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MUMBAI: Her deep, focussed voice could mine myriad images from the folds of a vibrant ‘dadra’ or a soulful ‘thumri’, thus celebrating the beauty and timelessness of folk music, which defines India’s ...

In the 14th episode of our series on tabla accompaniment to Hindustani music and dance, we will listen to a few tracks that feature songtexts pertaining to Holi. Last week, we had included tracks that ...

This week we move to the fourth episode in our series on Bhairavi, a raag prescribed for the morning but one that has come to occupy the unique position of being treated as the finale for most ...

With Holi round the corner, it would be apt to usher in the celebrations with holis or horis, song-forms pertaining to the Festival of Colours. These song-forms describe the play of colour and the ...

We resume our series on Ektaal, a rhythmic cycle of 12 time-units or matras, with the sixth episode showcasing bandish ki thumris composed in this taal. Bandish ki thumri, also called bandhi thumri, ...

The first two episodes of our series on Kahervaa, a taal containing eight matras or time-units, had focused on the use of this taal by qawwals, and musicians from the Langa and Manganiar communities ...

Trilok Gurtu (born in Mumbai (Bombay) on 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist. His mother, singer Shobha Gurtu, started him on the tabla, and he later studied the instrument with Abdul Karim.

Master percussionist and composer Trilok Gurtu talks about preserving one's culture, handling fame and more Master percussionist and composer Trilok Gurtu, the son of the Hindustani classical vocalist ...