Abhijit Pohankar was born June 29, 1975 in Mumbai, India. He bridges Indian classical music with chillout lounge electronic grooves, building a remarkably cross-generational and…
Artist Profiles: Abhijit Pohankar
Tag: Indian classical music
Artist Profiles: Aashish Khan Debsharma
Sarod maestro Aashish Khan Debsharma was born on December 5, 1939, in Maihar, India. He gave his first public performance at the age of 13,…
Smt. Kalyani Varadarajan – Outstanding Carnatic Music Woman Composer of the Century
Smt. Kalyani (1926-2003), daughter of Sriman Nadadoor Ammal Narasimhachariar and Srimati Singarammal, has been one of the very few modern woman composers of Camatic music…
Toronto to Host the 14th Annual Asian Music Series in April and May
Small World Music has announced the lineup for the 14th Annual Asian Music Series, a set of concerts that celebrates Asian and South Asian Heritage…
Sitar Wonder Anoushka Shankar to Perform at CAP UCLA in April 2016
Sitar master and composer Anoushka Shankar is set to perform on Wednesday, April 13 at Royce Hall at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Anoushka will…
Magnificent Indian Blues
Michael Messer’s Mitra – Call of the Blues (Knife Edge Records, 2016) Two great music traditions come together on ‘Call of the Blues’: American blues…
Don’t Nix the Mix
Seems like a clear majority of releases coming my way nowadays are some kind of fusion music. It hasn’t been easy tearing myself away from…
A Middle Eastern Star in the Making
The Ragam Tanam Pallavi was in full flow. Nodding my head contentedly, I happened to see the artiste’s parents sitting a little away from me.…
“Splendour of Masters” tour: Hindustani + Carnatic Indian classical music, plus Jazz!
One of the more unusual lineups of Indian classical musicians took the audience to new heights of excellence and entertainment: the concert series “Splendour of…
Indian Classical Sitar Concert with virtuoso Musician Ikhlaq Hussain At Alwan for the Arts
Virtuoso Sitarist Ikhlaq Hussain, accompanied by Dibyarka Chatterjee on tabla will be performing Saturday, January 29th, 8pm at Alwan for the Arts Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain…