By MSLF Team on February 2nd 2023
Lucknow has been an originating space for numerous art forms. The culture of the city and the genius of the maestros there have helped refine and polish those art forms to eventually give them a gharana. The gharana culture in the city is homespun and remains a coveted concept. One such art form and its gharana that originated in the heartland of the city was Kathak, founded by Pandit Ishwari Prasad Mishra.
By MSLF Team on February 2nd 2023
A few years before 1920, a circus ship sank, giving a man the freedom to pursue his dream. Babban Master was a trumpeter in the Kamala Circus’ orchestra before he made up his mind to leave and set up his own shop. Times were tough and money was running low, so a friend gave his shop to Babban so he could set up his own business. Therefore, in 1920, the International Band got its name and was set up at Latouche Road, Lucknow.
By MSLF Team on February 2nd 2023
In 1923, an English conference called the National Music Conference was held to decipher the future of music studies of the students of India. The conference was attended by all the high-profile diplomats of the country including Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, an esteemed musicologist from Bombay.
By MSLF Team on February 2nd 2023
Asmatullah Saheb, once an heir to the famous Allan Saheb and Sons, ecstatically recalls the story of his beautiful workshop. It all started with Asmatullah’s grandfather; Allan Saheb. Based in Lucknow, Allan Saheb was a simple man who worked in a musical workshop called Bhondu and Sons.
By MSLF Team on February 2nd 2023
Ahmed Jan “Thirakwa” was one of the most decorated tabla players of all time. He was as patient as a clamshell under the sea with his riyaz and as persistent as the sun in Lucknow on a June afternoon with his discipline for the instrument. Looking back, Ahmed Jan paints quite a picture with his signature black sherwani, a Rampuri topi, the blackened moustache, the surma-lined eyes, the silver-capped walking stick, the polite aadab-arz or meherbani aapki, his courteous manners, and his mastery over the tabla.
By MSLF Team on March 5th 2022
Sunday, 6th March 2022 | 8 PM Tour Kothi Mall with Chetna and Dushyant Singh
By MSLF Team on March 5th 2022
Sunday, 5th March 2022 | 8 AM