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Ragas
Rāga (Sanskrit, lit. "colour" or "mood") refers to melodic modes used in Indian classical music. It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made. In the Indian musical tradition, rāgas are associated wi...
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Raga Darbari Kanada -- the majestic gai...
Raga Darbari Kanada has often been described as the Emperor
of Ragas and the Raga of Emperors. These descriptions
recall the raga’s
association with Miya Tansen at Akbar’s court, and the majesty of the Mughal
Empire at its ...
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Lahore a launchpad for many filmstars a...
LAHORE: Many high profile Indian actors and singers lived in the Walled City in
the 1940s and Lakshmi Chowk was where the film fraternity got together in tongas
decorated with maroon flowers, foot bells and lamps on the sid...
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Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
A nonagenarian, aesthete and scholar of high repute, M.A.Sheikh has been
associated with the musical circles of Lahore for almost 70 years and has seen
profound changes taking place to classical music. "Yaadein" or Memories...
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Ustad Aashiq Ali Khan
Saqib Razaq writes
on Patiala gharana's Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan. The legendary vocalist who made a
lasting impression on the khayal gayaki of the Indian sub-continent.
There have only been a handful of musicians whose legacy...
