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Thumri

  • Is thumri louche or evolved? 100 years on, a debate around the classical form still rages

    Is thumri louche or evolved? 100 years on, a debate around the classical form still rages

    Malini Nair
    · Feb 10, 2022 · 11:30 am
  • Listen: Marathi theatre songs take melodic excursions into bandhi thumri form

    Listen: Marathi theatre songs take melodic excursions into bandhi thumri form

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · May 11, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: Classical or semi-classical? These thumris show categorising musical genres lacks logic

    Listen: Classical or semi-classical? These thumris show categorising musical genres lacks logic

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Dec 01, 2018 · 06:00 am
  • Listen: The Rupak taal scales new heights in these thumri and Kathak performances

    Listen: The Rupak taal scales new heights in these thumri and Kathak performances

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 20, 2018 · 06:00 am
  • Listen: Dhuns set to the Kaharvaa taal come alive in these sitar and shehnai recitals

    Listen: Dhuns set to the Kaharvaa taal come alive in these sitar and shehnai recitals

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Apr 28, 2018 · 06:00 am
  • Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s definitive rendition of ‘Yaad Piya ki Aaye’ and four other versions

    Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s definitive rendition of ‘Yaad Piya ki Aaye’ and four other versions

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 28, 2017 · 06:00 am
  • Without these three factors, we may have never known the ethereal voice of Girija Devi

    Without these three factors, we may have never known the ethereal voice of Girija Devi

    Malini Nair
    · Oct 26, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Videos: Listen to these performances by Girija Devi. There will not be another like her

    Videos: Listen to these performances by Girija Devi. There will not be another like her

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 25, 2017 · 05:00 pm
  • Girija Devi (1929-2017): Banaras gharana singer renowned for her superlative thumri renditions

    Girija Devi (1929-2017): Banaras gharana singer renowned for her superlative thumri renditions

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 25, 2017 · 07:00 am
  • ‘Thumri queen’ Girija Devi dies in Kolkata

    ‘Thumri queen’ Girija Devi dies in Kolkata

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 24, 2017 · 10:44 pm
  • Listen: Faiyaz Khan and Begum Akhtar experiment with the thumri in Raag Kafi

    Listen: Faiyaz Khan and Begum Akhtar experiment with the thumri in Raag Kafi

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Feb 25, 2017 · 07:00 am