Samay – Different Journeys, One Destination
Kulbir Natt dips into Samay’s cross-cultural musical world.
12 June 2009
Feature
Dance Journeys
Isabel Putinja talks to five transnational artists appearing at the Chennai December Season about their voyages of self-discovery which led to dance.
18 March 2009
Writing ragas for orchestras
Howard Skempton gives us his personal views about ragas in western orchestral music.
18 March 2009
Sufi Music and Dance Special
An in-depth look at how age-old Sufi faith and customs are translating themselves into performances of south Asian music and dance.
11 December 2008
Yearning for Oneness
Rumi (1207-1273) believed in spiritual connection with the divine source. The steady tap-tap of a metal worker’s hammer in the bazaar inspired in him that repetitive sound and movement of whirling as a path towards a spiritual union.
11 December 2008
Sufi Music – Lifting the soul to realms above
Music and poetry lie at the heart of Sufism. The power of melody and verse takes centre stage in praising the almighty.
11 December 2008
Reviving the beautiful art of baithak thumri
Kulbir Natt discovers there is more to thumri than a finale to an Indian classical music performance.
16 September 2008
Nrityagram – Living for Dance
How odissi is evolving at a school near Bangalore, far from its origins in eastern India.
16 September 2008
Dance Heritage – Stone or Water?
Naseem Khan explores how heritage should inform south asian dance.
16 June 2008
Bringing It All Back Home – Darbar South Asian Music Festival 2008
Is it time to take Indian classical music to the wider audience?
16 June 2008