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....
Once Upon A Raag
By MANOSHI CHATTERJEE Growing up in a place of natural beauty, the mornings in my home were accompanied by the...
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,...
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