Fifty years after his debut, Ilaiyaraaja remains one of the most celebrated composers in Indian cinema.

India is famous for its rich cultural heritage and classical dance forms are one of its most treasured artistic traditions.

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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 ...

Harmonium The harmonium is an integral part of Indian music. The instrument had originated in Europe. A prototype of the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music ...

Onstage at Ragamala 2018, from left: Ganapathi Ranganathan on kanjira, Patri Satish Kumar on mridangam, and Saraswathi Ranganathan on veena Credit: Courtesy of the City of Chicago In fall 2013, ...

The world of Indian classical music lost a brilliant artist on May 14, 2026, with the passing of Ustad Sabir Khan.

The death of Indian music maestro Rashid Khan earlier this week was followed by an outpouring of grief on and off social media. The 55-year-old singer died in a hospital in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) ...

Frontwoman Abi Natesh plays the seven-stringed veena in the Philly-based band, which will be at Warehouse on Watts on June 5.