Classical arts are here to stay
The ‘Classical Voice of India’ contest strives to make all the young and old practitioners of raag-sangeet aware of the real persona of each raga they choose to present.
The ‘Classical Voice of India’ contest strives to make all the young and old practitioners of raag-sangeet aware of the real persona of each raga they choose to present.
India’s soft power is not limited to a slew of well-made feature films across languages, or the treasure trove of the traditional arts, music and dance – but creativity infused into the big Hollywood movies that are being processed here in Namma Bengaluru and a few cities in neighbouring states.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), on Thursday, announced that it would organise a classical music concert titled ‘Music in the Park’ to welcome the spring season on February 15.
Meet Shrestha Das, who made her playback debut with the Bengali film Bohurupi. She delivered three hits, Dakatiya Banshi, Shimul Polash, and Tui Amar Hoe Ja, in the film. The first two are folk tunes, while the third is a love ballad.
Singer Armaan Malik recently came up with another heartfelt melody with "Pehla Nasha 2.0." He was recently asked about his views on the innocence in love songs of the nineties
India's biggest storytelling festival, the Kathakar International Storytellers Festival, took place from January 31 to February 2 at Sunder Nursery in Delhi.
Pandit Samar Saha’s organisation, Sangeet Piyasi, inspired by the ‘Sculptor of Talents’ such as Vijay Kichlu, took the lead to unearth and present prodigious talents on its prestigious stage for the last thirty-three years.
A study was directed to find the impact of devotional music on plants. It is believed that sound stimulates the germination of mung bean seeds.
The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk songs to internationally renowned singer-songwriter. As a music historian, I’ve always respected one decision of Dylan’s in particular – one that kicked off the young artist’s most turbulent and significant period of creative activity.
Swapan Basu, a virtuoso in folk music, will be commemorating 35 years of his first music cover, ‘Moner Ayna’ at Rabindra Sadan on Friday.
