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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