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Photo Of Bombay Picture Palace

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From India

New Bollywood films have traditionally been promoted with vast oil paintings on canvas, hung on the facades of cinemas as giant hoardings. This iconic&hellip » read more

Photo Of Darbar Morchang Party

Darbar Morchang Party more »

From India

Transcendental sounds for (nearly) the midnight hour The ethnomusicologically minded have a perfect opportunity this weekend to compare and contrast &hellip » read more

Photo Of Channi Singh Bhangra Band

Channi Singh Bhangra Band more »

From India

It is not an unusual experience that we, at one time or the other are totally enchanted by music and stay astounded for a considerable length of time.&hellip » read more

Photo Of Raghu Dixit

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From India

Transcendental, folk-rocking singer-songwriter Microbiologists don't tend to make pop stars. Raghu Dixit has bucked that trend. A huge star back home&hellip » read more

Photo Of Ravi Shankar

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From India

Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitarist and composer is India's most esteemed musical Ambassador and a singular phenomenon in the classical music worlds &hellip » read more

Photo Of Djan Djan

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From Australia, India, Mali

The kora of Mali's Mamadou Diabate, tabla of Mumbai's Bobby Singh and searing acoustic blues guitar of Australia's Jeff Lang first came together for a&hellip » read more

Photo Of Kathakali Dance Ensemble

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From India

From the Kerala Kalamandalam, the ensemble will present excerpts from the epic Indian poem The Mahabharata, as a dramatic dance-drama with dancers, ac&hellip » read more

Photo Of Soumik Datta

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From India, United Kingdom

The smartest sarod player on the block Not too many of this weekend's artists can claim to have collaborated with a certain Beyonce Knowles. Nor to ha&hellip » read more

Photo Of Rajendra Prasanna

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From India

Only one Indian musician excels in playing both the flute and shehnai, an ancient oboe-like instrument - Pandit Rajendra Prasanna. His delicate, song&hellip » read more

Photo Of The Manganiyar Seduction by Roysten Abel

The Manganiyar Seduction by Roysten Abel more »

From India

An audio-visual feast bar none How many times have you seen a band that satisfies the ears but does nothing for the eyes, that's seemingly unconcerne&hellip » read more

Photo Of Dhols of Jaipur

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From India

Doldrums-defeating dhol drums Right from the off in 1982, when the Drummers of Burundi shared a stage with Echo & The Bunnymen, WOMAD has had a very s&hellip » read more

Photo Of The Gotipuas, young dancers and acrobats from Orissa

The Gotipuas, young dancers and acrobats from Orissa more »

From India

Child performers recreate sacred rituals Scroll back through the ever-thickening mist of time, almost three whole decades back in fact, and a certain&hellip » read more

Photo Of Hari Sivanesan

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From Cuba, India

Soulful custodian of the sitar-like veena Not too many of this weekend's performers can claimed to have had recordings produced by one of The Beatles&hellip » read more

Photo Of Jaipur Kawa Brass Band

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From India

Sound the brass and the drum. Hailing from a long family lineage of musicians and sharing his life between Jaipur and Paris, Hameed Khan Kawa, a tabla&hellip » read more

King Gurcharan Mall more »

From India, United Kingdom

High-energy bhangra dance from the Punjab. &hellip » read more

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From India

Ragunathan is one of the most highly regarded singer in the South Indian devotional Carnatic tradition. Adored by audiences, her pure voice and charm&hellip » read more

Photo Of Debapriya & Samanwaya

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From India

Indian classical music's young blades Despite the world's most famous proponent of the sitar, Ravi Shankar, passing away last December, the instrumen&hellip » read more

Kissmet more »

From India, United Kingdom

Bhangra-rock fusion from London Town "You've got to have guts to coalesce bhangra with Led Zeppelin guitar shredding." This quote, from the pages of &hellip » read more