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Tag Archives: West Bengal
Sufi so good!
Shrinkhla Sahai tracked the three day Sufi Sutra festival in Kolkata The media and market have increasingly morphed into reverent grounds for the combination of mysticism and music. With images of whirling dervishes, trance-like states and soulful strains, Sufi music … READ MORE
Posted in Features, Fest Watch
Tagged akhras, Amir Khusrau, Art for Life, Azerbaijan, baithaks, Banglanatak Dot Com, barbat, Baul music, Bauls, chagana, chang, chogur, daf, Delhi, Denmark, Egypt, Elkawmeya Folkloric Music Troupe, Fakirs, gnun, gopuz, Gregorian chant music, Hungary, jugalbandis, Kashmir, Kashmir Music Society, Katalin Tompos, Kolkata, Marouane Hajji et L’Ensemble Akhawane, Mohar Kunj, Morocco, ney, Nirguni, Nizami Bandhu, nuzha, Orient West Choir, Qawwali, Rubab, rud, santur, shrinkhla sahai, Skali, SÖNDÖRGÖ group, Southern Slav folk music, Sufi Music, Sufi Sutra 2012, Sufi Sutra festival, Sufism, Tijani, West Bengal
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Culture couture
Sound Box takes in Thrissur, the culture capital of Kerala Major city areas: Swaraj Round, East Fort, Palace Road Population: 315,596 (2001 census) Main activities: Thrissur (also known as Trichur) is the cultural capital of Kerala. The city is known … READ MORE
Posted in Watchtower
Tagged A Anandapadmanabhan, A R Rahman, adhu Balakrishnan, All India Radio, Alphons Joseph, Anandraj Benjamin Paul, Avial, Best FM, Bharatham, Big Bazaar, Chetana Music Academy, Christianity, City Centre, Club FM, Corporation Stadium, Corporation Stadium hosts, cultural capital, Doordarshan studio, East Fort, Gayatri Asokan, Islam, Johnson, joseph thomas, Judaism, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Kerala, Lata Mangeshkar Award, London, Maharashtra, Malayalam, Mangalore Music Stores, Mejo Joseph, Melody Corner, Meri Aawaaz Suno, Mohan Sithara, Municipal Town hall, Music Park, Navaneetham Cultural Trust and MAT (Musicians Association of Thrissur). Thyagabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Ouseppachan, Palace Road, pianist and composer, piano, Pradip Somasundaran, Radio Mango, Ravi’s Digital Studio, Red Fm, Regional Theatre, RPG’s Music World, Sai Musicals, Seven, Stephen Devassy, Swaraj Round, Tamil Nadu, Thrissur, Thrissur Pooram, Trichur, Trinity College of Music, Unni Menon, Vidyadharan master, Vivekananda Sangeetha Sabha, West Bengal
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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
Posted in Offbeat
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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Radio Misty turns three
Radio Misty turned three recently and marked the occasion with a host of on air and ground activities. Radio Misty, that started its journey from Siliguri in West Bengal on 14 November three years ago, is the only FM station … READ MORE
Posted in On Air
Tagged Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Nepali, Radio Misty, Siliguri, West Bengal
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