Two Torchbearers of Raag Sangeet
By MOHAMED KHAKI Raag-Mala Toronto’s 2024 season opener, in partnership with Aga Khan Museum, is labelled “Paramparik” by the concert tour...
Raags and Riches and Much To Look Forward To
By MOHAMED KHAKI “I heard this amazing vocalist when I was in Kolkata last year. I forget the name, but I...
Season Finale Sounds Good
By MOHAMED KHAKI Raag-Mala’s final concert of the 2023 season at the Aga Khan Museum has US-based artiste Vidushi Mitali Bhawmik,...
A Great Line-Up for Raag-Mala’s Fall Season
By MOHAMED KHAKI The shehnai is traditional-ly played on ceremonial occasions like weddings and at important religious festivals,” says Nishant...
My Lunch with a Legend
By MOHAMED KHAKI I was in Kolkata on Republic Day 2019 when the Padma awards were announced. Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee was...
An Embarrassment of Raag Riches
By MOHAMED KHAKI India has always held an embarrassment of riches for me – so many cities to visit, so...
Music That Tugs At Heartstrings
By SAMIDHA JOGLEKAR During the long and anxious months of quarantine through the pandemic, music was a reliable companion. In...
Making Instruments Sing
By SAMIDHA JOGLEKAR I have long contemplated the human voice for its potential as a musical instrument. According to the...
Two Torchbearers of Raag Music in Concert
By MOHAMED KHAKI In his online article, The scientific mystery of why humans love music, Brian Reznick writes, “From an...
Exiting the Pandemic with Exciting Programming
By MOHAMED KHAKI By now, activity across Canada is almost back to normal; the uncertainty that existed for most of...
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