Tagged: Naina Devi

March 20, 2019

Naina Devi – Famous Thumri singer

Naina Devi (1917-1993) was a Hindustani vocalist best known for her Thumri renditions. She also performed dadra, chaiti and ghazals. She studied Hindustani vocals in both Rampur-Sahaswan and Benaras tradition. She was married into...

Hindustani music has so many branches than we actually imagine

Indian music is widely classified into two branches – Hindustani music and Carnatic music. From those 7 swaras, countless tunes and ragas have been created – The wonder of 7 swaras, known as ‘Sapta...