This page is about the Indian melodic form known as rag (raag, raga).
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This article looks at Indian concepts of scales, and modes. It looks at it from both a historical perspective as well as comparing the North and South Indian approaches.
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The Rajhans Orchestra is a unique project because of the merging of two different cultural music systems and musicians within one orchestra. The concept of orchestra, as known in Europe, never grew roots on the Subcontinent (perhaps the closest was the Mughal Nahabet Khana). In Asia we observe mainly one soloist versus, and interacting with,... >>read more
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A collective of spiritually-inspired musicians who have created, with the sitar, tabla,... >>read more
Gayaki: This page is about gayaki, the Indian vocal music.
The vocal tradition is especially strong in Indian music. It goes without saying that the song is probably the most ancient form of music. Vocal music occupies a considerable part of the Natya Shastra.
One may argue that the Vedas, especially the Samaveda, is the... >>read more