Kailash Kher needs no introduction. His debut song Allah ke Bande touched millions of hearts right across India and worldwide. At the point, we knew, he was going to be big.
And Indeed today, Kailasa, his band, is mesmerizing audiences with their take on contemporary Indian music both mainstream and sufi.
A R Rahman says
“I remember how [...]
Two hours before the concert, a pilates class is going on at Ashkenaz Hall, the venue for the Indian Ocean performance. Ashkenaz in itself is a very littlesque and quaint venue recognized for its non-profit and multi-cultural events. However there were no signs of the band, and yet it was already feeling like an [...]
He is a flautist extraordinaire. He is considered a rare combination of innovator and traditionalist. He has expanded the expressive possibilities of the bansuri through his masterful blowing technique. Padma Bhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has not only brought new techniques, and his unique expressions of the nuances of Indian classical music with such unsurpassed elegance [...]
Penn Masala, the world’s first and premier Hindi a cappella group, was formed by a group of students at the University of Pennsylvania. They have been featured in the soundtrack of American Desi and have released six full-length albums. Penn Masala’s music has been influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures that represent the group’s [...]
Considered to be the most successful ghazal singer of all time, in terms of both critical acclaim and commercial success, Jagjit Singh is accredited with bringing the ghazal genre, which was previously restricted to the elite classes, to the masses. His music direction can be seen to be pioneering in changing the sound layout by [...]
Some of his hit songs include Main Hoon Prem Rogi, Saanjh Dhale, Aur Kya Ahede Wafa, Aay Zindagi Gale Lagale and Sapne Mein Milti Hain, to name a few in Hindi, and several Marathi songs too. Having worked with top music directors of the 70s and 80s, and presently working with younger ones, Wadkar spans [...]
Pandit Jasraj is blessed with a rich, soul stirring and sonorous voice, traversing effortlessly across three and a half octaves. His vocalizing is in perfect diction and clarity.
Endowed with a voice that is his fortune, Panditji has harnessed his talent and genius in shaping a style that is at once his own. His singing is [...]
Alarmael Valli is an internationally acclaimed creative artist and a researcher in dance, whose work justifies the honor and respect she is adorned with.
Her work, while remaining within the framework of classical Indian dance, is contemporary in its interpretation and scope to communicate and has been lauded for creating an international awareness of Bharatanatyam, as [...]
Heavily influenced by rock bands like Led Zeppelin, Junoon aimed to combine loud guitar riffs with the tranquility of sufi poetry by the likes of Maulana Rumi, Allama Iqbal and Bulleh Shah.
The band were one of the first bands in Pakistan to insist on playing live music where most music was sampled and programmed synthpop. [...]
It took Kadri Gopalnath (born: Kalaimamani Kadri Gopalnath) nearly twenty years to adapt the saxophone to the intricacies of Indian classical music, but, his acclaim has continued to grow. In a review of a concert by Gopalnath, the London Times wrote, “(Gopalnath’s) soft, legato, flurries meshed perfectly in an unusual grouping of violin, Jew’s harp [...]
