As mentioned last week, Khamaj, a raag prescribed for the night, has been exploited prolifically for the thumri genre. The second episode in the series on Khamaj focuses on bol banaav thumris in this ...

We resume our series on Ektaal, a rhythmic cycle of 12 time-units or matras, with the sixth episode showcasing bandish ki thumris composed in this taal. Bandish ki thumri, also called bandhi thumri, ...

Classical and film music composer Mahesh Mahadev created a new raga in Indian classical music and named it ‘Sri Tyagaraja’, to mark the 176th Thyagaraja Aradhana. The notation and audio of this ...