Sangit Mahabharati, a premier teaching institution in the city will feature three senior vocalists brought up in the strict gharana tradition at a programme over the coming week end. 78-year-old ...

Gharanas, using the guru-shishya system to maintain musical ideology since time immemorial, acquired a new significance in the 19th century. Dwindling royal patronage forced musicians to migrate to ...

In a landmark cultural season, the United Kingdom witnessed the powerful debut of Muslim Shaggan, a leading classical vocalist from Pakistan and the current torchbearer of the Gwalior Gharana -one of ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, the birthplace of the famed classical singer Tansen, has been declared as the ‘Creative City of Music’ by UNESCO. Gwalior has received global recognition ...

Gwalior is widely regarded as the birthplace of Tansen, one of the greatest musicians and composers in Indian history. In fact, Gwalior Gharana is the oldest and most influential school of Hindustani ...

It’s 9 on a Saturday morning and the sun is already beating down on Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Just outside the tomb of the city’s most famous resident, the 16th century musician Tansen, people are ...

Of all the cities that dot the central Indian landscape, Gwalior evokes a sense of romance and melody more than most. At once, it conjures images of royalty and grandeur, history and heritage, and ...

The book Gayanacharya Pandit Narayanrao Vyas Smriti Granth, a collection of essays by musicians, admirers, and family members, was recently released in Delhi. Compiled by the legendary vocalist’s son, ...