Ideas Without Boundaries.
He is the son of farmers but more than 2 decades ago when the 20 something Gurdas Maan burst into the music scene with his block buster Dil Da Mamla hai, he mesmerized the entire nation and hasn’t looked back. Today the legendary singer, actor Read More …
She is not yet 11, has never heard Punjabi music, yet Pranavi Narula heard one rendition of Gurdas Maan’s latest cd “Vilayatan” the night before the concert and was hooked. After 5 hours of Kathak practice for her own annual recital, the same day Pranavi Read More …
Jagjit Singh is a master musician, but what came through in the sold out concert hosted by Mark Premji and Klub Klassic, was how much of a sport he is. It was heart breaking to see him cough and sneeze incessantly and yet with the Read More …
He recites T.S. Eliot with the same ease with which he plays the sarod. A linguist, who once fooled a diverse array of people from different States of India by speaking their own dialect flawlessly, he is also a highly accomplished singer who was invited Read More …
Ruma Hawkins had promised singer Shreya Ghoshal that she would do a show for her and kept her promise as Ruma and Shaandar entertainment joined hands and brought the show A Tribute to Legends featuring Ghoshal, singer par excellence Parthiv Gohil and Ayub Patel to Read More …
They say a good journalist is one who presents an unbiased picture of any event or story he or she writes. Let me say at the onset, on a personal level, I’m totally biased where Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his wonderful music is concerned. Read More …
“I realized that giving is something that no one can take away from you. The rewards of giving go far beyond money and material things. Giving is something you will be able to take with you wherever you go for the rest of your life.” Read More …
When you think of melody and meditation Shiv Kumar Sharma’s music should automatically come to mind. When you think of percussion perfection there is no greater icon of tabla than Zakir Hussain. When you bring them together on stage as Emory University’s Department for Asian 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. Amjad Ali Khan’s great grandfather Ghulam Bandagi Khan Bangash, a soldier of fortune, came from Afghanistan with the instrument Read More …
The voice soars to unbelievable octaves, and its versatility and diversity, power and range has catapulted Sonu Nigam to the top spot among formidable talents of the Indian music scene. And just when you stop dropping your jaw at that he floors you with his Read More …