July 18, 2010
One of the most brilliant musical gems of the famous Etawah Gharana, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan belongs to the seventh generation of his musical lineage. A very young Shahid Parvez was initiated into the hallowed realms of vocal music and tabla by his illustrious father and Guru, Ustad Aziz Khan, before training on the Sitar. [...]
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July 17, 2010
Wah Ustad! A phrase synonymous with the one and only, Zakir Hussain. Ustad meaning Master which he truly is. A child prodigy who began touring the world by the age of twelve! He went to the United States in 1970, embarking on an international career which includes more than 160 concert dates a year. [...]
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July 13, 2010
Anyone who knows a bare minimum of Bollywood needs no introduction to Paresh Rawal. He is amongst the elite class of the best actors ever produced by India. A National Award as well as multiple filmfare awards winner he has enthralled us with his performances for over 25 years. Over the past decade he has [...]
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July 13, 2010
After an amazing set of concerts last summer, Indian Ocean is back with another set of International set of tours this summer. The band has performed a set of shows in India after the tragic passing away of Asheem and fans outside India are eager to see them perform again.
In the mean time Indian [...]
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July 13, 2010
For many, Gurdas Maan is the de-facto face of Punjabi Folk Music. All others are just following him. Gurdas Maan is often credited with raising Punjabi folk music from a regional level and bringing it to National as well as International recognition. And now he is coming onstage in US this summer in a city [...]
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June 6, 2010
An Aman ki Asha collaboration!!Shankar Mahadevan, who studied Western, Hindustani and Carnatic classical, was a leading playback singer with movies like Pukar, Sapnay etc. (with A R Rahman) and the mind-blowing Breathless to his credit. Ehsaan Noorani studied music at the Musicians’ Institute in Los Angeles and worked with the like of Ronnie Desai [...]
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May 6, 2010
The genius which is The Raghu Dixit Project will be touring across UK this month and in July. Be sure to catch them live. Even better: A couple of the shows are actually free.
When: May 7th
Where: The WOMAD Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
More Info: Visit the Official WOMAD website. Free Concert.
When: May 9th
Where: [...]
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