Sarangi Nawaz Sultan Khan’s death strikes painful chord

Sarangi Legend’s Career Began In Morbi; Saptak ’12 To Be Dedicated To Him Sarangi icon Sultan Khan – whose pathosdrenched playing in ‘Dil cheez kya hai’ sensitized India to the instrument’s pensive brilliance – has died at the age of 73. Khan’s genius has illuminated a range of platforms, from Hollywood (Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’) to […]

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Soulful Sufi Finale by Hans Raj Hans

Hans Raj Hans Closes Rocking Festival With Mellow Brilliance Of Love Zindagi di hai to jeene ka hunar bhi dena… rakho mori laaj’…the soulful rendition of this classic Sufi song provided a befitting opening of the concluding day of the nineday Times Ahmedabad Festival, on Sunday. Renowned Sufi music exponent Hans Raj Hans, who performed […]

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Fest to climax with Sufi sparkles of Hans Raj Hans

Hans Raj Hans, renowned exponent of Sufi music will provide a rousing finale of the nine-day Times Ahmedabad Festival on Sunday. He has specifically promised classics of this genre. “I will perform Sufi songs like Mori laaj rakho..for the Ahmedabadi audience,” he told TOI. The artist is famous for his songs like Sili sili hawa […]

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Kathak moves to beats of modern French rock

‘Gir Gir Aayi Badariya,’ a classical tune infused with a fast beat of rock music played on guitar, and ‘Dhak Dha Trik Dhak Dha’ — drum and taal played on tabla. Fusion music set the stage for ‘Rock Kathak,’ paving the way for swift entry of Kathak dancer Sanjukta Sinha, dressed up in golden-bordered pink […]

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Ila Arun & The Rowdy Rajas

Kesaria Balma… Padharo Mare Desh Re – one of the most popular authentic Rajasthani folk songs, opened the sixth evening of the Times Ahmedabad Festival on Thursday. It was an evening dedicated to Ila Arun. But before that six Rajasthani folk artists added spice to the royal Rajasthani flavour with a recital of classic folk […]

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