Interviews with Musicians
The last living Khayál master, Ustad Saami, keeps a thousand-year-old tradition alive at the risk of his own life
The 75-year old Pakistani Ustad Saami is one of the last remaining musicians to practice a thousand-year-old tradition of the Khayál music, widely considered a precursor of qawwali music that originated in Pakistan. Even under threat of Islamic fundamentalists,...
DesiYUP Podcast Episode 6
This is the 6th episode of the DesiYUP Radio Program. Since a few months we are promoting more fusion and crossover music at Stanvaste Radio. Our program is sponsored by restaurant The Pepper Trail. Our next radio program is Wednesday 17th of April between 19.00 and...
Interview with Eclipse Nirvana’s Aks and Lakshmi
Aks & Lakshmi are a composer and vocalist duo who specialize in Electronic Bhakti Music. They are pioneers in blending Raga influences with electronic and pop genres to create powerful spiritual experiences.
Dr L Subramaniam & Kavita Krishnamurthy
Violinist L Subramaniam & Vocalist Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam gave an inspiring workshop about South-Indian music last year which was hosted by Codarts Rotterdam, organized by tabla player Heiko Dijker & India in Netherlands (Embassy of India, The Hague)....
Bringing the Era of Hindi Cinema Alive with Vasuda Sharma
That sense of discipline brought magic to the songs. Be it the lyrics, melody or the instrumentation – its simplicity and complexity put together makes it memorable. Come September 7th, Holland will witness a tribute to the best romantic classics of the Hindi cinema. This musical evening will witness the one-woman band Vasuda Sharma share the stage with British singer-songwriter and entertainer Navin Kundra. Cabaretier and comedian Rayen Panday will also make a guest appearance in the show.
H.E. Ambassador Venu Rajamony International Yoga Day Invitation
Third International Yoga Day
To mark the third International Day of Yoga, the Embassy of India, The Hague and The Gandhi Centre, the Cultural Wing of the Embassy will be organizing an event in the Atrium, City Hall of The Hague on Sunday, June 18, 2017 and 10.00hrs. The event is open to the public, free of charge and the Ambassador of India Venu Rajamony will take the lead during the yoga session. Similar sessions will be held in 177 other countries to attract both beginners as well as experienced practitioners of yoga, making the 3rd International Day of Yoga a global success.
UP, CLOSE AND PERSONAL with PANDIT SHIVKUMAR SHARMA
Art in its mysticity is experienced in different forms all over the world. It is said that the culture of a place is directly reflected in the classical forms of its art. Indian music has an abundant, unbroken heritage that has been gathered for centuries together through its oral traditions. The origins of Indian classical music can be traced back to spirituality.
UP, CLOSE AND PERSONAL with PANDIT HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA
On a sultry Sunday evening, we decide to visit Pandit Hariprasad Charausia’s gurukul. Tucked in a corner in the Mumbai suburbs, we enter his school to be greeted with the melodic notes of the bansuri.
DesiYUP Interviews Author Ernest van der Kwast about Arundhati Roy
Booker Prize Winner Arundhati Roy comes to Rotterdam The Indian writer and political activist Arundhati Roy will be appearing in the Doelen in Rotterdam on 16th June 2017. In 2014 Time magazine called her ‘one of the top hundred most influential people in the world’....