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Indian Classical Music Fever to Grip Kolkata in this Winter

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    Music maestros like Ustad Zakir Hussain and Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar are to perform at Swara Samrat Festival in Kolkata.   The City of Joy is soon going to be filled with joy as the annual event of classical music celebration returns to Kolkata. The city which witnesses a number of fests, by corporates or government in the winter season, will have a special event for   Indian classical music  buffs. Swara Samrat Festival – This is   organized by Shree Ranjani Foundation Trust   under the stewardship of Sarod maestro Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, his vocalist wife Manasi Majumdar and their enterprising son Indrayudh. It is Indraydh’s planning and efforts that has punched a lot of glamour quotient in this eagerly awaited event. They are inspiring the fans who listen mp3 online or have a hobby to hear classical   mp3 songs, to buy tickets as a token of respect to their musical icons. The two-day Festival is   dedi...

Free Music Without Borders: An Indo-Pak Tale

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Folks, last month on the occasion of India-Pakistan’s Independence Day, free music was celebrated as a symbol for freedom. In 1947, Indian independence also brought partition with it.  A Prom night by BBC at Royal Albert Hall on August 25, 2017 brought two rich classical music cultures together. Free Music – Without Borders A celebration of diversity and   free music   emerged when a full house audience came, not just from South-Asia but from Europe as well. When these two nations separated from each other, the way they   play songs   was also separated. While North Indian style mostly stuck to ‘ Ragas ’, places like Lahore and Karachi took to ‘ Ghazal ’ and ‘ Qawwali ’ as the defining features of their nation. We might belong to any part of the world, to any culture, but one things unites us all – music. We all love to hear   music online   or live. There is little doubt that when one plays or listen to free music ,   the...