Raag-Mala Toronto’s Fall Season Concert Keep the Tradition Alive
By MOHAMED KHAKI At a baithak – an intimate house concert – hosted by Raag-Mala Toronto this spring, I must...
He Speaks the Language of Raag
By MOHAMED KHAKI Over many years, I have posted quick reviews on Facebook of films (hard to do during TIFF,...
The Sun is Shining and so are the Musical Stars
By MOHAMED KHAKI Among the nine “rasas” – literally “essences” or “flavours” – in raag music, the Sringara rasa evokes...
The Living Raags of Seni Maihar Gharana
By MOHAMED KHAKI Partway through my phone conversation with Alam Khan, I asked whether he felt the weight of being...
Raag-Mala Season Opener a Many Splendoured Artiste
By SAMIDHA JOGLEKAR “I have cassettes, some of concerts that I organized at my home in Thunder Bay. Great artistes...
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....
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...
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