Introduction Hindustani music, one of the oldest and most revered musical traditions in the world, has found new life and relevance in the contemporary music industry. With its roots tracing back over a thousand years, this classical music form originating in the Indian subcontinent has evolved and adapted to meet the demands of the modern
Songs and soundtrack credits at the end. Palestinian singer Sanaa Moussa, who previously featured in composer A R Rahman’s Muhammad: The Messenger of God and Dil Bechara (and interestingly had a special mention in Mimi despite not singing, perhaps for some kind of consultative role) delivers a folk song from her homeland titled Badaweih in
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For a really long while, the only musician known to this writer with an Ed in his name was Eddie Van Halen. However, in 2015, that all changed while being invited by a friend and his son to attend Ed Sheeran’s first concert in India, held on March 1, 2015 at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Race Course.
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Songs and complete soundtrack credits at the end. If I were to rank my favourite musical instruments, one of the top entries would definitely be reserved for the African kora. An instrument that imparts an incredibly calming vibe, and therefore is often part of songs tend to be in that zone as well (remember this
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It was most appropriate to hear world music at Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre, venue for the performance of the Neil Mukherjee Trio – featuring Neil Mukherjee on guitar, Aditya Jayakar on piano, and Shravan Samsi on drums – on February 25, 2024. Presented by Louiz Banks, and curated by son Gino, the monthly series dubbed as
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A form of singing known as Nat Sankirtan was brought to the Meitei of Manipur, a small state in North East India. Maipur has a lengthy history as a princely state under the authority of numerous monarchs. The great masters and scholars of that time founded the composition of the Padavali on the traditional Raga-Ragini
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Asad Qizilbash A lovely sarod mehfil from the Pakistani sarodiya Asad Qizilbash. The basic bio is as follows: Asad Qizilbash is the only Sarod player in Pakistan since 1992, keeping this traditional instrument and its music alive. Asad was born in 1963 to the famous violinist K.H. Qizilbash, who was responsible for closing the gap
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Songs and complete credits at the end (It is nice to see complete and properly annotated credits for the songs, with proper lyrical subtitles etc. Just an example of people who actually care about film songs putting them up for public consumption) While working on my annual roundup for 2023 late last year, I noticed
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For some intriguing reason, this year’s Mahindra Blues Festival (MBF) had several regular fans skip the event, apparently – and unfairly – because it had an all-women line-up. However, those missing the festivities on February 10 and 11, 2024 were losers of sorts as those present were treated to amazing performances by the truncated line-up
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Another year-end, another roundup. 15th edition of this activity that has now become a Christmas tradition for me. 😀 This year, I put a bit more effort than usual, partly to make up a bit for the sparsity of posts through the year (apologies about that – I was more focussed on instagram content during
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