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,...
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...
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