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Offbeat
Folk returns to theatre
In Maharashtra, an intrepid musician has woven varied folk forms into a musical on the life of the Maratha king Shivaji Whenever Marathi theatre goers think about political-musical satires, they think of Ghashiram Kotwal, the brilliant political play written by … READ MORE
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Tagged -Jabbar Patel, Ashutosh Waghmare, Avhaan Natya Manch, Bhaskar Chandavarkar, Bhimnagar Mohalla, folk, Ghashiram Kotwal, Gondhal, Katha, king Shivaji, Latha Venkatraman, Mahar, Marathi International Film & Theatre Award, marathi theatre, Matang, Mohan Agashe, Nana Phadnavis, Nandu Madhav, Ovi, Pithacha Girnisa Waag, Powada, Rajkumar Tangde, Rangmala, Sambhaji Bhagat, Sandeep Lokhande, Santosh Waghmare, Shivaji, Shivaji Underground, Vijay Tendulkar
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When Web 2.0 takes on Radio
good mortgage lenders for bad credit The Buggles may have echoed the sentiments of dying radio penetration while composing Video Killed the Radio Star in 1979, but the late noughties saw a sudden spike in radio content with the rise … READ MORE
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Tagged Akhila Shankar, BC Radio, Be the Change Radio, Dhruv Joshi, Divine Raaga, Grooveshark, hesixtyone.com, IIT student, Joshish, Kaustub Pandey, Kritin Joshi, Saurabh Agrawal, Swarathma, The Buggles, thesixtyone.com, Video Killed the Radio Star, Web 2.0
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The Seven that Survive
Frederick Noronha traces the few pipe organs that haven’t succumbed to the ravages of time and human neglect, in Goa Their sounds once dominated the grand churches and cathedral of Goa. Today, seven pipe organs just barely survive in this former … READ MORE
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Tagged Archdiocese, Basilica, Bernard Cota, Bom Jesus Basilica, Cathedral, Curtorim, David Rumsey, Eufemiano Miranda, Fernand Fernandes, Gabe Menezes, Gabriel de Figueiredo, Gebrüder Link of Württemburg, Goan Musical Society, Golden Age of Portuguese organ building, Holy Spirit Church, Hurry Brothers, Joaquim Loiola Pereira, John Paulo Cota, Loiola, Loutulim, Major Seminar, Margao, Maurelio Cotta, of Calcutta, Peregrino da Costa, pipe organs, Rachol Seminary organ, Se Cathedral, South Goa, St. Paul's Cathedral, The Archaeological Survey of India, The Associated Board of The Royal School of Music, The Organs of Goa
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Finger with care
“Wanna see how do I play with fingers?” says this 22 year old Naga boy with twinkling eyes. “Of course,” you say, and he launches into some of the most incredible guitar playing one has seen, with complete abandon. For … READ MORE
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Tagged Andy McKee, Bandra Cultural Festival, Bombay Festival, Fingerstyle Guitar Playing, hard rock cafe, Imli Imchen, Jutika Mahanta
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Breaking free
They say music knows no boundaries and it stood true in December of 2011 as the arclights shifted to the lawns of the capital’s Tihar Jail, where Flying Souls performed their debut show amongst full crowd support and cheer as … READ MORE
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Tagged Amit J, Amit S, Anuj Kutty, aup, Band, Bhagirath, Bharat Music House, Delhi based band, Fly Away, Flying Souls, Free, Harpreet Khokhar, Inder Pal Singh, Menwhopause, Neeraj Kumar, Onstage Music, randeep, Randeep Singh, Sarabjit Chadha, Tihar Jail, tihar jail inmates, Vikramjit
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Didgeridoo, anyone?
A chance meeting with an Australian tourist in Assam introduced Manas Chowdhary to the didgeridoo. And thus began his lifelong affair with the wind instrument, that’s native to the indigenous tribes of Australia. Today, Manas is the only didgeridoo player … READ MORE
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Tagged Asha Bhosale’s live concert, Assam, Australia, Australian, babaji, bass guitarist, circular breathing, didgeridoo, Fitoor, Hariharan, Hong Kong, Jutika Mahanta, Manas Chowdhary, meditative style, mohit chauhan, MTV Unplugged, Philippines, Rahul Sarma (santoor), Richard Clayderman (Piano) and Buddy Wells (Saxophone), Thailand
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Firangi dhwani!
Western musicians collaborating with traditional Indian artists is nothing new– we have had the Beatles adapting the sounds of Pt. Ravi Shankar’s sitar in their track Norweigan Wood, and numerous musicians travelling here to learn from our rich tradition of … READ MORE
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Tagged Anindo Chatterjee, beatles, Divya Naik, Eugen M. Dombois, Hopkinson Smith, improvisation in medieval music, Ken Zuckerman, Norweigan Wood, Paul O’Dette, Pt Ravi Shankar, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Swapan Chaudhuri, Thomas Binkley, Ustad Akbar Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain
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Back to the Roots
Did you know that a variation of the sarangi named the ‘Ravanhatta’ dates back to the times of the Ramayana and which had been created, apparently by Ravan himself for luring Sita? Have you ever seen a khartaal in any … READ MORE
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Tagged Ashwin Dalvi, Divya Naik, Gowri, Jaipur, Kalbeliya, Langas, Manganiyars, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Mirasi, Music Education, Nad-Sadhna, NadSadhak, Pt. Arvind Parikh, Rajasthan, Sangeet Kala Kendra, Sri Mahesh D. Dalvi, Sur Mani, University of Baroda, Walar
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The whistle blowers!
Sound Box tracks down some enthusiasts who have literally been whistling their way to glory Music it cialis for women appears, is not the prerogative of the vocal chords. Well, not directly at least. While roadside romeos may have … READ MORE
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Tagged Aishwarya, Aishwarya Patwardhan, Bombay Times Fresh Face contest, Carnatic, classical, Devotional, IWA, kala ghoda festival, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Nagesh, patriotic, Ruia College, sare jahan se achha, teenager, The whistle blowers, Whistle, whistle blowers, whistling their way to glory, who can convert entire Hindi film songs into a melodious whistle, YRF banner
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Blast from the Past
Passion and commitment spell success for some and satisfaction for others. In case of the music historian Dinesh Ghate, the latter is the case. A conversation with Mr. Ghate is tough to end – the man has many interesting facts … READ MORE
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Tagged Aaj Socha Toh Aanso Bhar Aaye, Accompanists, Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh, Anthony Gonsalves, Bollywood, Book, Dastak, Dinesh Ghate, Divya Naik, Lata Mangeshkar, Madan Mohan, Magazine, Music Arranger, Music Composers, Sheila Ki Jawani, Swar Aalap, Unsung Heroes
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Drumming sense
Varun Venkit is a man who wants to make a difference in the lives of people through music. An enthusiastic drummer, performer, music therapist rolled into one, Varun has been attempting several things for championing the cause of music and … READ MORE
Hear it Out !
Discussions on music, noise and silence are aplenty, but when it comes to modes of listening, there is a sense of muted incomprehension. Do we listen? Do we listen enough? Do we talk about listening practices? As we walk into … READ MORE
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Tagged acoustic ecology, bio-acoustics, Khirkee area in Delhi, Khoj, noise control, shared listening, sonic art, sound in public space, “Rik-Shor.”
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Route to the roots
Anita Iyer catches up with Saurav Moni as he shares his vision of conserving folk music from the onslaught of pop culture The rusty voice singing a Bangla folk number reverberates as you enter the Coke Studio recording set in … READ MORE
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Tagged Abbas Uddin Ahmed, Bangla folk number, Baul, Baul- Fakiri, Bhatiyali, Bhatiyali singer, Chau, Coke Studio, Domni, Ethno-magic Going Global, Gambhira, Jhumur, Kholpetua, Kolkata, Leslie Lewis, Marfati, Mtv, Patachitra, Saurav Moni, UNESCO, West Bengal
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When Two Worlds Collide!
Songs of Mashangva traces the impact of Christianity in tribal cultures through music This is the story of two worlds – of one being overshadowed and thrown on the verge of extinction by the other. But though it is easy to … READ MORE
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Tagged culture, Manipuri filmmaker, Mashangva, Miaac Filmfest, Oinam Doren, Tangkhul Nagas
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Striking A Special Note
She cut her first album at the age of nine. Listening to her skilful rendition of 10 ragas in this collection, one could easily declare her a child prodigy. Yet, if you tried to have a regular conversation with this … READ MORE
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Tagged Benzy, Dhoon Foundation in New Delhi, ICONGO NGO, Kavita Kumar, Veer Puruskar
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Strum the Junk!
Toronto based musician Iner Souster has been creating sonic wonders from unusual junk for over a decade. Anita Iyer sneaks into the bizarre world of the instrumentalist Ever heard of musical instruments made from recycled junk? To add to that, … READ MORE
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Tagged Bowafridgeaphone, Iner Souster, Souster, Toronto based musician, ‘junkstruments
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Lost and found
A goldmine of rare music by Bal Gandharva, Master , Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and many others is being digitised in a Pune home, but does anyone care? Prod a true blue classical musician about the state of the genre … READ MORE
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Tagged Bal Gandharva, Capehart Machine, Krishnarao, Master Krishnarao, Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar, Mukesh Narang, Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and Ustad Faiyaz Ali Khan.
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