This post was updated Oct. 17 at 7:49 p.m. The rich history of Dhrupad music is coming to UCLA this fall, starting with a performance this weekend. Traditional Dhrupad vocalist Sumeet Anand Pandey ...

Hyderabad will host a three-day musical extravaganza in which disciples of the Dhrupad gharana promise to deliver striking performances. The Dhrupad Music Festival that begins today will be held at ...

Dhrupad, the oldest genre of Hindustani classical music, is one of India’s most prized legacies. Though of late its popularity seems to be dipping, Dhrupad stalwarts Ramakant and Umakant Gundecha, ...

Harihar Rao. They present world class concerts of Indian classical music. The Gundecha Brothers (Umakant and Ramakant) are among the most celebrated of dhrupad vocalists today, recognized for their ...

The major vocal forms or styles associated with Hindustani classical music are dhrupad, khyal, and tarana. Other forms include dhamar, trivat, chaiti, kajari, tappa, tap-khyal, ashtapadis, thumri, ...

An institution that imparts lessons in dhrupad is organising an event in Kolkata on March 13 where Vidushi Ashoka Dhar, woman dhrupad singer, and son Rishabh Dhar, pakhawaj player, will perform.

The common notion that Dhrupad has lost its popularity these days, was quite contradicted by the enthusiasm of Dhrupad lovers in two totally different programmes this past week. The first was an ...

Around five years ago, the famous proponents of Dhrupad music, the Gundecha brothers, decided to establish a school in Hyderabad that provides young and old an opportunity to learn this ancient form ...

One of the performers at this year's Surya Nepal Jazzmandu is Dhrupad Gurukul Kathmandu - an ensemble that carries forward the ancient tradition of Dhrupad, a major form of Hindustani classical music ...

“Dhrupad is one of the crowning glories of Indian civilisation, comparable to the Vedas, the Mahakavyas, Buddhist sculpture, Indian metaphysics and aesthetics. Dhrupad is also an important achievement ...

One of the oldest forms of Hindustani Classical is still relevant to pique the interest of young musicians, calling for a workshop by Dhrupad gurus, the Gundecha brothers (From left) Ramakant Gundecha ...