Arts of Asia ‘Decoding Dress’ series at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Tuesday 31 March 2009 brought Tara Rajkumar OAM back from Melbourne. Tara Rajkumar’s talk ‘Saluting the Gods in Silken Splendour’ received a splendid applause from a…
Category: Sumi’s Musings
Natraj Arts Concerts
LISTEN to Anuradha Kuber singing Raag Kedar below . Purchase her CD at Underscore Records Click Here Natraj Arts have been organising North South Double Bills for the last 15 years in Australia. The concerts last for about one and half hours…
New Year with Raag Yaman
Lets start at the very beginning! Yaman. There is enough and more been said about this Raga however I feel drawn to this sequence of notes time and again and what a better start to the New Year but to…
Sydney Opera House Architect Passes Away
While a beautifully architectured Moghul Palace, The Taj, built by George the Fifth in the 18 century suffered at the hands of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, it seems almost a coincidence that at the other end of the world a…
Fusion, Confusion, Tricks and Gigs
After the recent spate of classical mixes heard in Sydney during the weekend of the 8 November and 9 November I cannot but help muse about the future of Indian Classical Music. Recently there has been an increasing awareness of…
Musings: Raga Deepak for Diwali
Wishing You a HAPPY DEEPAVALI I bring you Raag Deepak, during this festive occassion. Shahida Parveen – Poet says "My love is like Raag Deepak" Every one who is familiar with Saigal, Bollywood’s crowning play back singer in…
Musings: Morning Coffee with Raag Thodi
A Town in Italy is called Todi, said to have been built in 8th century, it is famous for a Co-cathedral Church called the Palazzo Del Popolo. But I wish to muse about Raag Thodi today. Like the title suggests…