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Cover of the album Anomaly by Jasdeep Singh Degun
Album reviews

Extraordinary Debut Album from sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun

Angel Romero June 21, 2022 No Comments Indian classical musicIndian musicJasdeep Singh Degunsitarworld fusionworld music

Jasdeep Singh Degun – Anomaly (Real World Records, 2022) British sitar player and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun is a rising talent in world music. Although…

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Jasdeep Singh Degun - Photo by Adam Lyons
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Jasdeep Singh Degun

Angel Romero June 21, 2022 No Comments Indian classical musicIndian musicJasdeep Singh Degunsitarworld fusion

Jasdeep Singh Degun was born and raised in Leeds in northern England, and still lives there. He is the second son of nonmusical parents, born…

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Indian musician Hasu Patel
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Hasu Patel

Angel Romero December 30, 2021 No Comments Hasu PatelIndiaIndian classical musicsitar

Hasu Patel is a disciple of sitar legend Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb. She is one of the few distinguished female artists performing today Classical Music…

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Touching Message of Love from Indian and Persian Masters

Angel Romero September 17, 2021 No Comments Indian classical musicKatayoun GoudarzineyPersian classical musicShaho AndalibiShariq MustafaShujaat Husain Khansitarworld fusionworld music

Shujaat Husain Khan, Katayoun Goudarzi, Shaho Andalibi, & Shariq Mustafa – This Pale (Lycopod Records, 2021) This Pale is the fabulous new collaboration between Shujaat…

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Sitar Maestro and Professor Prateek Chaudhuri Dies at 49

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2021 2 Comments Indian classical musicPrateek Chaudhurisitar

Acclaimed sitar player and Professor Prateek Chaudhuri passed away due to Covid-19 complications on Thursday, May 6, 2021. His father, the celebrated sitar master Devbrata…

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Sitar Master Devbrata Chaudhuri Dies at 85

World Music Central News Room May 2, 2021 No Comments Devbrata ChaudhuriIndian classical musicsitar

Indian sitar virtuoso Pandit Devbrata Chaudhuri, also known as Debu Chaudhuri, died on May 1, 2021 at a Delhi hospital of COVID19-related complications. He was…

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Anoushka Shankar Announces Love Letters P.S.

World Music Central News Room April 12, 2021 2 Comments Anoushka ShankarIndian musicsitarworld music

Composer and sitar player Anoushka Shankar is set to release a new digital album titled Love Letters P.S. (Decca Records Group/Mercury KX) on June 4,…

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Neel Murgai Livestream

Steve Capra July 4, 2020 No Comments Brooklyn Raga MassiveIndian musicNeel Murgaisitarthroat singing

Presented by La MaMa, June 25, 2020 Neel Murgai is an extraordinary musician, overtone singer and composer based in Brooklyn, co-founder of an Indian music…

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World Museum Day 2020: how this Indian music museum has unveiled online programmes in the age of coronavirus

Madanmohan Rao May 18, 2020 No Comments Anoushka ShankarIndian musicIndian Music ExperienceRavi Shankarsitar

The coronavirus outbreak has dealt a body blow to the live music industry around the world, and to museums, galleries and festivals. The Indian Music…

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Nine Decades Vol. 6, Ravi Shankar: Dutch-India Airwaves

World Music Central News Room April 22, 2020 No Comments Indian classical musicRavi Shankarsitar

East Meets West Music has announced the release of Nine Decades Vol. 6, Ravi Shankar: Dutch-India Airwaves. This is a previously unreleased recording from the…

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