Harini Calamur's Writings
Today is the birth anniversary of one of the most talented music directors in Hindi Cinema – Madan Mohan. To look at his body of work and pick a few great songs is difficult -because he had a repertoire that was awe inspiring. His sense…
Monsoon have arrived. The rains washing away the heat and the dust of the past few months. There is something uniquely beautiful and reinvigorating about the season – its almost as though its onset revives the parched soul and gives it hope….
I heard Nusrat in my teens – a set of classical music tapes that a friend from had. For long, I heard his qawwalis – without understanding too much of the language – neither my Urdu nor my Punjabi are much to…
Went to hear Jayateerth Mevundi, a rising star of the Kirana Gharana, with Manisha Lakhe. Jayateerth Mevundi hails from Hubli-Dharwad, the land of great vocalists and maestros of Hindustani Classical Music. Pt. Sawai Gandharva, Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Dr.(Mrs.) Gangubai Hangal, Pt….
This morning Shammi Kapoor passed away. My father was a huge fan of the actor. We grew up with music from his films. Later on when we got a Television – some time in 1985 – watching his films on Doordarshan became…
Today I heard a singer, who touched my soul. My heart blossomed in happiness – I could actually feel it – and I had this gooey smile plastered on my face when he finished singing. I was searching for some variations of…
There is no special reason for this post – no birthday or death anniversary, except that a person I know and respect greatly asked me for one on Madan Mohan. And since, I do love Hindi music, and love the music of…
Mohd. Rafi – In all the years that i have been blogging (my first ever blog post was in June 2003) – I have done a fair few posts on Hindi film music. But, there has been no post on Mohammed Rafi. It…
I grew up learning Carnatic Vocal music. Learnt the Veena for a while as well. But, today most of my music listening tends to be Hindustani Classical Music. Especially Vocal music. I find the form – which is non regimented – a delight…
Strange sort of a Sunday. A domesticated sort of a Sunday. Can almost hear myself go Moo. I cooked – Pasta with tomato and veggie sauce. Something deeply therapeutic about assembling a dish from fresh ingredients rather than opening a bottle of…