Saints have used music to express their bhakti. In temples, musical instruments are played, as a part of ritual worship. When it comes to music as a means of worship, what is important- the lyric ...

Traditionally considered peak season for the sale of religious music CDs, this festival season is proving to be a dampener for the music stores. However, now with the availability of religious ...

D Balakrishna, the son of Mysore Doreswamy Iyengar, a vainika (veena artiste) and a doyen of Carnatic classical music, seems to be a man of surprises. If the fact that his father did not ...

The music of Michael Franti can be characterized as the title of his 2010 album and title track, "The Sound of Sunshine." Take a listen to his joyful songs such as "Do It For Love," "Say Hey (I ...

Considered the peak time of business for aspiring local singers and new music companies, this Durga Puja is turning out to be a bit of a dampener for both. RANCHI: Considered the peak time of ...

Hence, for understanding the essence of Carnatic music, we will explore bhakti. How should bhakti be understood and approached? Is this the sentiment that is causing the divide in the society?

But her music also has a soft and prayerful side, beautifully captured on “O, Sun” from March, one of three albums she’s releasing this year as a bandleader. “Bhakti,” a new ...

Proof of that phrase is Bhakti, a tour de force of passionate free jazz. The twenty—something artist draws on traditions born of the 1960s from artists such as Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, Archie ...

Alongside contemporaries Shyama Shastri and Muthuswami Dikshitar, they’re referred to as the “Trinity of Carnatic” music. Compositions are mainly devotional (bhakti) or philosophical in ...

A renowned London-based group is set to perform a blend of Bhakti and Bollywood music in Swindon. The South Asian Performing Arts Centre (SAPAC) is bringing the show titled Bhakti Vandana Meets ...