Jazz and Indian ragas share common ground in their traditional use of improvisation. They are often talked about in compatible terms, but Ravi Shankar, for one, did not believe that ragas could be ...

The Music Academy, in association with the TAG Corporation and Ramu Endowments, has been conducting the raga identification competition for Carnatic music rasikas. This event, held annually, is the ...

Ramapriya is a sombre and prayerful raga suited for the mornings. This raga is the 52nd melakarta in the 72-melakarta scheme, and houses the notes sadja, suddha rishabha, antara gandhara, prati ...

Amit Chaudhuri’s teenage discovery of the raga transformed his understanding of music, connecting it to the rhythms of life and challenging Western artistic conventions. While most good books could ...

"It's no coincidence that four of the six letters in health are heal." - Ed. Northstrum There is a limited amount of scientific literature on the idea behind Indian classical music as a healing ...

Music cannot be contained, music sees no boundaries, music is the simplest and the most creative way of expression, music can define and refine emotions. And thus, as a musician and composer, Shanker ...