Calcutta Music Blog

Rahul Dev Barman (R.D. Barman) the son of equally famous Sachin Dev Barman (S.D.Barman) was one of the greatesr music directors in India. Listen to 31 selected R.D. Barman Compositions to enjoy various types of his venture in Indian Music. A exclusive Tribute to R.D. Burman from Kolkata Hindi Radio Broadcast station.

Aalo - Bangla Movie By Tarun Mazumder. This is a fantastic movie adapted from Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhya’s short story. The characters are real, and define their roots themselves. Most of the people who acted as village people did their job well but I personally feel that putting on the “village accent” would have done miracles. Listen to the Rabindra Sangeets used in the hit Bengali Film AALO. To Learn more about Bengali Movies, please visit www.calcuttatube.com

Sampooran Singh Kalra better known by his pen name Gulzar is a noted Indian poet, lyricist, director, and playwright, who works primarily in Hindi and Urdu languages. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan and Sahitya Akademi Award. Gulzaar saab, as he is affectionately known has written in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and dialects of Hindi like Marwari (Rajasthani) and Bhojpuri.

Listen to Vilayat Khan & Bismillah Khan (Sitar & Shenai) Jugalbandhi - Indian Classical songs and music exclusive at Calcutta Music Radio FM.

Runa Laila, popular singer of Bangladesh, is not only best known for her Pop songs but also very well known for her Ghazals in the rest of South Asia. Here are some beautiful Ghazals, taken from albums -The Loves of Runa Laila, Bazm-E-Laila, Sur Ki Koi Seema Nahin, Geet/Ghazals & Gharanda, rendered by Runa Laila. Listen to the classic collection exclusive at Calcutta Music Blog.

Pandit Ulhas N Kashalkar (b. 1955) is a noted Hindustani classical vocalist. He has received training in the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra Gharanas, and is considered a legitimate representative of all three schools. Listen to selected Indian Classical

Listen to Indian Ragas Miyan Ki Todi, Todi, Lalit Pancham, Bilaskhani Todi, Rageshree, Yamman by Kishori Amonkar exclusive at Calcutta Music Blog

Listen to the live stage performance by legendary sarod player Pandit Rajeev Taranath exclusive at Calcutta Indian Classical Radio Station FM - Raga played - Madhuvanti, Bhairavi and Kafi.

Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is is one of two main sub-genres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions; the other sub-genre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form due to Persian and Islamic influences in North India. Listen to some popular Carnatic Music Exclusive at Calcutta Music Blog Radio Station.

The Atharvaveda (Sanskrit: atharvaveda, a tatpurusha compound of atharvan, an ancient Rishi, and veda meaning “knowledge”) is a sacred text of Hinduism, and one of the four Vedas, often called the “fourth Veda”. According to tradition, the Atharvaveda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Atharvanas and the Angirasa, hence its oldest name is ?tharv??girasa. In the Late Vedic Gopatha Brahmana, it is attributed to the Bhrigu and Angirasa. Additionally, tradition ascribes parts to other rishis, such as Kau?ika, Vasi??ha and Ka?yapa. There are two surviving recensions (??kh?s), known as ?aunak?ya (AVS) and Paippal?da (AVP). Listen to Atharvaveda exclusive at Calcutta Religious radio Blog.

Listen to the selected popular romantic Bengali songs exclusive at Kolkata Radio Broadcast by Calcutta Music Blog from various movies and albums. Romance at best.

Listen to the selected popular bengali poem recitation by Brotati Bandopadhyay exclusive at Kolkata Radio Broadcast by Calcutta Music Blog.

Listen to a superb set of Bengali Poem Recitation by Aftaar Titi only exclusive at Calcutta Bangla (Bengali) Music Radio Station FM broadcast from Kolkata.