The Ghazal – A Marriage of Poetry and Music
Ken Hunt on this poetic form, both literary and popular, constantly replenished.
14 March 2016
Issue-132
Tanya Wells – Singer, Storyteller, Student, Seeker
The ghazal has found an apparently surprising exponent. Seetal Kaur discovers more
14 March 2016
Sarangi – The Voice of Pain and of Paradise
Ken Hunt’s tribute to Sabri Khan and his chosen instrument.
14 March 2016
Coke Studio in the East of England
Jim Hornsby gives us the background to screenings from Pakistan’s Coke Studio at the Luton Mela.
14 March 2016
Mrinalini Sarabhai – An Artist of Conviction
Andrée Grau writes on the life and legacy of a remarkable dancer.
14 March 2016
Young Dancers – Nartan
Seetal Kaur shares the reflections of six young bharatanatyam dancers.
14 March 2016
Until the Lions
Until the Lions reminded me of the vagaries of attending performances. For no planned reason, neither I nor my three companions on the evening had read any material about the performance beforehand.
14 March 2016
Navodit
It was a typical February evening in London: grey skies with a light drizzle, one that doesn’t invoke much joy. But when the house lights dimmed and the first twang of sitar filled the space, we may well have been in a Mogul court preparing to be dazzled
14 March 2016