Downloading songs from Raaga allows you to enjoy your favorite tunes anytime and anywhere. Raaga provides access to a world of Indian music in a variety of genres such as Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali and ...

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 ...

WHY: Xpress asked Shabda Kahn, what is unique about Raga music and the experience that it offers listeners? Shabda Kahn: Here is a quote from my grand teacher, Hazrat Inayat Khan, that answers the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Music Academy, in association with the TAG Corporation and Ramu Endowments, has been conducting the raga identification competition for Carnatic music rasikas. This event, held annually, is the ...

(Swaraas in capitals are in the thara sthayi and those underscored are in the mandhara sthayi) Is there a central, unceasing aim of Carnatic music? Raga being its soul, its central aim, therefore, is ...