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 ...
For more than 50 years, Ravi Shankar has been the man responsible for bringing Indian classical music to the West. Hear Shankar, in conversation,... Ravi Shankar On Life And The Basics Of Indian ...
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 ...
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More than 200 attended local music event which showcased ancient classical tradition
A vibrant celebration of Indian classical music drew more than 200 people to a local village hall where guests enjoyed ...
Onstage at Ragamala 2018, from left: Ganapathi Ranganathan on kanjira, Patri Satish Kumar on mridangam, and Saraswathi Ranganathan on veena Credit: Courtesy of the City of Chicago In fall 2013, ...
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