Posts Tagged Delhi
Chand Nizami & Hamsar Hayat at Nizamuddin Auliya
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Amir Khusrau, Qawwali on January 11, 2012
Featured is Chand Nizami & Hamsar Hayat, qawwali singers from Nizamuddin Auliya’s shrine in Delhi, India.
This video was shot on a small Nikon digital camera in August 2006. The video quality is not good, but the music is.
Lyrical Outline:
Is Karam Ka Karoon Shukr Kaise Adaa
Jo Karam Mujhpe Mere Nabi Kar Diya
Main Sajaata Tha Sarkar Ki [...]
Aesthetics, History and Society: the Case of North Indian Classical Music
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Interviews, Music on June 14, 2011
In 2006, I assisted Dr. Aneesh Pradhan in carrying out interviews with students pursuing degrees in Music from Delhi University. Observations from that survey and larger perspectives on pedagogical changes in North Indian classical music have been made by Dr. Aneesh Pradhan in an essay published by the journal Sangeet Natak (Volume XLIII, No. 2, [...]
Center for Historical Studies, Winter Seminar Speakers
Posted by Sudev Sheth in JNU on March 18, 2010
Here is a list of the scholars scheduled to speak at the weekly seminars held at JNU.
Winter Semester 2010
Old Delhi with JNU classmates
Posted by Sudev Sheth in History, JNU, Travel on March 6, 2010
Today, I visited the old city with my friends from JNU. We are all a part of a course on cities taught by Professor Janaki Nair. Here are some of the photographs from our trip. Thanks to Nikhil Menon for taking many of the pictures.
Click here.
Tughlaqabad circa 1321-1327
Posted by Sudev Sheth in History on December 19, 2009
On December 3, 2009 I visited the old archeological site of Tughlaqabad near Delhi with my music teacher Dr. Aneesh Pradhan and two new friends. The site consists of the Tughlaqabad Fort and the Mausoleum of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. This site is especially interesting to me since it coincides historically with the life, events, and [...]
Life in Music in Delhi: An Artistic Tradition in Evolution
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Music, UC Berkeley on December 5, 2009
Click here for a copy.
In 2007, I submitted an undergraduate honors thesis to the Department of South & South East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley. The project took two-years to complete, including 6-months of fieldwork in Delhi, India. Professor Bonnie C. Wade of the music department took great interest in advising my work from the [...]
Fareed Ayaz & Brothers at Dilli Haat
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Amir Khusrau, Hindi-Urdu, Language & Literature, Music, Qawwali on October 13, 2009
Recorded at Dilli Haat, New Delhi on November 3, 2006
Video Produced by Sudev Sheth,
Directed and Edited by Ani Gupta
an UnderscoreRecords.com presentation
By Sudev Sheth
Original video & article published in 2006 by Underscore Records, Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi, India)
Hailing from a family of musicians now based in Karachi (Pakistan), Fareed Ayaz belongs to the group of hereditary performers [...]
Haveli Sangeet by Chandra Prakash
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Language & Literature, Music on July 29, 2009
A private gathering in Delhi, India on July 26, 2009 featuring Haveli Sangeet by Chandra Prakash of Ajmer. Accompanying on pakhawaj is Krishna Gopal Sharma of Vrindavan and on sarangi is Sudhir Kumar Bamanya of Bhilwara. According to the artist, this poetic piece is presented in Raag Adana (melodic framework) set to Aadi Taal or [...]