Concerts

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...

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...