PBS

Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala

Composer Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian classical music, and how their function compares to scales and rhythms in Western classical music. Host Scott Yoo then ...
Indy Week

N.C. Raga Revival Holds a Space for Indian Classical Music in the Triangle

For hundreds of centuries, raga has formed the backbone of Indian classical music, offering a guideline for musicians to improvise when performed live. Ragas—which roughly translates to “coloring”—are ...
Mission Local

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 ...
WHYY

Raga music to sound for 24 hours at Drexel

The stars of classical Indian music will perform for 24 straight hours at Drexel University starting Saturday night. The round-the-clock Raga Samay Festival might perplex some “world music” ...
The Brooklyn Paper

All the raga: 24-hour Indian music marathon in Red Hook

A classical Indian music festival will take listeners on a 24-hour sonic journey, with the music in each hour aligned with the time of day. The Ragas Live Festival, which will begin at 7 pm on Oct. 19 ...
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 ...
Detroit Free Press

Charu Suri, jazz artist who incorporates ancient Indian classical music, to play Detroit

Globally acclaimed pianist and composer Charu Suri only discovered jazz four years ago. Suri, who kicks off a four-night residency at Detroit’s Cliff Bell’s jazz club Thursday, March 7, had been a ...

An European musicologist analyses the Indian Music Experience

Andreas Meyer, a German ethnomusicologist, shares his thoughts on the Indian Music Experience and its relevance ...
BroadwayWorld

Indian Classical Masters Coming to NYC This Fall

one a trailblazing musical collective, the other the scion of a great musical dynasty. Brooklyn Raga Massive performs Terry Riley's "In C" on Friday, October 6, 2017, 8:00 p.m. at (le) poisson rouge, ...
The Boston Globe

Raga concert explores ties between Indian and Afghan music

NEW YORK - Music is rarely the subject of news from Afghanistan. War, terrorism, corruption, and other such topics have dominated the headlines. And if the Taliban - who outlawed all music save ...
Berkshire Eagle

Explore the cross-cultural musical collaboration of Raga Maqam

WILLIAMSTOWN — As the world gets smaller and more accessible, deep-rooted musical traditions can be shared more readily between musicians of different disciplines. The public has a chance to ...