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

Aneesh Pradhan

· May 11, 2019 · 07:00 am

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

Aneesh Pradhan

· Oct 20, 2018 · 06:00 am

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

Aneesh Pradhan

· Oct 28, 2017 · 06:00 am

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

Scroll Staff

· Oct 25, 2017 · 05:00 pm

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

Scroll Staff

· Oct 24, 2017 · 10:44 pm

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

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 25, 2017 · 07:00 am