Rimpa Siva is a tabla maestro who has changed the way people see women in Indian percussion. Trained by her father, pandit ...

This band of Kolkata youngsters is moving away from the troubled realities of life with art, Bengali ‘chhoras’, and musical ...

Hindustani classical music is unthinkable without the tabla and its varying tempo of beats. In the devotional music of all three major religions (Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism) as well as Sufi and ...

The deportation order comes amid a period of tensions between the neighbours, with Islamabad accusing the Taliban of allowing ...

From photography to exhibitions of Hindustani classical instruments, the festival celebrated self-expression in various forms ...

Fri 4 April, 8pm: “1oo Years of Singing” concert honours the memory of late singer and composer Farid El-Atrash featuring ...

When Bismillah Khan played Raag Kafi at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947, it was a momentous breakthrough for the shehnai that was till then mainly confined to temples, wedding venues or religious ...

Ustad Nadeem Baksh, a classical singer from Afghanistan, paid Pakistani police a bribe to avoid deportation after law enforcement raided his home in the city of Rawalpindi. But he worries the ...

Munz - he chose the name for himself in order not to give away his religion or caste to strangers - is the frontman of The ...