The lifeblood of all Indian classical music, whether Hindustani (North Indian) or Carnatic (South Indian), is the concept of raag (in English, spelt and pronounced ‘raga’ after its Sanskrit form – although...
Hindustani vocal music is one of the two major traditions of Indian classical music, originating in the northern part of India. It is deeply rooted in the principles of raga (melodic framework)...
The conventions of concert etiquette for Western classical music are a little daunting. Don’t breathe heavily. Don’t sneeze or cough. Don’t clap. Don’t talk and don’t fidget! It wasn’t always this way....
Aruna Sairam’s performance at Darbar Festival 2016 was a demonstration of how to count the beat with true flair. Fingers flying, heartily slapping her thigh, shooting up and down in a vivid...
Maharashtra is a Midwestern state in India, perhaps best known for being the home of Bollywood – the all-singing, all-dancing film industry that churns out over 1000 movies per year. Bollywood music,...
Indian classical music and wellbeing The ripple effects and aftershocks of the pandemic continue to create havoc across the globe. Two years on from the start of the pandemic, we are all...
Live Indian classical music is a transcendent and transformative experience like no other. And while Darbar has made a repository of high-quality content available online—with over 400 videos uploaded on our YouTube...