Ideas Without Boundaries.
Not only is he one of those rare artists trained both in Hindustani and Carnatic classical music, he is multilingual and sings in different languages and genres with equal facility. Be it light classical, pop, heavy classical, ghazals or English numbers, be it fusion music Read More …
She is a beautiful image of her father and the more one gets to know the multi talented 24 year old daughter of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, the more one is struck by her forthrightness and her strength of character. There is indeed a lot Read More …
He is the hottest happening singer on the Bollywood music scene today. He is also the face that has made SA RE GA MA PA, one of the most watched shows on Indian television. Shaan came to town on the 20th of January to give Read More …
He has been called the crown prince of Bhangra but anyone present at the SASGA (Sikh American Society of Georgia) sponsored JAZZY B concert on 21st November at Earthlink Live, came back with the feeling that it’s time for JAZZY B to be the King. Read More …
It is a traditional wind instrument made from a bamboo reed with a few holes in it. The story goes that an insect pierced that hole to hide from a storm. As the wind roared, the hole in the bamboo echoed with an enchanting note. Read More …
“The sensitive fingers caress the silver strings; a shower of magical notes intoxicates the enraptured audience; music comes alive when strummed by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.” I wrote these words for a Times of India article as a teenager after my first meeting with Ustad Read More …
He walks on to the stage and the atmosphere is electrified. The roar of the crowd and an endless standing ovation moves him beyond words as he clasps his hands together in acknowledgment. Elegantly clad, charismatic, he remains an amazing musician at 84, in spite Read More …
“Kaun Kehta Hai Mohabbat ki zuban hoti hai / Yeh haqeeqat to nigahon se bayan hoti hai.” (- Who is it who can say that love can be conveyed through words / Its truth is mirrored in the eyes”). Jagjit Singh sang this very popular Read More …
“There is no greatness without pain.” He was a child prodigy who gave his first professional performance at the age of eight, and today Ustad Shahid Parvez is considered one of the greatest sitar players in the world after Pandit Ravi Shankar, and yet in Read More …
He is over 70 and yet his voice soars to heights vocalists half his age struggle to attain. He has been honored with the Padma Vibhushan, the title of Sangeet Martand, and innumerable other accolades, yet Pundit Jasraj takes it all in his stride. In Read More …