In North Indian (Hindustani) classical music, there's a tradition that certain ragas, or melodic scales, are meant for certain times of year — like the monsoon season, or spring — and that ...

Without the Indian scale and instrumentation, this sort of thing can only be imitated. That is, sounds which have a similar effect can be made. This imitation can be quite useful.

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Amit Chaudhuri charts his musical journey in a new book, “Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.” By Joshua Barone Amit Chaudhuri ...

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Rujul Pathak will perform at Raga Fest on Feb. 15. Credit: Courtesy of the artist. Ragas, the vast repertoire of melodic motifs that guide most classical Indian music performances, are often selected ...

The "raga" is the melodic form, but it is not just a scale, Shankar says. There are roughly 72 parent scales. And each scale has hundreds of ragas, which can be pentatonic (five notes), hexatonic ...

His AI-generated soundscapes, including adaptive Indian Raga musical sequences, are carefully compiled to create tranquil moments for reflection, focus, or decompression. “Music and mindfulness ...

Tabla player Samir Chatterjee organizes annual concerts in New York City that last from early evening until dawn, with music specifically meant to be heard at certain times of day and night.