THE harmonium has long been a favourite with musicians, including the wandering minstrels who sling it on their backs. For learning the fundamentals of music, the harmonium is absolutely essential and ...

The festival of lights is finding new ways to shine. No longer limited to oil-lit wicks in clay pots, the flicker of LED ...

In the doghouse: Sixty years on, harmoniums are still second class and only accepted as an accompaniment (Sixty years on, harmoniums are still second class and only accepted as an accompaniment ) We ...

The recent decision to drop the organ from use in devotional Sikh music, means the instrument of French origin must once again justify its place in music of the subcontinent While the Akal Takht wants ...

Under the musical guidance of Pandit Bhajan Sopori and ably carried out by his worthy son-disciple Abhay Sopori, SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan, spread over five days and two venues, saw performers who are ...

For many, it was a first-hand experience with the enchanting form of bhajan singing known as ‘Nirguni bhajans’, at a music concert featuring renowned Hindustani vocalist Kalapini Komkali. Ms. Komkali, ...

Renowned singer Shubha Mudgal mesmerized Kolkata during Janmashtami with her first-ever Bhajan Sandhya in the city. She captivated the audience with Krishna bhajans, sagun and nirgun traditions, and ...