Exposed to rock in his earlier years working with legends such as George Harrison on his “Living in the Material World” album, Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain began dreaming of becoming a rock ...
The sitar’s metal strings result in tough calluses but yield a delicate sound. The instrument – reminiscent of its Western guitar counterpart – is a plucked instrument with strings and 20 frets, used ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Did you know that for nearly two weeks in April every year, Cleveland is the home to the largest Indian classical music festival outside of India? Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival draws ...
Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya occupies a rare space in global music history. He is the first Indian artist inducted into the ...
The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham hosted a free Indian classical music concert in collaboration with the New Jersey Symphony, on Friday, Aug. 2. The event, was held at the largest Hindu temple in the U ...
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A newly formed Las Vegas nonprofit is working to bring awareness to Indian classical music and fine arts in the valley. The India Fine Arts Association of Nevada was formed earlier ...
Onstage at Ragamala 2018, from left: Ganapathi Ranganathan on kanjira, Patri Satish Kumar on mridangam, and Saraswathi Ranganathan on veena Credit: Courtesy of the City of Chicago In fall 2013, ...
In the 1960s, the late musician Ravi Shankar became an ambassador for Indian classical music. He performed at Woodstock, collaborated with the Beatles and introduced Western audiences to the sitar, ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Amit Chaudhuri charts his musical journey in a new book, “Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.” By Joshua Barone Amit Chaudhuri, an ...