Music

Ramayan, Naatak's 100th Production

During the pandemic shut down, I had watched a few of Naatak's zoom plays. Ramayan was my first live Naatak play in a theater since the...

The Show Must Go On! (COVID-19 and the Art of Zoom)

The COVID-19 crisis has dealt a staggering blow to the performing arts. Theaters have had to close. As have concert halls, including...

COVID Times, Virtual Living and Counting our Blessings

The world as we know it has changed. We are suddenly in the midst of a pandemic. Covid-19. Four syllables that have thrown our world into...

Black Lives and the Journeys to Racial Justice (Part II: Non-fiction & Art)

In this America, Miles Davis, Trumpeter, composer, jazz innovator, While standing outside a jazz club in New York where he was performing...

"Triumphant Music": the Marcus Shelby Quartet and "Black History Life!"

The Marcus Shelby Quartet performed a special concert called “Black History Life!” at the California Jazz Conservatory on Addison Street...

Magic in the Moonlight: Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona

Towering saguaro cactii, the blush of a gorgeous sunset in the blue desert sky, and a crescent moon greeted us as we entered the Desert...

Musical Instrument Museum (MIM): Connecting the World Through Music

What an amazing place! The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona has been touted by tripadvisor.com as "Phoenix's #1 attraction...

Friends Across Oceans (for Shafali, the newest one)

Grab your cup of tea, glass of wine, handkerchief, tissues if you are up for this sentimental post. All set? Here we go. One summer...

Nature Never Did Betray the Heart that Loved Her

There are places that calm one's spirits, still one's restless mind and offer comfort, solace. These are the places where I love to walk,...

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