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The songs of our ancestors — Vedic music from 1500~ B.C.

What did music sound like 3000–3500 years ago? I have many examples to share, but let’s begin with this battle chant from the Yajur Veda…

Jan 19

The songs of our ancestors — Vedic music from 1500~ B.C.

Jan 19

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An overview of Indian classical music

What is Indian classical music all about? What are its various elements? How do you define classical music in the Indian context?

Oct 29, 2019

An overview of Indian classical music

Oct 29, 2019

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Why are Indian films mostly musicals?

Bollywood, India’s largest film industry, has also been synonymous with the Indian music industry for the better part of the last 100…

Sep 6

Why are Indian films mostly musicals?

Sep 6

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A Heady Mix of Music, Romance, Religion, and History — What Mira, Andal, and Radha have in Common

How the Bhakti movement contributed to music in India.

May 28

A Heady Mix of Music, Romance, Religion, and History — What Mira, Andal, and Radha have in Common

May 28

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What is a raga?

How is a raga different from a scale? A step-by-step explanation with demos.

Oct 30, 2019

What is a raga?

Oct 30, 2019

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Indian classical music compositions

An introduction to the compositions used in different genres of Hindustani classical music — Khayal, Dhrupad, Thumri, Tappa, and so on.

Oct 17, 2020

Indian classical music compositions

Oct 17, 2020

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What makes a raga difficult?

The use of microtones, difficult note intervals, circuitous note patterns, and other factors makes some ragas more difficult than others.

Apr 19, 2020

What makes a raga difficult?

Apr 19, 2020

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Raga families & compound ragas

Raga families are created when new ragas are derived from existing ragas, & compound ragas are ragas created by combining two ragas.

Apr 18, 2020

Raga families & compound ragas

Apr 18, 2020

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Want to study Indian classical music?

Here is some information on where and how you can get started on your journey.

Apr 1, 2020

Want to study Indian classical music?

Apr 1, 2020

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Improvisation in Indian classical music

Let me take you through the complex art of improvisation in Indian classical music.

Apr 1, 2020

Improvisation in Indian classical music

Apr 1, 2020

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I study, write about, and make audiovisual content to explain Indian classical music. My website: https://raag-hindustani.com. Twitter handle: @RaagHindustani

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