Hindu group wants Atif Aslam concert cancelled
Gurgaon--The Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Kranti Dal on Wednesday urged the authorities to cancel the permission given to a concert by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam...
Leader Bank Sponsors the Anuradha Palakurthi Foundation’s Saaz Aur Awaaz Concert in Boston
BOSTON – The Anuradha Palakurthi Foundation announced that Leader Bank is sponsoring its Saaz Aur Awaaz event featuring one of Bollywood’s prominent singers, Suresh...
Hindustani Vocalist Dattatreya Velankar on Romance and Intricacies of Indian Classical Music
ACTON, MA— Dattatreya Velankar is one of the rising stars of the Hindustani classical music in India and a frequent visitor to Boston. With...
Stamp, concerts, awards for Subbulakshmi birth centenary
Mumbai-- The Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha (SSFASS), Mumbai, and Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, will jointly kickstart the birth centenary celebrations...
Maestro Amjad Ali Khan Recalls Visa Ordeal, Mulled Changing his Name, Calling Prime Minister...
By Ashok Easwaran
Chicago-- Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan says he feels he should change his name to "Swar Sarod" after the recent refusal...
LearnQuest Academy of Music to Host Open House on Saturday, Students to Perform, Free...
WALTHAM, MA— LearnQuest Academy of Music, a Waltham, MA-based non-profit institution devoted to providing formal instruction in Indian classical music, both Hindustani and Carnatic...
Popular Pakistani singer Atif Aslam won’t perform in Gurgaon
Gurgaon-- Popular Pakistani singer Atif Aslam has backed out of his scheduled performance at a concert here due to non-payment of dues.
The "Tu jaane...
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan granted UK visa after week-long wait
By Subhash K. Jha
New Delhi-- Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has been granted a UK visa, ending his week-long ordeal after the British...
Did not experience racism in Delhi: singer Papon
By Natalia Ningthoujam
New Delhi-- Angaraag Mahanta, better known as Papon, is among few singers from the northeast Indian state Assam to make it big...
UN stamp, A.R. Rahman concert to honor Subbulakshmi
United Nations--The UN is honoring M.S. Subbulakshmi by issuing a stamp on Independence Day to mark the birth centenary of the "Queen of Music".
This...