June 15: Kairana, chosen by the BJP for a transformation into a discordant dateline, has a mellifluous past. Kairana is the birthplace of Kirana Gharana, one of the most emotional schools in Hindustani classical music, whose practitioners include legendary singers such as Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Begum Akhtar, Gangubai Hangal, Mohammed Rafi and Roshan Ara Begum. […]
Read moreKairana, or Kirana, was the birthplace of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (1872- 1937), one of the greatest musical minds Hindustani classical music has ever seen. Weeks after a lawmaker alleged that there had been an exodus from this small Uttar Pradesh town in Shamli district, Kairana is still in news. While time will tell if […]
Read moreAs Kairana makes news for all the wrong reasons, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, the torch bearer of Kirana Gharana, talks about therich legacy of the place and how an exponent of this family can never be out of tune. Perturbed by the “besura mahaul” of Kairana, the birthplace of the famed Kirana gharana of Hindustani […]
Read moreI will be in the US for a short trip May 27th through Jun 12th . I will be working on some new recording projects with some fresh collaborators and performing at the Raga Music Circle in New York on June 12th and hosting some lessons and workshops while I am there as well.
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