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
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