The Legend - Padma Bhushan Jagjit Singh 'A Farewell Tour'. May 17, 2009 at 8 pm Wortham Center. For tickets contact: 281-235-4711.
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The Navrang Show on KTRU 90.1HD2 & ktru.org
The radio show with the greatest variety of music from the Indian subcontinent!
Saturday, May 02, 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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