A maestro is one who has perfected the established techniques and aspects of music. But what do you call someone who gives music a new identity altogether and join the ranks of Mozart, Baray Ghulam ...

The jugalbandi of Rahul Sharma and Subhankar Banerjee and the combination of santoor and tabla made for a soulful and melodious evening at Calcutta Club recently. The duo wowed the audience with their ...

He single-handedly elevated a 100-string instrument little known outside Kashmir into a prominent component of Hindustani classical music. By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, an ...

Over the past 16 weeks, this column has concentrated on vocal and instrumental interpretations of the raag Yaman and Yaman Kalyan. To many, this would seem like an inordinately long period to focus on ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain at Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's funeral in Mumbai on May 11. (PTI Photo) Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's death has left a huge void in the world of music. The 84-year-old ...

In our series focusing on tabla accompaniment to Hindustani music and dance, we continue with the discussion on instrumental recitals. While it is true that tabla players are required to respond to ...

Born in Jammu on January 13, 1938, Sharma was initiated into music by his father Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma. After learning vocals and tabla, and even performing for the Jammu radio station when he was 12 ...

Under a starlit sky, in a quiet reverberation at Woods at Sasan in Gir, a retreat surrounded by a 16-acre mango orchard, it was not the rustle of mango leaves nor the breeze"s soft hum, but the ...

The second day of Hriday Drishyam Music Festival was like a big, beautiful bouquet with various colours and fragrances represented by different forms of music and performing arts. Tabla exponent Pt ...

The santoor creates a bewitching calm. The strains of music that waft through the air spreads the feel one gets while watching ripples that appear on the water when a light breeze caresses it. The ...

MUMBAI: Santoor virtuoso Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, who took the stringed instrument to the global stage and successfully straddled the worlds of classical and film music, died at his Pali Hill residence ...

Sunday morning brought another soulful morning as artists Anwar Hussain and group performed at Mandir Shri Goverdhan Nath Ji. They were performing at the 22nd episode of Soul Connect at Mandir Shri ...