Indian music has always been diverse and deeply rooted in culture. When music professionals transitioned into the film industry, songs acquired a unique local flavor that resonated with countless fans ...

Composer Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian classical music, and how their function compares to scales and rhythms in Western classical music. Host Scott Yoo then ...

For hundreds of centuries, raga has formed the backbone of Indian classical music, offering a guideline for musicians to improvise when performed live. Ragas—which roughly translates to “coloring”—are ...

Percussionist Sameer Gupta’s RootStock Arts will present the first ever Raga Fest at Medicine for Nightmares on 24th Street this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Credit: Rebecca Meek For the past year, ...

This article originally appeared in Issue 7 of Crawdaddy in December, 1966. A major source of innovation in any art is external influences, influences derived from widespread, eclectic origins outside ...