Tag: indian classical music
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Indian Classical Music in a post-AI world
Generative AI is currently just pulling the rug under the feet of musicians. Still, it is poised to snatch away the ground on which the musicians stand. At least, many musicians believe so. Whether we accept it or not, AI is here and it’s going to stay. How would it affect the landscape of music and the musicians…
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Unveiling Beauty | Musings after the concert of Pt. Partho Sarothy Ji
Unlike many other vocalists, I truly enjoy listening to instrumental music. Rather, when I listen to good instrumental music, most of the times I am fascinated; partly because of the tonality of well tuned instruments, partly because of the dexterity of the player. Listening to a tonally rich instrument like Sarod being played by one…
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A Broken Puzzle: Reflections on the Delicate Ecosystem of Intimate Baithaks
Scene 1 Two of the most promising young Hindustani classical vocalists (they happen to be husband and wife) are about to perform at a centrally located venue in Pune. They are quite famous and have a huge fan following. We entered the venue with the expectation that there would be little space to sit. To…
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Descendants, Disciples and Discrimination : Is Indian Classical Music Ecosystem a Fair Ground?
He was sitting on the floor, in middle of a couple of craftsmen. The entire place was a bit overloaded with the hues of blue; some soothing and some provoking. With the clear blue sky on the top, one could start doubting the very existence of other colors. That being said, there were notable hues…
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Dear Indian Classical Musicians, Either Use a Tanpura Or Disassociate With Your Lineage!
In an ecosystem running on blatant lies and dogma, someone has to call a spade a spade. I am on that task today. If we make a list of fields where pride of tradition and culture of telling majestic stories of tradition and lineage prevails, Indian Classical Music would be in top five if not…
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21st Century Crises Hovering Over Indian Classical Music
In ecosystem of any art form, one individual can play multiple roles; for example, I am a student of Indian classical music, I perform very rarely and I am an avid listener. As a listener of this magical art form and after listening to musicians from past three to four generations, I have my views…
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It’s the time Indian Classical Musicians stop underestimating their own art form!
What’s art? Is it an activity that we do repetitively to entertain ourselves and others? Is it a vocation? Where we sing or dance or play with a few stretched strings to make a living out of it? Or is it a ladder to climb up the ever increasing heights of our own ego? More…
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The Circles in Life
Many times, it is quite difficult to evaluate the impact of work that you are doing. If one keeps throwing seeds around, the impact won’t be seen the very next day; may be it will take a decade or so to realise that the mere act of sowing seeds has transformed a barren piece of…
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Interview: Tabla Maestro Nishikant Barodekar
For a long time, I wanted to interview this radiant and joyful Tabla Maestro, Nishikant Barodekar. I heard him first when he accompanied Rakesh Chaurasia at a concert in Pune. What a coincidence it was! I, my wife Dakshayani, Rakesh ji and Nishikant Barodekar- all of us came out together from the parking area. As…
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Review: Pt. Mukul Shivputra Concert, 15 March 2015, Pune
As many other music lovers do, I also keep on waiting for some good concerts. A long time entry in my wish list was a concert by Pt. Mukuls Shivputra. In the last week of Feb, I was in Ahmedabad for some official purpose. I had been there for a conference. While going to the…