hindustani classical music
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Are online platforms changing the way Hindustani classical music is taught?
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Instrumental performances set to a double-tempo Dadra taal
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Begum Akhtar plays with tempo in these performances set to the Dadra taal
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: The many ways in which Faiyaz Khan adds colour and dynamism to the Dadra taal
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Mahadev Prasad Mishra and Siddheshwari Devi perform dadra compositions set to Dadra taal
Aneesh Pradhan
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Explore the complex Gaud Saarang raag through performances by Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan and more
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s rendition of Shuddha Saarang that changed how I feel about the raag
Aneesh Pradhan
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This sultry summer, make your afternoons dreamy with raag Saarang
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: In this duet by Ali Akbar Khan and Vilayat Khan, sarod and sitar strike up a conversation
Aneesh Pradhan
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Shanno Khurana is a trailblazing icon of classical music. Why haven’t more Indians heard of her?
Malini Nair
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On Guru Nanak Jayanti, listen to classical vocalists perform words from the Guru Granth Sahib
Aneesh Pradhan
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Girija Devi (1929-2017): Banaras gharana singer renowned for her superlative thumri renditions
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: A tribute to Dhruba Ghosh (1957-2017), a rounded musician whose first love was the sarangi
Aneesh Pradhan
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Arun Kashalkar: Meet the Zen master of Hindustani classical music
Arnab Chakrabarty
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Sitar maestros demonstrate how the mizrab is more than just a tool with which to strike strings
Aneesh Pradhan
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Watch: A little over an hour with Kishori Amonkar will keep her music alive in your head forever
Scroll Staff
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Kishori Amonkar (1932-2017): A musician of monumental sincerity
Arnab Chakrabarty
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For the Festival of Colours, magical music by Girija Devi and Shobha Gurtu
Aneesh Pradhan
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Sitar maestro Vilayat Khan's exquisite vocals complement his performance of Raag Kafi
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Maestros of the resonant Banaras style of tabla playing
Aneesh Pradhan