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Tag Archives: Bhimsen Joshi
An icon hits gold
This month, Sound Box visits Mumbai’s legendary Shanmukhananda Hall, looked upon with awe by performers and audiences alike. One of Mumbai’s most famous landmarks, the Shanmukhananda Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Auditorium at Matunga is entering its 50th year. It had opened its … READ MORE
Posted in Features, Venue Watch
Tagged 50th year, A P J Abdul Kalam, Allah Rakha, Amarnath Sury, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Asha Bhosle, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bhimsen Joshi, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Indira Gandhi, instrumentalists Bismillah Khan, Kishori Amonkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Lal Krishna Advani, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Lata Mangeshkar, Latha Venkatraman, M L Vasanthakumari, M S Subbulakshmi, Manmohan Singh, Matunga, Palghat Mani Iyer, PANDIT Bhimsen Joshi, Ravi Shankar, Shanmukhananda Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Auditorium, Shanmukhananda Hall, Sri Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha and Fine Arts, Stephen Hawking, T N Krishnan, Zakir Hussain, Zubin Mehta
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Music beyond the Grave
Michael Jackson is long gone but his glory never seems to fade away. Same is the case of Amy Winehouse, Jagjit Singh, The Beatles and other legends who still rule music store shelves. Divya Naik explores the reason behind this … READ MORE
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Ravi Shankar to bid farewell in Bengaluru
This might as well be your last chance to see sitar maestro Ravi Shankar perform live. He is all set to perform live for the last time in Bengaluru in an event titled Farewell to Bangalore on the 7th of … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case
Tagged Anoushka Shankar, Balamuralikrishna, Bengaluru, Bhimsen Joshi, Farewell to Bangalore, Mallika Sarabhai, Premanjali Festival, Ravi Shankar
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“He was a siddha vocalist!”
Sarangi maestro Padma Bhushan Pt Ram Narayan remembers his friendship with Pt Bhimsen Joshi I first met Pt Bhimsen Joshi in December 1950 in Kolkata. We were scheduled to perform at the All Bengal Conference which was arranged by Manmanto … READ MORE
