Sonic Saturday
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Listen: Why a hammer is an essential part of a tabla player’s toolkit
A video by Zakir Hussain explains how hammers are used to tune the instrument.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Pannalal Ghosh, Ahmed Jan Thirakwa and others at a reimagined Munir Khan tribute concert
Several prominent musicians performed at tabla maestro Munir Khan’s 75th birth anniversary celebrations in Mumbai in 1950.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Is PR activity in Hindustani music really a new phenomenon?
What an article about tabla maestro Munir Khan’s 75th birth anniversary celebration in Mumbai in 1950 says about the history of publicity.
Aneesh Pradhan
Trending
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Why experts fear Mumbai is building heat traps
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Live
India at Asian Games, Oct 5, live: Compound women’s archers in final; wrestling, kabaddi continues
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Shiv Sena MP booked for making Nanded hospital dean clean toilets
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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Listen: Recreating a concert that commemorated tabla player Munir Khan on his 75th birth anniversary
Nikhil Ghosh, vocalist Latafat Hussain Khan and sitar player Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan were among the performers.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Recreating the Faiyaz Khan barsi concert of 1957
Featuring Swami Vallabhdas, Mohammad Wahid Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and other stars.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Remembering the Faiyaz Khan barsi concert from 1957
Twenty vocalists and instrumentalists across gharanas performed on this occasion.
Aneesh Pradhan
Video
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Watch: Actor Matthew McConaughey makes a song out of his new children’s book with Jimmy Fallon
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‘Butter chicken’: Australian cricketers reveal what they are looking forward to eating in India
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Watch: Lund University students, teachers celebrate Anne L’Huillier winning the Physics Nobel Prize
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Watch: Meet Conan, one of the stray cats who have joined the security team at a commercial complex
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Watch: Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesian sanctuary, bolstering conservation efforts
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Listen: Hariharan and Kavita Krishnamurthy sing film tunes composed by tabla maestro Zakir Hussain
Featuring songs from ‘Muhaafiz’ and ‘Saaz’.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Sitar player Bhaskar Chandavarkar discusses the impact of the keyboard on Indian music
Also featuring the scholar-musician’s Hindi film compositions.
Aneesh Pradhan
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When vocalist Vilayat Hussain Khan joined a protest against AIR’s disrespectful audition policies
A street in Mumbai’s Andheri neighbourhood commemorates the Agra gharana luminary.
Aneesh Pradhan
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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Listen: Recalling the Hindi film legacy of classical musicians Husnlal and Bhagatram
The brothers had studied music with Dilip Chandra Vedi.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: The film songs of pioneering composer Jhande Khan
He is considered to be one of the significant music directors for the early talkies.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Film songs by Feroze Nizami sung by Noor Jehan and others
Nizami trained as a vocalist in the Kirana gharana and the Delhi gharana.
Aneesh Pradhan
The Field
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More than the podium: Not every victory at the Asian Games has a medal
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: Gloss returns to the 50-over format as India get set to host mega event
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Live
India at Asian Games, Oct 5, live: Compound women’s archers in final; wrestling, kabaddi continues
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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Watch, Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena win historic gold and silver medal in Hangzhou