Where Raga Meets Reinvention: An exploration of India's musical heritage
The three-day NAAD Classical Music Festival, curated by tabla maestro Bickram Ghosh , unfolded over the weekend with a line-up celebrating the many dimensions of Indian classical music. Conceptualised as a classically driven festival, NAAD presented the art form in its pure form while also showcasing genres that have evolved from it, along with collaborative performances, including a classical–folk finale.
“This year’s NAAD has been the most curatorially important edition for me. We juxtaposed fading traditions like the sarangi and surbahar with emerging sounds such as the electric sarod, electric sitar and even classical music played on the iPad. Classical music has such depth and elasticity that it can collaborate with almost anything, and through NAAD we wanted to show how tradition, technology, folk and film music can come together while keeping the classical foundation intact,” Bickram Ghosh
“I had been thinking about this for a long time. Since I listen to music from across the world, I realised the sarod is an instrument that blends beautifully with many others. That inspired me to create the electric sarod. Its placement and soundscape are quite unique. It is not meant to replace the traditional sarod, but to explore new possibilities with the instrument. I’m glad I got the opportunity to reveal it at NAAD.- Indrayuddh Majumder
“This year’s NAAD has been the most curatorially important edition for me. We juxtaposed fading traditions like the sarangi and surbahar with emerging sounds such as the electric sarod, electric sitar and even classical music played on the iPad. Classical music has such depth and elasticity that it can collaborate with almost anything, and through NAAD we wanted to show how tradition, technology, folk and film music can come together while keeping the classical foundation intact,” Bickram Ghosh
“I had been thinking about this for a long time. Since I listen to music from across the world, I realised the sarod is an instrument that blends beautifully with many others. That inspired me to create the electric sarod. Its placement and soundscape are quite unique. It is not meant to replace the traditional sarod, but to explore new possibilities with the instrument. I’m glad I got the opportunity to reveal it at NAAD.- Indrayuddh Majumder
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