OxKala
OxSAASOxKala is a podcast series where members of University of Oxford's South Asian Arts Society offer in-depth explorations of the arts in South Asia. Episodes include unscripted interviews with artists around the globe, rich investigations into nuances of an art form, and discussions about creativity, spirituality, and the rich tapestry of culture and expression from South Asia. Hosted by Shishir Rao... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | MusicArtsPerforming Arts | ||||
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We reflect on our discussions over the course of the first season. In this pilot season, we covered many nuanced topics largely in the space of South Asian traditional music touching on concepts in theory, presentation, and art in general. In this re... more
With guest: Arun Dravid.
We continue our discussion with Dr. Arun Dravid, a venerated musician of the Jaipur-Atrauli style of Khayal and discuss concepts and the philosophy of performance of Khayal, the role of the Guru, and the responsibilities of... more
With guest: Arun Dravid.
We look at the fluid concepts of raga and composition in Hindustani Classical Khayal. Keeping in perspective the goals or the higher pursuits, we discuss how the framework of Khayal is not etched in stone but rather subject... more
We reflect on our discussions of pace in episodes 7 and 8 with Smt. Shubhangi Sakhalkar, a Hindustani Classical musician and Guru. "Pace" being a difficult concept to get our heads around, we motivate our discussion with a setup introduced in most Ph... more
With guest: Shubhangi Sakhalkar.
Continuing our conversation with Smt. Shubhangi Sakhalkar Ji, a Hindustani musician and Guru, we discuss internalization of material and presentation of khayal. Specifically, we look at how practice (riyaz) and pres... more
With guest: Shubhangi Sakhalkar.
We look at the concept of pace in Hindustani Khayal. We discuss how pace is separate from speed and rather tied to the state of mind and discuss how khayal can be an exercise in storytelling. We interview Smt. Shubh... more
We reflect on our discussions on creativity in Indian Classical Music in episodes 4 and 5 with Sri. Ragavan Manian, a Carnatic Classical musician and Guru. We look at improvising in the raga with aalap. How does aalap serve the composition to be pres... more
With guest: Ragavan Manian.
We continue our discussion of creativity in Indian Classical Music with Sri. Ragavan Manian, a Carnatic Classical musician and Guru. We discuss the purpose of aalap and lyrics in this form of art and how one uses of aalap... more
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