Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande to Headline Raag-Mala Season Opener
By MOHAMED KHAKI Raag-Mala Toronto has announced another exciting concert season, once again in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum....
Desi News Articles
Living the Music with my Guru
By ANDREW KAY When my brother Jonathan and I first travelled to Kolkata in 2006 to study with Pandit Shantanu...
A Resonant Voice Transcends Boundaries
By SAMIDHA JOGLEKAR As I approach the packed entrance of the hall where the baithak is taking place, the buzz...
A Guru and his Shishya Together on Stage
By MOHAMED KHAKI It was only toward the end of our phone call that Jonathan Voyer, almost in passing, mentioned...
The Sarod Sisters: A Rare and Rising Duo in Raag Sangeet
By MOHAMED KHAKI Women are a rare breed among instrumentalists in the world of raag sangeet. But sisters Troilee and...
A Maestro Returns to Toronto
By NISHANT PAREKH As an avid collector of LPs and CDs of Hindustani (North Indian) classical music, when Raag-Mala’s Programming...
Raag-Mala Toronto’s Season of Many Firsts
By MOHAMED KHAKI As Raag-Mala Toronto’s Programming Director, it is not necessary for me to go to India, especially these...
A Maestro’s Sitar and Song
By MOHAMED KHAKI Raag Bhairavi is traditionally the last raag that is performed at a concert of Indian classical music....
