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Articles

The Sarod, A Vital Lute in the Hindustani Music Tradition

Angel Romero February 12, 2024 No Comments Abhisek Lahiri Abir Hossain Aditya Verma Ali Akbar Khan Alok Lahiri Amaan Ali Khan Amjad Ali Khan Anupam Shobhakar Arnab Chakrabarty Ayaan Ali Khan Basant Kabra Biswajit Roy Chowdhury Brij Narayan Buddhadev Dasgupta Debasmita Bhattacharya Dr. Chandrima Majumdar Indian classical music Jotin Bhattacharya Narendra Nath Dhar Pradeep Barot Prattyush Bannerji Pushpen Dey Radhika Mohan Maitra Rajeev Taranath Rajrupa Chowdhury Reeta Das Sakhawat Hussain sarod Sharan Rani Soumik Datta Tejendra Majumdar Vasant Rai Vikash Maharaj world fusion world music

The sarod is a stringed musical instrument that is commonly used in the Hindustani music tradition of northern India. It belongs to the lute family…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ali Akbar Khan

Angel Romero November 23, 2019 No Comments Ali Akbar Khan India Indian classical music sarod

Maestro Ali Akbar Khan was a master of the sarod and founder and teacher at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California.…

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Events

“Play Like A Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan ” Film Screening in Philadelphia

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2013 No Comments Ali Akbar Khan

The Ragasamay Festival in Philadelphia will present the screening of “Play Like A Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan” on Wednesday, April 3…

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Articles

Ali Akbar Khan’s 80th Birthday Concert

World Music Central News Room June 20, 2009 No Comments Ali Akbar Khan Indian classical music world music

by Jeff Kaliss (This article was originally published in 2000) His 80th birthday is being feted tomorrow with a day-long tribute from teachers and students…

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