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
Sadhana Sur Sang 2018: Sunday 4/22, 3pm @ UH Student Center Theater, 4455 University Dr.
CICMH is a non-profit & tax-exempt 501 (C) (3) organization founded by Pandit Suman Ghosh. CICMH sees itself contributing to the peace and harmony in the world by transcending all manmade barriers and weaving together the peoples of this world with the purity of...
On 3/31: Meet Rice U’s Indian a capella group *Basmati Beats*
On Sat 3/31: Rice University's student music group *Basmati Beats* will converse about their debut EP - Prakasa, a capella, motivation and Rice University!! Check their Facebook page.
Live Performance by British-Pakistani singer / song-writer *Zack Knight* @ Houston Holi Festival on Sat 3/24, 12-5pm, Crown Festival Park, Sugar Land, TX
Zack Knight is #1 on BBC Asian Music Network for his single "Bom Diggy"! Your only chance to experience world-class music at the Houston Holi 2018 - Festival of Colors! Houston Holi draws a huge crowd of around 15K from all over Houston and surrounding areas. Holi is...
Sat 1/27: Meet Bollywood concert organizer & singer Mr. Hemang Thakkar. Also meet Shyre: A teen bridging the gap for American Indian musicians
Hemang Thakkar takes up a challenge to raise funds for yet another non-profit *SEWA* (Say-waa) a 501 3(c) org who was front and center during Hurricane Harvey crisis. The concert Bollywood Express - A Musical Journey" benefiting SEWA is scheduled on Sat 2/24, 7pm @...
