I have been learning with Khansaheb, Aslam Hussain Khan for the last six months or so. I can say only wonderful things about him. He
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I was asked by Khansaheb if I would accompany him to the Shraadanjali function for Sivanand Patil. I hadn’t even realized he had died. Khansaheb
“The Golden Age of Indian Music” , a docu-drama on the developments in Indian Classical music from 1850 to 1950 was screened at NCPA yesterday
I have been told about the tv reality show Carnatic Idol, similar to indian idol and saregamapa, but only a competition of classical carnatic singers.
This post is about the plight of this city. I feel passionately about it and the blog allows the full rant. Although the subject is
It is that time of year again, for the yearly seminar on music at ncpa. Many are cynical, and I have been too, but I
I was awaiting a cyber attack after my criticism of Ajoy Chakraborty’s lec-dem. It never came, thank goodness. Last weekend there were a lot of
What a shock to hear of Catherine’s death! Such a lovely person and good friend. I admired her dedication to her music and her ability
Last night Ajoy Chakraborty gave a lecture demonstration on Patiala gayaki at NCPA. I like the idea of lecture demonstrations and especially have enjoyed those