The jugalbandi of Rahul Sharma and Subhankar Banerjee and the combination of santoor and tabla made for a soulful and melodious evening at Calcutta Club recently. The duo wowed the audience with their ...

Over the past 16 weeks, this column has concentrated on vocal and instrumental interpretations of the raag Yaman and Yaman Kalyan. To many, this would seem like an inordinately long period to focus on ...

A maestro is one who has perfected the established techniques and aspects of music. But what do you call someone who gives music a new identity altogether and join the ranks of Mozart, Baray Ghulam ...

He single-handedly elevated a 100-string instrument little known outside Kashmir into a prominent component of Hindustani classical music. By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, an ...

In our series focusing on tabla accompaniment to Hindustani music and dance, we continue with the discussion on instrumental recitals. While it is true that tabla players are required to respond to ...

The two virtuoso classical musicians may have done 'jugalbandi' several times but in the end, death left one of them a forlorn figure. Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain stood alone at Mumbai's Vile ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain at Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's funeral in Mumbai on May 11. (PTI Photo) Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's death has left a huge void in the world of music. The 84-year-old ...

KOLKATA- Renowned santoor maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, who has been honored with the Padma Shri this year, reflected on ...

Ahmedabad: On Day 9 of Saptak, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's son Rahul Sharma settled on the main dais with his santoor, in the third baithak on Friday. He occupied the top level of the two-tier stage.On ...

Shocking! Lawyer rams Mercedes car into Kachori shop in Delhi, Six injured In a shocking incident, six people were injured after a lawyer rammed his speeding Mercedes car into a Kachori shop in the ...

The Saraswati veena epitomises India’s ancient classical music while the santoor is inextricably linked to the folk tradition of Kashmir. Bringing these two instruments together on stage could be a ...

MUMBAI: Santoor virtuoso Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, who took the stringed instrument to the global stage and successfully straddled the worlds of classical and film music, died at his Pali Hill residence ...