BENGALURU: Though the concept of an instrumental ensemble or vadya vrinda is essentially Western, it is not unknown to Indian classical music. We have a good number of instrumental ensembles based on ...

This article originally appeared in Issue 7 of Crawdaddy in December, 1966. A major source of innovation in any art is external influences, influences derived from widespread, eclectic origins outside ...

When two consummate artistes come together — one, a vocalist whose singing is an ode to fearless experimentation, and the other, a flautist, who sculpts melodic contours with grace — rasikas are ...

The rhythmic organization is based on rhythmic patterns called tala. The melodic foundations are called ragas. One possible classification of ragas is into "melodic modes" or "parent scales", known as ...

US-based Indo-American pianist and composer Charu Suri, who earned a nomination at the 68th Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her record Shayan (deep sleep), says she had ...

There is a wealth of ragas in the broad field of Indian classical music, each with the special capacity to arouse feelings and alter the listener's mood. Among them, some ragas are well known for ...