Violinists are storytellers, their bows gliding over strings to narrate tales of love, loss, and longing. Few have mastered this art as exquisitely as the Violin Brothers of Kolkata—Deb Sankar Roy and Jyoti Sankar Roy. For decades, their soulful melodies have bridged tradition and modernity, creat...
In Houston, USA, the rhythmic beats of Kathak, accompanied by traditional Indian musical instruments, will resonate as Padatik Dance Centre of Calcutta showcases a unique dance drama titled ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili Hui – Why Harm the Holy River Ganga?’. The performance aims to support the annual ...
Occidental music is a rarity these days. Therefore, it comes as a boon that the Mathieson Music Trust India presented Indian cello legend and maestro Anup Kumar Biswas’s inaugural concert by the Bengal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir along with eminent British composer and conductor Andrew Campli...
There can be no comparison between a Rose and a Lily, or Jasmine and Orchids; but one should always adhere to a comparative study of their fields of choice.Through sadness and the benevolence ofhappiness. Samir Bhattacharya spelled out his well opinions to BE's correspondent Kaushik Chattapadhyay.In...
It becomes more and more difficult to specify exactly what is that ‘postmodernism’ is supposed to refer to as the term gets stretched in all directions across different debates, different disciplinary and discursive boundaries, as different factions seek to make it in their own way, using it to ...
Nabendu Bhattacharya is a prominent Ghazal singer, music educator and composer of the contemporary generation of Indian Light Classical Musicians. When he was a toddler his mother used to switch on the radio to keep him quiet while she went about her chores. He guesses, somehow this was his introduc...
Achintya Bhattacharya is a promising Pakhawaj player of the present generation who has received global accolades for his outstanding performances. He is also a graded artiste of All India Radio in both Pakhawaj and Tabla. Kaushik Chattapadhyay caught up with him at the sidelines of his performance a...
