The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham hosted a free Indian classical music concert in collaboration with the New Jersey Symphony, on Friday, Aug. 2. The event, was held at the largest Hindu temple in the U ...

WORCESTER — A number of different elements will be working in harmony together at the Classical Musical Melody of India concert at 7 p.m. June 3 in Mechanics Hall. The concert is a fundraiser for Joy ...

The "raga" is the melodic form, but it is not just a scale, Shankar says. There are roughly 72 parent scales. And each scale has hundreds of ragas, which can be pentatonic (five notes), hexatonic (six ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A newly formed Las Vegas nonprofit is working to bring awareness to Indian classical music and fine arts in the valley. The India Fine Arts Association of Nevada was formed earlier ...

Percussionist Sameer Gupta’s RootStock Arts will present the first ever Raga Fest at Medicine for Nightmares on 24th Street this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Credit: Rebecca Meek For the past year, ...

Zakir Hussain, a prolific Indian musician known for playing the tabla, died on Sunday in San Francisco, his management company confirmed. He was 73. Tabla, a percussion instrument, is one of the ...

For hundreds of centuries, raga has formed the backbone of Indian classical music, offering a guideline for musicians to improvise when performed live. Ragas—which roughly translates to “coloring”—are ...

Music in India isn't just entertainment, it's identity. Every region carries its own rhythm, language, and tradition, which together create one of the richest musical landscapes in the world. From ...

Learn about the history, and future, of the musical art form. Devesh Chandra started playing the tabla (Indian hand drums) at age three, learning from the sounds of Northern Indian classical music ...

Some of North India’s best-known classical musicians will be offering a weekend of free concerts at Smith College. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear traditional North Indian classical music by ...

AMHERST, N.Y. — An Amherst woman is sharing her passion for Indian classical dance by creating a new group. It's called Kala Seva Arts and Cultural Society. Bharatanatyam is a dance style Bharathy ...