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Interviews
Understanding
of Indian music and Indian culture it is necessary to
understand the Indian thinking as well. Here you can
find some interviews which help to undestand the cultural
tradition of India and even you can read and listen
to about the personal story of great Indian performers.
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Rahim
Fahimuddin Dagar
Ustad
Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar was born in Alwar in Rajasthan
in the year 1927. Initiated into the art of dhrupad
singing by his elders, he is now the foremost
as well as the seniormost representative of the
tradition of his family. Even at the age of 78,
he continues to perform and impart his knowledge
to deserving students.
interview
by: Irfan
Zuberi |
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Sabri
Khan
Ustad
Sabri Khan is a representative of the Moradabad
Gharana of sarangi playing. He has the distinction
of being an accomplished accompanying artist as
well as a brilliant solo performer. Even at the
age of 78, he continues to give solo recitals
and teach students instrumental as well as vocal
music.
interview
by: Irfan
Zuberi |
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Rajshekhar
Mansur
Pandit
Rajshekhar Mansur is not only the son of the legendary
Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur of the Jaipur Gharana of
khyal but also a very talented creative vocalist
in his own right.
interview
by: Irfan
Zuberi |
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Laxman
Krishnarao Pandit
The
son of the legendary Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
and is currently the seniormost representative
of the Gwalior Gharana of khyal. Now over 70,
he continues to perform and teach students like
his own daughter Meeta Pandit.
interview
by: Irfan
Zuberi |
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Dr.
Kamala Shankar
Dr.
Kamala Shankar was born in a noble family in Tamil
Nadu. Started to learn vocal music and later on
she became the first guitar artist of the Imdad
Khani Gharana, innovator a new style of guitar,
called shankar-guitar. You can listen her live concert at Tilos Radio (Hungary) as well.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
interview
concert
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Gundecha Brothers
Gundecha Brothers received conventional university education and learned the Dhrupad vocal art under the renowned Dhrupad vocalist Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar and also with Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (the distinguished performer of Rudra-Vina) in Dhrupad Kendra, Bhopal.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Bahauddin Dagar
He is a representative of the 20th generation of the Dagar tradition with his instrument, the rudra-vina, which is one of the most ancient instrument of India. His father, the legendary Zia Mohiuddin Dagar was an innovator of the instrument, who made the vina a well known instrument all over the world.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Hariprasad
Chaurasia
Pandit
Hariprasad Chaurasia is one of the most famous
Hindustani musicians of our time. An open hearted
musician who is not only the player, but the innovator
of the ancient Indian instrument, the bansuri.
The interview is downloadable in video format
(DivX) as well.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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He is a representative of the 20th generation of the Dagar tradition as a vocalist. His father and his uncle had a world famous musical duet, called the Dagar Brothers.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Prabhu
Edouard
Brabhu
Edouard was born in an Indo-French family and
became the disciple of the legendary tabla maestro,
late Pandit Shankar Ghosh. Played as an accompainist such
giants of Hindustani music, like Pandit Hariprasada
Chaurasia, Aashish Khan, or Lakshmi Shankar. The
interview starts with a live tabla solo at Tilos
Radio (Hungary).
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Sudeshna
Bhattacharya
Sudeshna Bhattacharya is winner of many titles
and gold medals of music, a disciple
of the famous sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, about
the history of the sarod and about her personal
journey as a musician. You can listen to Sudeshna
Bhattacharya's radio-concert (Raga Gujari Todi)
as well, accompained by Peter Szalai on tabla.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
interview
concert
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Charanjit
Lal
Pandit
Charanjit Lal, son of the fantastic tabliya
Chatur Lal, who is not only an excellent player
but running the Chatur Lal Memorial Society
he is trying to keep alive his father's memory
and the Indiai classical music as well.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Sharan
Rani
As
called in India: Sarod Rani, means Sarod-Queen
who is a great maestro of the Maihar Gaharana,
writer of the first Indian book of and Indian
origin instrument called Divine Sarod.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Vinode Pathak
Interview
with Pandit Vinode Pathak, a unique tabla player,
whose family's musical lineage is hundreds years
old.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Budhaditya Mukherjee
Pandit
Budhaditya Mukherjeec is an excellent sitar player
of our time: From the interview you can also learn,
what the the Hindustani music is based on.
interview
by: Tóth
Szabi |
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Anuradha
Shinde
Interview
with Anuradha Shinde a Bharata Natyam dance teacher
of the famous Kalakshetra Academy of Madras (Chennai).
interview
by: Tóth
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