Artist Profiles: Manik Munde
Manik Munde is one of India’s foremost masters of the pakhawaj, the ancient Indian barrel-drum. Born in Maharashtra, he studied with Bhakta Ganesh Anna Chaudhari,…
Artist Profiles: Maharaja
Maharaja – Formerly known as Musafir, Maharaja was a group that gathers the leading musician tribal castes of the desert of Rajasthan, India, the land…
Artist Profiles: Lakshmi Shankar
Lakshmi Shankar was born on June June, 1926. She was an acclaimed Indian vocalist. Originally a dancer, the South Indian Brahman girl joined the Almora…
Artist Profiles: Mahadev Mishra
Mahadev Mishra was born in 1906 in Allahabad, India Pandit Mahadev Mishra, who sang in the Mevati and Banaras styles, was born in a family…
Artist Profiles: M.S Sheela
M.S Sheela is one of the leading contemporary vocalists from India with worldwide acclaim. A disciple of Sri R.K. Srikantan, she has been performing regularly…
Artist Profiles: Lokesh Anand
Lokesh Anand was born on March 13, 1978 in Delhi. He placed his fingers on the shehnai at the age of 10. With training from…
Agricantus’ Wondrous Mediterranean Journey
Agricantus – Akoustikòs Vol. 1 (CNI Music, 2018) Celebrated Sicilian ensemble Agricantus has been making wonderful amalgamations of Italian and world music mixed with electronics…
Artist Profiles: L. Shankar
Virtuoso violinist L. Shankar was born on April 26, 1950, in Chennai, India. He was born into a renowned family of musicians, the son, and…
Artist Profiles: L. Athira Krishna
Athira is an extraordinarily gifted virtuoso violinist, singer, and composer. She has been touring all over the world from the age of 12 as an…
Artist Profiles: Kumar Mukherjee
Kumar Mukherjee was born in 1970. He started learning music at a young age. He began training under the tabla virtuoso, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, but…