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SAROD
Amjad Ali Khan: the revered classical player whose ancestors canonized the sarod
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
MEDITATION
Rudra Veena: evolution of the instrument and Lydian mood of the Yaman raga
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
MALE VOCAL
Vasantrao Deshpande's musical career sparked by Begum Akhtar
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
MEDITATION
Kumar Gandharva and the perseverance of musical spirit over disease
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
Swarmandal
Kishori Amonkar reclaimed her lost voice with Ayurveda
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
MALE VOCAL
First musical steps of Bhimsen Joshi
India, Devotional Song,
Raga
, Indian Classical
Violin
The art of Carnatic violin by Lalgudi Jayaraman
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
Bansuri
Hindustani flute by Ronu Majumdar brings meditative mood to classical ragas
India, USA,
Raga
, World Music, Indian Classical
MEDITATION
Navkar Mantra: meaning and concept behind the most essential Jains chant
India, Mantra,
Raga
, Indian Classical
SITAR
Bhatkhande: the man who canonized music theory that introduced Indian classics to the West
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
SITAR
Early 1930s recordings of classical sitar by Enayat Khan
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
1 comment
Music Theory
Mixolydian mode: famous examples in classical and pop music
England, Germany, Italy, USA, Concerto, Fugue, Motet, Popular Song,
Raga
, Renaissance, Baroque, 20st Century Classical, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Indian Classical
13 comments
SITAR
The first-ever concerto for sitar and Western orchestra was dedicated to glorious music teacher Allauddin Khan by his most successful pupil
England, India, Concerto,
Raga
, 20st Century Classical, Indian Classical
Music Theory
Microtonality: the variety of approaches to microtonal music in world cultures
England, India, Italy, USA, Madrigal, Popular Song,
Raga
, Renaissance, 20st Century Classical, 2000s, Indian Classical
SAROD
Sakhawat Hussain's sarod cast a magical spell rooted in the Afghan rubab traditions
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
TECHNOLOGIES
Gauhar Jaan: India's first-ever recorded musician
Armenia, India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
1 comment
SITAR
The world's first sitar recording by Imdad Khan
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
2 comments
SAROD
The mohan veena: classic instrument developed by Radhika Mohan Maitra is a child of veena, sarod, and sitar
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
2 comments
SITAR
The tapped harmonics of Balaram Pathak's sitar
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
Veena
Muthuswami Dikshitar: South Indian composer and poet who embellished Carnatic repertoire 200 years ago
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
2 comments
Veena
Sundaram Balachander: the veena musician and filmmaker who introduced Carnatic culture to the world
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
SITAR
The sitar virtuoso who introduced Indian classic to the British parliament
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
1 comment
Shehnai
Shehnai oboe and its greatest virtuoso proclaimed the Indian Independence Act of 1947
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
Sarangi
The Hindustani maestro who arranged the Sārangī fiddle for a classical solo
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
SITAR
Vilayat Khan enriched his sitar technique by giving it human voice
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
1 comment
Violin
The fifth string of the Maihar school lead violin
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
1 comment
SAROD
Vasant Rai's fretless guitar arrangements for Indian classical
India, USA,
Raga
, Indian Classical
SAROD
Malkauns night music was composed to tame Shiva's dance
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
Bansuri
Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
SAROD
Legendary Tansen could bring rain with music
India,
Raga
, Indian Classical
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