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 ...

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 ...

Presented in cooperation with Sacred Songs, Sacred Sites, musicians Jamuna Murali, Raja Rajeshwari Bhat, and Ali Durrani will showcase and detail the nuances and intricacies of two traditions of ...

Renowned filmmaker Amit Dutta, celebrated worldwide for his award-winning documentary “Nainsukh of Guler”, has embarked on ...

A raga is the soul of Indian classical music. It carries a mood, a personality, and a journey of its own. One doesn’t need to be a scholar to appreciate it; rasikas instinctively respond to the ...

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 ...

Most people in this demographic are aware that Hamsadhvani is often a concert’s inaugural raga. In a Carnatic setting, Hamsadhvani usually delivers “Vatapi Ganapatim”.

In the world of classical music, Ranjani and Gayatri are RaGa, the Carnatic collective name that has come to define the genre ...

In the world of classical music, Ranjani and Gayatri are RaGa, the Carnatic collective name that has come to define the genre through their musical eloquence an ...