"My teacher. Guru to a student who just wouldn't stay on. Great teacher. Great artist. Hindustani Classical Music has been bereaved. His students have been orphaned. I have been orphaned. RIP Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Saab. Stay strong brothers Murtuza, Qadir and Rabbani," filmmaker Hansal Mehta tweeted. … [Read more...] about Legendary classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away
How classical music helps the brain
Meet the man on a controversial mission to preserve and digitize your brain
“If you have a copy of a person, but you’re saying it’s not really continuous with them or real in that way, there’s a certain sense in which it isn’t. Certainly,” McIntyre says. “A copy that’s just been [created] clearly didn’t literally live through the events of that person’s life, because obviously it didn’t. You just assembled it right now. On the other hand, there’s a sense in which it’s absolutely continuous with the person. If that person had different experiences and different memories, then the configuration of the brain of the copy would be different.” … [Read more...] about Meet the man on a controversial mission to preserve and digitize your brain
Legendary musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away, music industry pays tribute
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta called the late legendary musician as his teacher. "My teacher. Guru to a student who just wouldn't stay on. Great teacher. Great artist. Hindustani Classical music has been bereaved. His students have been orphaned. I have been orphaned. RIP Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Saab. Stay strong brothers Murtuza, Qadir and Rabbani." Popular Sarod player Amjad Ali Khan was also left "very saddened" to know about the demise of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. "He was one of the most respected and versatile vocalists of our country. His musical legacy lives on forever! My deepest condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace". Mujhe abhi abhi ye dukhad khabar mili hai ki mahan shastriya gayak Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Saheb is duniya mein n… https://t.co/C7IpGM85MX … [Read more...] about Legendary musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away, music industry pays tribute
The Hindu music contest results announced
Vocal (13 to 19 years): First prize: S. Sai Sruthi (Chennai) and Sreya Sundararaman (Chennai), second prize: Saishree Anand (Bengaluru) and Ishani Mukherjee (Chennai) and third prize: Dhanush Anantharaman (Chennai), V. Ranjani Radha (Chennai), Mahatee Raghuram (Mysuru), Manhushri Balakrishnan (Bengaluru) and special prize: Vishal Anand (Chennai), Veda Raju (Hyderabad), Shanmugapriya Balasubramanian (Hosur), Samyuktha Sriram (Chennai) and Nandini Dhanya Muralidharan (U.S.) … [Read more...] about The Hindu music contest results announced
Music producer Phil Spector, convicted of murder, dead at 81
Spector had been hailed as a visionary for channeling Wagnerian ambition into the three-minute song, creating a sound that merged spirited vocal harmonies with lavish orchestral arrangements to produce such pop monuments as "Da Doo Ron Ron," "Be My Baby" and "He's a Rebel." … [Read more...] about Music producer Phil Spector, convicted of murder, dead at 81