Bollywood singer Hariharan and tabla maestro Bickram Ghosh during the launch of their album ‘Ishq- Songs of Love’ at Juhu Chowpatty in Mumbai.
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Musicians play traditional instruments during the celebration on the birth anniversary of Savita Maharshi, at Ravindra Kala Kshetra in Bengaluru.
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Lady Gaga sings sings the National Anthem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington. Former Vice President Mike Penc...
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Members of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march during the Presidential Escort, part of Inauguration Day of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington.
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In this file photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Indian classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan at a meeting in New Delhi. Khan passed away on Sunday afterno...
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Diva Without Bars
There is an age to be attained before one is considered ‘ageless’. The highlight of the American Music Awards proved, to our immense satisfaction, the truth behind our homespun...
Laverne Cox presents the award for favorite rap/hip-hop song at the American Music Awards, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota (C) along with singers Leena Bose (R) and Sanjeevani Bhelande (L) during a photo shoot ahead of 'Diwali' at Jalota's house, Dadar in Mumbai.
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Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota (C) along with singers Leena Bose (R) and Sanjeevani Bhelande (L) during a photo shoot ahead of 'Diwali' at Jalota's house, Dadar in Mumbai.
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Karnataka Rajinikanth Fans Association members pay tribute to legendary playback singer SP Balasubramaniyam, at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru.
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Members of All Assam Students Union (AASU) pay floral tribute to music maestro late Bhupen Hazarika on his 94th birth anniversary, in Guwahati.
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In this file photo, classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj performs on the second day of Saptak classical music festival in Ahmedabad. Jasraj, one of the most renowned exponents of Hindu...
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Legendary Indian classical vocalist Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj passed away at the age of 90, in New Jersey, United States, Monday, Aug 17, 2020. "The unfortunate demise of Pandi...
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People wearing face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic listen as musicians of the Montevideo Philharmonic Band perform at the Solis theatre in Montevideo, Uruguay. Five month...
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How Midgets Work
Many are the noxious vagaries of Bollywood: nepotism, shabbiness towards ‘outsiders’, the casting couch, unbearable pressure eating away at young talent…. Now, we get an answ...
Veteran Bollywood film director-lyricist Gulzar spotted at Bandra in Mumbai.
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Musicians rehearse at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain. The Gran Teatre del Liceu reopens its doors, in which the 2,292 seats of the auditorium will be occupied on thi...
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Concertgoers gather at the Iron Springs Resort near Cedar City, Utah for a free concert by country singer Collin Raye, organized by Utah Business Revival leader Eric Moutsos to pro...
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In this file photo is seen Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar along with his wife Shabana Azmi at the 63rd National Film Awards function in New Delhi. Javed Akhtar has won the prestig...
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Fans attend the drive-in concert of the Hungarian rock band Tankcsapda at the Debrecen International Airport in Debrecen, Hungary when concert halls are still closed in Hungary due...
The wheelchair-bound poet talked at length about personal tragedies, including death of his young son, but showed remarkable fortitude, refusing to seek any help, financial or otherwise, from anybody.
Fewer concerts, cash-strapped sabhas and digital streaming…rasikas and performers, physically cloven by the pandemic, try to wring tunes out of a new reality
What’s common between Pt Birju Maharaj, Jatin Das, Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar, Bhajan Sopori, Bharati Shivaji….? The government wants to evict them from their allotted bungalows.
Jasraj was one of the early popularisers of Hindustani classical, his voice timbrally pleasing and rich, but ductile enough to be drawn into thin filigree
Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia is synonymous with the flute. This admiring biography details his life, influences, his impact on classical music and his foray into Bollywood.