“Life is much larger than birth & death, failure & success. You are the unblemished, pure, eternal self. Knowing this, you will walk like a King.” Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Fifty-eight years ago, renowned Indian composer Pt. Ravi Shankar founded the...
San Jose Jazz announces a new weekly series, ‘Live From Home,’ to help musicians affected by the cancellations of tours and live performances, due to COVID-19 quarantines sweeping the world. The experimental series launches this week with 30-40 minute concerts...
It begins with only a single voice. Just a single beat, a simple six-beat dadra breaking through the silence. Then another. And in a matter of seconds, the song emerges in full force, a Bollywood-pop rhythm that’s smooth and yet hits all the right notes. So engrossed...
Last year was a tough one for sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar, in which she dealt with painful milestones such as her hysterectomy and separation. In a freewheeling chat, she bounces back and talks to us among other things about her goals for 2020, her new...
The Red Baraat’s torchbearer, Sunny Jain, thrums his dhol to the cadence of commotion – afire with harmony. After serving as the Musical Director of the theatre-drama The Jungle, and lending his talent to NBC new TV show Sunnyside, Jain returns to the recording...
Sons of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, sarod players and brothers Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash released a new album Infinity on September 6, 2019. Neha Kirpal spoke to the duo about music, their family’s rich legacy of the sarod, and how Indian classical music is...
