Interview with Padma Bhushan Jagjit Singh to be aired soon!!
The legendary ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh shared his passion for music with us. Stay tuned to listen to this exclusive interview!
posted by Navrang at 4:44 PM
The Navrang Show on KTRU 90.1HD2 & ktru.org
The radio show with the greatest variety of music from the Indian subcontinent!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
KTRU Houston, Texas | ktru.org Rice University
Contributors
The Navrang Show is a specialty show since Spring 1992 on KTRU Houston, Rice University radio. We play on Saturday mornings 10am-noon, Central Time. 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, Indipop, folk and Asian Underground. Listen to us on the radio, iheartradio, iphone and droid apps or online
Basic Glossary
- South Asia = region including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal (possibly Afghanistan and Myanmar?)
- Indian Subcontinent see South Asia
- 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 :)
See Musical Glossary further below And CLICK on Artist name to listen to Concert/Show/Interview
Live Concerts and Shows
- Shankar Bhattacharyya and Sri Gourisankar
- Pandit Suman Ghosh
Artist Interviews
ktru outdoor shows
- Laya Taal Saadhna -Pt. Shantilal Shah (18th show)
- SwaraRagaLaya -Vidushi Rajrajeshwary Bhat (21st show)
Related Links
- KTRU Houston, our parent Radio station at Rice University
- Music India Online, MIO for short, great collection of online Indian music in realaudio, well-categorized and searchable.
Desi radio in Houston
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
Please feel free to correct any errors!
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