Throga - Vocal Gym on MSN

Indian classical music appreciation: Dr. N Rajam & family’s raga Madhuvanti on violin

Experience the beauty of Indian classical music with Dr. N. Rajam and her family performing Raga Madhuvanti on the violin. A ...
Mission Local

With Raga Fest, classical Indian music takes root in a surprising venue

For the past year, percussionist Sameer Gupta’s nonprofit, RootStock Arts, has presented bite-sized programs of classical Indian music at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. By turning the ...
Indy Week

N.C. Raga Revival Holds a Space for Indian Classical Music in the Triangle

For hundreds of centuries, raga has formed the backbone of Indian classical music, offering a guideline for musicians to improvise when performed live. Ragas—which roughly translates to “coloring”—are ...
PBS

Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala

Composer Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian classical music, and how their function compares to scales and rhythms in Western classical music. Host Scott Yoo then ...
WUNC

Indian Classical Music 101 With Ravi Shankar

The "raga" is the melodic form, but it is not just a scale, Shankar says. There are roughly 72 parent scales. And each scale has hundreds of ragas, which can be pentatonic (five notes), hexatonic (six ...
Throga - Vocal Gym on MSN

Indian classical music lesson: Ravi Shankar’s introduction to raga

Learn the foundations of Indian classical music through Ravi Shankar’s timeless introduction to raga, exploring structure, ...
The New York Times

With Open Ears, Indian Ragas and Western Melodies Merge

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Amit Chaudhuri charts his musical journey in a new book, “Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.” By Joshua Barone Amit Chaudhuri, an ...
BroadwayWorld

Sangam Performs Mesmerizing Indian Ragas at Sierra Madre Playhouse, 9/7 at Sierra Madre Playhouse

Sangam, a dazzlingly creative chamber ensemble featuring sitarist Paul Livingstone and cellist Peter Jacobson, with special guest tabla player Abhijit Banerjee, bridges musical genres with its ...
BroadwayWorld

Swaras Launch Speciality Indian Classical Ragas Album Series

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. swaras-indian-classical-albumSwaras, coined from the words, 'swar' (musical ...
Jazz

The Well-Tempered Raga: Pianist Richard Bennett fuses Indian Classical and Jazz on "New York Swara"

The reaction to Bennett’s emerging sound was overwhelmingly positive, from both Indian classical music aficionados and jazz fans, one reason Times Music, India’s biggest label, decided to sign him.
NPR

Another Reason To Skip Sleep: Indian Classical Music

Here's a typical Saturday night for a music fan in Manhattan: You go grab some dinner, and then go to a show. You hang out there for an hour or two, enjoy the music and then leave, right? But what ...