Nizamuddin Basti: Centuries-old Delhi urban sprawl lives in secular harmony (Feature) (With images)
June 28th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) As the summer heat settles on Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti every morning, the 700-year-old urban sprawl in south Delhi comes to life blurring the boundary between ... Read more...
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Mexican group mixes ancestral music with Beatles melodies
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), April 22 (IANS/EFE) More than 50 young Mixtec Indians gave a concert in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, in which they fused their ancestral musical tradition with ... Read more...
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Lessons in tabla, dholak in Trinidad schools
April 8th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, April 8 (IANS) Nearly 167 years after Indians arrived here, the sounds of the tabla, dholak and harmonium will be heard in over 550 primary schools of Trinidad and ... Read more...
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Agra’s unique Bhagat singing finds new patrons
March 28th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 28 (IANS) "Mere Babul Ka Beejna", a powerful theatrical presentation in the genre of old Bhagat singing peculiar to Agra region, was the climax of the 10-day Taj ... Read more...
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Braj haveli sangeet on verge of extinction
February 7th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 7 (IANS) The famed musical tradition of 'haveli sangeet',originating in western Uttar Pradesh's Braj region, is on the verge of extinction in the place of its origin, with ... Read more...
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Let the music play: 136 years for Jalandhar fest
December 20th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), Dec 20 (IANS) This town has kept a musical tradition alive for 136 years. As the famous Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Samelan gets under way Friday, musical ... Read more...
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Gender barrier broken in Agra musical tradition
August 1st, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 1 (IANS) In a social revolution of sorts, women have been inducted for the first time in Bhagat singing troupes, a 400-year-old musical tradition unique to Agra.A fortnight-long ... Read more...
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Indian American spreads sacred music’s peace message (With Images)
June 5th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 5 (IANS) From the ancient Moroccan city of Fez, an Indian American cultural and social entrepreneur is spreading the message of peace wafting from the Fes Festival of ... Read more...
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We’re facing cultural aggression from TV: Amjad Ali Khan
October 19th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Artists struggle everywhere, but in India classical music is facing cultural aggression from television channels and other mediums, says sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan ... Read more...
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Rajasthan folk festival to revive dying musical tradition (Lead) (With Image)
August 12th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Traditional music of Rajasthan sung by the minstrels of Langa and Mangania communities, European gypsy music, flamenco and urban folk music will be the highlights of the ... Read more...
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