Category: Music

Parvathy Baul

Featuring Parvathy Baul, one of the few performing female bauls, the 71 year old Narayan Chandra Adhikari all in saffron, The patchwork tapestery of the bearded Shyam Sunder Das Baul and the Sreekhol (percussion) sophistry of young Bidyut Rajbongshi.
Kabir Malwa Yatra

And so we came together, us rag tag bunch of motley travellers for the Kabir Malwa Yatra in Madhya Pradesh this March. Through 9 days and 7 places we were witness to something few people have witnessed – a pure honesty and a genuine love all through the words of Kabir and the songs sung by musicians from 6 different states
Indian Classical Music Highlights

Combining passion and tradition, the two primary branches of Indian Classical music (Hindustani and Carnatic) continue to sow and reap new talent by the bushel. And then there is the old guard.

International Music Highlights

Roger Waters to Aerosmith, Beyonce to Iron Maiden, Herbie Hancock to the Black Eyed Peas, here’s a selection of International musicians I’ve shot over the years.
The Singers of Waee

Mitha Khan Jat and Sumar Khan from the village of Bagadia in the Banni region of Kutch are the last two Waee folk singers left in the country. They sat bewildered in a tiny segment of the sprawling Sophia auditorium stage.
Indie India

Nascent but contagiously effervescent, the Indian rock and metal scene is slowly but surely coming of age with international standard acts like Thermal And A Quarter and Pink Noise.

Nagaur Sufi Festival

The crescent moon, beamed down like a lopsided smiley face on the tastefully lit Nagaur Fort. It was apt that this perennial symbol of Islam should hold court for the resurrection of an ancient tradition – the sufi durbar.
Indian Folk Performers

Folk music is a very unexplored and under represented form in India, although Bollywood and other film industries borrow and are heavily inspired by these traditional varieties of Indian music.
The Johnny Walker One Tree Festival

In 2007, Buddy Guy, Walter Trout and Alan Parsons came together in the MMRDA grounds in Mumbai to give us three days of unforgettable blues and Parsons brand slickness.

The Big Chill Goa

Over two days of lush and varied music, electronic to carnatic, spread out on that little known North Goa Paradise, Asvem beach. The British Big Chill comes to India.
Kalkeri Sangeeta Vidyalaya

The KSV in Dharwad, North Karnataka is a residential school for destitute children, focuses on integrating music and academic education to inculcate a holistic outlook and ability in these kids.
Monterey Jazz Festival 2008

The 52nd edition of the longest running jazz festival in the world. Three days of musical bliss in Monterey, California. Featured an all star line-up of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter,Joshua Redman, Brian Blade, Cassandra Wilson and more..