music

Honey gatherer Mimlu Sen and her bohemian life…

Indian Music: The legendary Paban Das Baul

The Honey Gatherers, By Mimlu Sen Reviewed by Piers Moore Ede from the Independent on Sunday, 2 May 2010 Living a bohemian life in France, Mimlu Sen witnesses a performance by the Baul, a group of wandering mystic-minstrels from West Bengal. Captivated by the music, and by one of the musicians in particular, she...
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William Dalrymple – Nine Lives In Search of the Sacred in Modern India with music by The Bauls

Thursday 27 May, 2010 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM Location: Asia House Asia House Festival of Asian Literature Closing Night Doors 6.15pm Nine people, nine lives – each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple explores how traditional forms of religious life in South Asia have been transformed in the region’s rapid change. A distillation...
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Putamayo Yoga: Review by Yoga teacher Bernadette Birney

Okay, this is kind of fun: I was recently sent a review copy of Putamayo’s new CD Yoga. Why not, right? Something you may not know about me is that I’m pretty into music. I wouldn’t go so far as to classify myself a music geek but I’ve put in some hard time on...
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Classical South Indian Music

One of the oldest systems of music in the world, Carnatic or classical south indian music is a very complex system that requires a great deal of training, both artistically and technically. Classical south indian music is based on a system of ragas (melodic scales) and talas (rhythmic cycles), and is generally highly devotional....
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An Anthology of South Indian Classical Music

South Indian Classical Music or Carnatic music (Sanskrit: Karn??aka sa?g?ta) is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is one of two main sub-genres of Indian classical music...
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An evening of Indian music with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

John Adams: Shaker Loops Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No.1 Interval Ravi Shankar: Symphony (World premiere) David Murphy: conductor Robert McDuffie: violin Anoushka Shankar: sitar An evening of Indian music with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thursday 1 July 2010 Ravi Shankar has been edging towards the creation of a symphony for decades: first came his...
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