Bhubaneswar, Feb. 22: The musical notes of the sitar and flute wafted in the air, impressing listeners on the second and third evening of the 28th Konark Dance and Music Festival. Ustad Shahid Parvez ...

With the aim to highlight the rich cultural heritage of Indian classical music and the artists who continue to take it to listeners across the world, Spotify has announced ‘Echo’. For now, the ...

In our current series related to tabla accompaniment to Hindustani music and dance performances, we have been discussing the role of the tabla player while accompanying instrumental recitals. While ...

LAHORE: Three instrumentalists who have performed at national and international platforms for a long time have underlined the need to frequently hold instrumental music festivals to promote ...

Indian classical instrumental has a mountain of melodies that have stood the test of time. Yet, amidst the clamour of beats and riffs, this genre often finds itself in the shadows, struggling for ...

Ektaal (a cycle of 12 matras or time-units) and the 16-matra Teentaal are both versatile taals as is evident from the fact that they are employed at any tempi. Yet, unlike Teentaal, while Ektaal has ...

Siddhartha Belmannu, a classical vocalist from Karkala, Karnataka, has been making waves in the Indian music scene with his unique blend of tradition and innovation. Trained under renowned Vinayak ...

Flute maestro N. Ramani’s grandson Athul Kumar has embarked on an ambitious project — to present fusion music accompanied by dance. The presentation focused on Ashta Nayikas. With his electric flute, ...

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has epitomized playing the flute, not just in India but all over the world since he started performing from the 1950s. Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has epitomized playing ...

Liz Kitchen returns with more songs, rhymes and listening games to join in with and a story from India called ‘The Rajah’s secret.’ Song: Oh, I can play the tabla drum And this is the way I play it – ...