Janvi Gaikwad | janvigaikwad1991@gmail.com While we talk about art and artists, it is important to know the history and origin of various art forms. Speaking of music and literature, oral traditions are said to be the oldest form. But is this generation well aware of traditional songs and prays? Not really. Thus, a featuring band...
કહેવાય છે કે મન શાંત, સ્થિર અને આનંદમય હોય તો તન સ્વસ્થ રહે. તંદુરસ્તીનો આધાર મન દુરસ્તી છે અને મનને પ્રસન્ન, પ્રફુલ્લિત રાખવા સંગીતથી ઉત્તમ બીજું શું હોઈ શકે? ભારતીય સમાજમાં સંગીતનાં મૂળિયાં એટલાં ઊંડાં છે કે આપણાં પ્રત્યેક કર્મને સંગીત સાથે જોડી દેવામાં આવ્યાં છે. જન્મથી લઈને મૃત્યુ સુધી દરેક પ્રસંગે સંગીતનો ઉપયોગ થાય છે....
Excerpts from Cinemaghar written by Atul Merchant ‘Jataayu’. The joke of the century was that the most mediocre film Be-Imaan bagged 7 Film fare Awards in 1973. Years of allegations about the media corruption and unfair practices in Award nominations was proved beyond doubt in the year 1973 when Be-Imaan was awarded as the Best Movie, Manoj...
Bhushan Toshniwal | toshniwalbhushan054@gmail.com Marathi Sangeet Natak [musical plays] has enjoyed a rich and long tradition [around 140 years], and has witnessed great artists like Narayan Shripad Rajhams Acca Balagandharva, Dinanath Mangeshkar, Saudagar Gore Acca Chota Gandharva, Jairam, and Jaymala Shiledar, Hirabai Badodekar, who popularized this art through their musical prowess, and relentless commitment. Before movies,...
Dinesh S Ghate | dinesh@swaraalap.com When I say the word “Guitar”, the first thing that comes to most of our minds is Hollywood music or foreign guitarists, etc. But what if one tells you our Bollywood Music Industry gave us such amazing guitarists that added the extra shine to the evergreen songs. One of the...
‘Papa Kahete hain bada naam karega’ song (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak - Anand Milind) starts with Amir Khan, holding a cut-away Electric guitar. His friends are playing Saxophone, Trumpet. A couple of ladies are playing Kabash. Everyone, right from college Principal to students in the audience & we watching the movie song, are foot-tapping to...
Bhushan Toshniwal | toshniwalbhushan054@gmail.com In an era, when the great Mehdi Hassan was ruling the world of Ghazals with his emotive baritone voice, and Raga-based renderings, Ustad Gulam Ali emerged as a parallel force, with his unique technic, which was an amalgamation of mastery on Raga, Laya, and poetry. Unique Talim Apart from his father, Ustadji learned...
Dinesh Ghate 'Jain' | dinesh@swaraalap.com "The best thing about memories is making them". Geetaji had a sweet resonating soulful voice, amazing breath control, transparent pronunciation, strong emotion delivery, and most of all, captivating vocals. Her songs, poetry, and melodies give a feeling of tenderness as if dew drops are stuck on the strings of Sitar...
Bhushan Toshniwal | toshniwalbhushan054@gmail.com Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was a walking encyclopedia of various forms of music, which helped him not only as a performer, but also to become a great Guru, Author, and Music director. His mastery of various genres of music right from Khayal singing (in both common and rare Ragas), to folk songs...
