We continue our series on musicians who have demonstrated equal facility over more than one instrument or as instrumentalists and vocalists. The three episodes preceding this one included musicians ...

The time theory of Hindustani music has classified raags into different ‘prahars’ or time zones from early morning to late night. There are also seasonal raags, such as monsoon or spring ragas that ...

In our already well-populated ocean of Indian classical music ragas, there is one species that intrigues both performer and audience alike: the jod-raga. A combination of two ragas, it is something ...

Arnab Chatterjee evoked the perfect mood for this show with his soulful vocal recital of Raga Basant Bahar. He was energetic, especially when it came to variations in the movements in vilambit and ...

The prolonged wait for a musical extravaganza in our city finally got over on January 22 with the 64th Dover Lane Music Conference. The opening performance was by Prabhati Mukherjee, who started with ...

A fortnight ago, this column carried an article on a women’s music conference held in Calcutta in 1954. The article seems to have intrigued and excited several readers because a programme focusing ...