The episode begins with a rollicking Bollywood song Dhoom Machale from the Hindi movie Dhoom. The movie song tour of RaagTime continues from Maharashtra. The city of Mumbai in this state produces the most number of movies in the world. Nearly 300 kms from Mumbai is a small town called Pandharpur where the chanting of the word Vittala is heard. Vittala or Vittoba is the presiding … Continue reading RaagTime Episode 9 – Movie Songs Part II
Our next HumRaag show in Bangalore – details below. Date: 18th January Sunday Time: 5 pm Place: Unnati Centre – No 1(p), Temple Road, Krishnaiyyanapalya, Bennigana Halli, Bengaluru, Karnataka Phone:085532 39963 Organized by SGBS trust Continue reading HumRaaG at the Unnati Centre Bangalore
Image by ? ? ?? ? ?? / a n a n d h a m via Flickr Recently I had been to a Diwali party where a renowned dancer did an impromptu session of abhinaya for the song “Himagiri Tanaye”, composition of Muthiah Bhagavathar in Ragam Shudha Dhanyasi. As I sang and watched her execute the dance steps all the while explaining the mudras … Continue reading Teaching classical arts to kids
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