#NowPlaying #MusicWomenWednesday #Dhrupad #ExperimentalMusic

#AmeliaCuni - Melopea (2025)

https://cunidurand.bandcamp.com/album/melopea

Breathing Raga from #NiloyAhsan on #WorldsWithinWorlds 2024

"The album is named Breathing Raga for the #Dhrupad style, which, despite being revered as one of the oldest musical forms in #India, remains remarkably contemporary due to its focus on breathing. Breath, inherently tied to the present moment, infuses Dhrupad with a timeless quality, perpetually rooted in the 'Now'."

Personal note: Beautiful!

http://niloyahsan.bandcamp.com/album/breathing-raga

Discover its sacred origins, intricate melodies, and profound spiritual essence at Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay Mandal (ABGMVM).

https://medium.com/@abgmvm/the-intricacy-of-dhrupad-in-hindustani-classical-music-41bd46bbfafa

#abgmvm #classicalmusic #indianclassicalmusic #Dhrupad #blog #blogpost #indianclassical #hindustaniclassicalmusic #hindustanimusic #hindustaniclassicalmusic

Bahauddin Dakar performs on the rudra veena.

“It is an ancient instrument rarely played today. The rudra veena declined in popularity in part due to the introduction in the early 19th century of the surbahar, which allowed sitarists to more easily present the alap sections of slow dhrupad-style ragas.” #Indian #ClassicalMusic #Dhrupad

https://youtube.com/watch?v=i5_uOw4hfdI&si=tz_BkmjUWIbp_4z4

little trip to Brooklyn later to hear Bahauddin Dagar.

https://www.blankforms.org/events/bahauddin-dagar

#icm #dhrupad #raga #dagar

I just discovered the Senior Dagar Brothers, and noticed that elder brother Moinuddin Dagar (1919-1966) doesn’t have a Wikipedia page, but the younger one does (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasir_Aminuddin_Dagar).

Another article to start in my copious free time?

#dhrupad #IndianClassical #wikipedia

Here’s one of their live performances:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZTn47w6eVI