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With Raga Fest, classical Indian music takes root in a surprising venue

For the past year, percussionist Sameer Gupta’s nonprofit, RootStock Arts, has presented bite-sized programs of classical Indian music at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. By turning the ...
BroadwayWorld

Cantaloupe Music To Release EVENING LIGHT: RAGA CYCLE I By Michael Harrison And Ina Filip

Cantaloupe Music will release EVENING LIGHT: RAGA CYCLE I on March 20, 2026, marking the spring equinox and the opening chapter of composer/pianist Michael Harrison’s eight-album Raga Cycle series.
Indiatimes

Each raga in the classical music has a significant meaning itself. Some ragas are based on special timing such as morning ragas, classical music lovers should have an ...

Each raga in the classical music has a significant meaning itself. Some ragas are based on special timing such as morning ragas, classical music lovers should have an understanding about the ragas so ...
Jazz

The Well-Tempered Raga: Pianist Richard Bennett fuses Indian Classical and Jazz on "New York Swara"

The reaction to Bennett’s emerging sound was overwhelmingly positive, from both Indian classical music aficionados and jazz fans, one reason Times Music, India’s biggest label, decided to sign him.
The New York Times

With Open Ears, Indian Ragas and Western Melodies Merge

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Amit Chaudhuri charts his musical journey in a new book, “Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.” By Joshua Barone Amit Chaudhuri, an ...
PBS

Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala

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Music Ally

New Indian startup RaagaPay wants to fix AI’s Hindustani classical music problem

Delhi-based startup RaagaPay claims to be “India’s first ethical Indian classical music dataset for AI”, specifically Hindustani classical music. “When you ask a Suno to give [you a song in […] ...
BroadwayWorld

World Music Institute to Present Kala Ramnath With Brooklyn Raga Massive

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Maestra Kala Ramnath with her 'Singing Violin,' has been featured on the ...
Indiatimes

Shanker Krishnan's 'Confluence: Raga and Counterpoint': 'I integrate the two musical worlds I feel closest to' - Exclusive

Music cannot be contained, music sees no boundaries, music is the simplest and the most creative way of expression, music can define and refine emotions. And thus, as a musician and composer, Shanker ...

A raga for every mood

The musicality of the final evening was amplified by Raghunandan Panshikar, who brought out the quintessential beauty of Raga Shudh Sarang with Bharat Kamat on the tabla and Gourab Chatterjee on the h ...
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In tune with RaGa

In the world of classical music, Ranjani and Gayatri are RaGa, the Carnatic collective name that has come to define the genre through their musical eloquence and their stance against accusations of ...