Libertango

Libertango of Astor Piazzolla, performed by Nestor Marconi(bandoneon)with Yo-Yo Ma (cello).
Excelencia!

Jugalbandi

A jugalbandhi is a performance, in Indian classical music, featuring two solo musicians. The word jugalbandhi means, literally, "entwined twins." The duet could be either vocal or instrumental. In jugalbandhi, both musicians act as lead players, and a playful competition often ensues between the two performers.

An South & North traditions jugalbandi with 2 masters of classical music: U.Srinivas on mandoline & D.Bhattacharya on guitar. On tabla Subashish Bhattacharya (Debashish's brother) and on mridangam B. Harikumar.
Raag: keervani

Great Janis

Janis Joplin in 1969.Just one year before her death ...
This is a great version of "Little Girl Blue"! It's astounding.

LAKME - DELIBES - OPERA IMAGINAIRE

Opera Imaginaire (1993) is an assembly of animated short films based on twelve of opera's most popular arias, including excerpts from "The Magic Flute," "Tosca," "Madame Butterfly," "Pagliacci" and more.

Flower duet, directed by Pascal Roulin, music from LAKME by Léo Delibes (1836-1891).

Under a dome of white jasmine
With the roses entwined together
On a river bank covered with flowers laughing in the morning

Gently floating on it's charming risings
On the river's current
On the shining waves
One hand reaches
Reaches for the bank
Where the spring sleeps and
The birds, the birds sing.

Under a dome of white jasmine
Ah! calling us
Together!

Under a dome of white jasmine
With the roses entwined together
On a river bank covered with flowers laughing in the morning
Let us descend together
Gently floating on it's charming risings,
On the river's current
On the shining waves,
One hand reaches,
Reaches for the bank,
Where the spring sleeps,
And the birds, the birds sing.

Under a dome of white jasmine
Ah! calling us
Together!

Fabulous!

Butoh

Butoh dance is a performing art that originated in Post World-War II Japan and was first performed in 1959. It is a contemporary form of dance that has little to due with either traditional Japanese dances or most western forms of dance, although it does borrow elements from some of each. People tend to think of Butoh in terms of aesthetic markers: white body paint, shaved heads, slow movement gained through intense muscular control, and a way of manipulating the body that is at once beautiful and grotesque, tragic and absurd.
Go see that dance in person.
Butoh Performance by Tadashi Endo (Dance) & Robin von Hoegen (Music).

Bebo Valdes and El Cigala

That's pianist Bebo Valdes, one of Cuba's great jam session players of the 1950s (and still a potent force on the music scene) and flamenco vocalist Diego "El Cigala," whose half-croaked, Arabic-tinged inflections offer a fine counterpoint to Valdes's trademark sleek, supple piano runs.

Sanu ik pal

Sanu ik pal chain na aawe sajjna tere bina.

Great qawwali by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. 

I cannot find a moments peace
My beloved, without you

My foolish heart sinks lower and lower,
My beloved, without you

May the lord not even give an enemy the illness of separation.

The world taunts me while this separation eats away my soul.

Nobodys beloved should leave to foreign lands,
Nobody should be presented with [the dilemma] separation
At night, I light the lantern with tears in place of oil,
Oh Lord, why dont you hurry and reunite me with my beloved?

Karachi Fashion Week

A Pakistani model displays a creation of designers Kanwal,Nadya Mistry,Ayesha Ibrahim during the Fashion Week-Style One.

Ghulam Ali

Ghulam Ali (born 1940) is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer of the Patiala Gharana.

Kali Kali Zulfon Ke Phande

One of my favorite qawwali of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan from the album "Shahen-Shah".
Great.

Nusrat with Michael Brook - CREST

GOD BLESS HIM...

Mohiniyattam

The swaying coconut trees in the gentle breeze is reminiscent of the soft and languorous movements of Mohiniyattam - the feminine classical dance form of Kerala. Literally meaning the Dance of the Enchantress, it is deeply rooted in femininity, GRACE (Lasya) and BEAUTY (Sringara) forming the quintessence of this dance form.

Ashtapadi

Ashtapadis or Ashtapadi rhymns are regular compositions of music in India where there are eight lines (steps) within the composition. Each song of Ashtapadi is set in a special raga and tala. It is a rhyme of eternal love and supreme devotion.The literal meaning of "Ashtapadi" is "eight steps".
Performer: Sri.B.Sasikumar
Raag: Navarasakannada

Mozart

Concerto n° 20 ,
Maria Joao Pires,
Direction : Pierre Boulez,

Mahdi Hindi

Creation by Palestinian fashion designer Mahdi Hindi during the Tunis Fashion Week on April 11, 2009. (AFP/Fethi Belaid)

Super Mario orchestra

The Super Mario Bros. theme, also known as the Ground Theme, is a theme originally found in the first stage of the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Super Mario Bros. It was one of six songs composed for Super Mario Bros. by acclaimed Mario and The Legend of Zelda series composer Kōji Kondō, who found it to be the game's most difficult song to compose.Love this!!!

View of Silence

View of silence by Joe Hisaishi and 9 Cellos. Performing at Tokyo Opera City concert hall.

Kanjira

The kanjira or ganjira, a South Indian frame drum, is an instrument of the tambourine family. It is used primarily in concerts of Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) as a supporting instrument for the mridangam.
This is a kanjira solo featuring Ganesh Kumar.

Kuchipudi by Raja Radha Reddy

Raja, Radha and Kaushlya Reddy it's a famous trio of Kuchipudi.
While Raja Reddy teaches them tandava, elements of Kuchipudi dance (strongly masculine movements), Radha and Kaushlya Reddy teach the lasya or the feminine moments, both of which form an integral part of this dance. Being exponents in their respective fields helps them to impart complete training in all finer nuances of Kuchipudi dance which is more a character-based than an event-based dance.
Traditionally performed by males, Kuchipudi has now start attracting women as well. In fact now there are many performances solely by women where they even do the roles of the males. Most of the performances are based on stories from the Pauranas, Mahabharata and other religious epics. Most of the dance stories are told primarily with the help of facial expressions.

Siva Siva Siva Anaraada

Vocalist: Nithyasree Mahadevan
Composition: Siva Siva Siva Anaraada Thyagaraja
Ragam: Panthuvaraali

Nithyasree Mahadevan

Renowned Carnatic (South Indian) classical vocalist Nithyasree Mahadevan.
Composition: Mooladhara
Ragam: Hamsadvani
Talam: Adi
Composer: Papanasam Sivan

Violin: M. A. Krishnaswamy
Mridangam: I. Sivakumar
Moorsing: Dheenadhayalan
Tambura: Pallavi Prasanna

Hindolam alap

Alapana essentially refers to the expansion of a raga well confined to its limits as exemplified by the typical swaras or notes and sancharas or characteristics of the given raga. Gamakas, with reference to Indian music , denote the subtle , yet sublime variation of pitch of a note, by resorting to the usage of heavy forceful oscillations between adjacent and distant notes. Brigas refer to electrifying transitions up and down the scale (Arohana,Avarohana) of a given raga.

SriT.N.Seshagopalan performing an alapana of raaga Hindolam.

Narasimha Jayanti

Narasimha Jayanti celebrates the incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the form of Narasimha (half man – half lion) to save Prahlad from demon Hiranyakasipu. Narasimha is the fourth of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu. In 2009, the date of Narasimha Jayanthi is May 7.

Devotional Songs from tamil movie Thirusooli:



Jai Narshimadev!