Alchemy 2010 — The Music of AR Rahman
AR Rahman is a composer who comes trailing a mean list of plaudits, panegyrics and platitudes behind him. For Alchemy 2010 he summoned a team to match the statistics.
7 June 2010
Review – Music Performance
Sunil Kant Gupta (bansuri) and Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
A double bill of Hindustani and carnatic music from Sunil Kant Gupta and Jyotsna Srikanth
7 June 2010
The Manganiyar Seduction
Take forty-three musicians from the heart of the Rajasthan desert (handle carefully); one well-formed stage set, and 300 small light bulbs. Gradually combine ingredients together one by one, and then knead rhythmically for one hour.
7 June 2010
Flute Encounters: Bansuri to Beatbox
The Elgar Room is a relatively new addition to the RAH that can be set up variously to accommodate 300… Read More
24 February 2010
U. Srinivas – Mandolin
Naturally, expectations are high when artists of this calibre are performing. They did not disappoint.
11 December 2009
Trilok Gurtu Orchestra
The evening began with the primeval, other-worldly, reptilian-like sounds of the didgeridoo.
11 December 2009
Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar presented no ordinary sitar recital. No alap, jod-jalla or gat in teental. The evening, divided in two parts, tackled innovation head-on.
11 December 2009
Remembering Nusrat
A largely South Asian audience packed out the Royal Festival Hall to witness Rahat Fateh Ali Khan pay tribute to his uncle, the legendary Qawalli singer Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
11 December 2009
Aarambh – a new beginning
Grandly titled the National Choir for Indian Music in Britain, it may, more accurately, be described as a welcome, indeed commendable, experiment in taking Indian classical vocal into a choral setting.
11 December 2009
World Strings and Rare Ragas
It’s encouraging to see the London Sitar Ensemble present work at venues like the Southbank Centre.
11 December 2009