navrang
The Navrang Show has existed since Spring 1992. Our goal is to introduce listeners to the diverse and enormous plethora of music from the Indian subcontinent and its worldwide diaspora. We play all kinds of music: Bollywood hits old and new, Indian classical, ghazals, Indipop, sufi, folk and Asian Underground.
Current Navrang DJs: Varsha V., Gaura K., and Justin L.
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18th: Laya Taal Saadhna -Pt. Shantilal Shah
22nd: SwaraRagaLaya -Vidushi Rajrajeshwary Bhat
Nav – ‘nine’ and Rang – ‘color’.
Indian music is based on nine rasa / emotions. The rasas are: Karuna ~ sadness, sorrow | Shringar ~ love, joy | Veer ~ heroism, valor | Hasya ~ laughter, comedy | Raudra ~ anger, fury | Bhayanaka ~ fear, horror | Vibhatsa ~ digust, aversion | Adbhuta ~ wonder, surprise | Shanti ~ peace, serenity.
Basic Glossary
South Asia, i.e. Indian Subcontinent = region including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal (possibly Afghanistan and Myanmar?)
Desi meaning countryman in several South Asian languages, rhymes with racy, referring to all people of South Asian origin or descent
Brown person see Desi 🙂
Music Glossary
Asian Underground: Fusion of various Indian styles, and electronica, with Western beats and genres, originating in 2nd generation communities in UK, US etc.
Bollywood: Amalgam of Bombay + Hollywood, referring to India’s immense Hindi film industry, churning out musical melodramas by the hundreds, also the source of most popular music.
Chutney: Fusion of Indian folk music (typically from Bihar) with Caribbean beats like soca and calypso, originating in the Indian diaspora in Guyana and Surninam. Wikipedia
Carnatic: Traditional Indian classical styles of Southern India
Ghazal: Style originating with Muslim rulers in India, derived originally from Middle East, exquisite love poetry in Urdu sung in North Indian styles
Hindustani: Traditional Indian classical styles of the Northern India/Pakistan
Indipop: Western-style pop by Indian performers, usually in Indian languages
Music lessons – Hindustani vocal by Pandit Suman Ghosh on Saturday February 28, 2009
Tune in this Saturday for free lessons on Hindustani vocal by Pandit Suman Ghosh!!
Hindustani Vocal By Aarti Ankalikar-Tikekar on March 29, Sunday, 5 pm.
Hindustani Vocal By Aarti Ankalikar-TikekarFor more info visit: www.imshouston.org
Bollywood (Hindi) Films In Houston:
Delhi-6AMC Studio 30 2949 Dunvale Houston, TX 77063 Bollywood Cinema 6 2703 Hwy 6 South Houston, TX 77082
GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS- jazz and ragas fused on Friday, March 13, 8pm, Zilkha Hall, Hobby Centre for the Performing Arts.
The music of Global Conversations is raga influenced jazz and jazz inflected raga. The ensemble of world-class musicians experienced in the art of cross - cultural collaboration includes: George Brooks – saxophone, Kala Ramnath – violin, Frank Martin - piano and...