EDITORIAL - Geeta 0

My Friend Geeta: by Meena Kapoor Biswas

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...

SD Burman - Rafi

Heady Wine To Savor – S D Burman & Mohd. Rafi

K. V. Ramesh | www.rammesh.co.in Throughout human history, man has discovered a variety of substances and spirits whose sheer variety boggles the mind. One kind of spirit that gives a kick that surpasses any other substance is a unique brand of music produced by the beautiful musical combination – SD Burman as Music Director and...

DIR & MUSIC - GURU DUTT

Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaaye – Guru Dutt

The classic song from the classic film Pyaasa’1957 seems to be the perfect metaphor for Guru Dutt and his life. Something of a pessimist, he committed suicide in 1964 at the age of 39, leaving behind a haunting question - Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai.  (So, what even if I get...

Musical Combinations

The Musical Combinations

Every country in the world has its own culture that includes literature, arts, painting, music and other important elements. Indian musical culture and heritage are rooted back to hundreds of years with legendary tales of classical musicians like Tansen, Baiju Bawra in the North Indian/ Hindustani musical tradition and Purandara Dasa, Thyagaraja, etc in the...