi, as these performances show

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 23, 2019 · 07:00 am

Listen: Enter the world of Ektaal with performances by three maestros

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 16, 2019 · 07:30 am

Listen: A new take on a familiar melody in these Khamaj-influenced raags

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 09, 2019 · 10:30 am

Listen: These dadras from different gharanas offer diverse interpretations of Khamaj

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jan 19, 2019 · 05:30 am

Listen: These bandish ki thumri performances offer a melodious introduction to Raag Khamaj

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jan 05, 2019 · 07:00 am

Listen: Explore the rare Sool taal in these vocal and tabla performances

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 29, 2018 · 06:00 am

Becoming Vilayat Khan: A refreshing biography brings the sitar maestro to life, warts and all

Malini Nair

· Dec 22, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Listen: That magical moment when sitar maestro Vilayat Khan would break into song mid-performance

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 24, 2018 · 12:15 pm

Listen: Members of the Dagar family perform the Tivra taal

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 03, 2018 · 06:00 am

Listen: A new facet of Rupak taal in instrumental performances by Shivkumar Sharma, Amjad Ali Khan

Aneesh Pradhan

· Oct 27, 2018 · 06:45 am

Hindustani classical musician Annapurna Devi dies at 91

Scroll Staff

· Oct 13, 2018 · 10:14 am

Listen: Trace the contours of Rupak taal as maestros perform different raags

Aneesh Pradhan

· Oct 13, 2018 · 06:00 am

Listen: Mark Gandhi Jayanti with raags composed in his honour by Ravi Shankar and Kumar Gandharva

Aneesh Pradhan

· Sep 29, 2018 · 10:30 am