| Indian music is reputed for its soul. Through the | | | | category. He could repeat his achievement in 1972 |
| centuries the music of India cherished in two | | | | when ‘The Concert for Bangladesh’ |
| different streams, that is ‘Hindustani’ and | | | | featuring him, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Leon |
| ‘Carnatic’. Indian classical music can | | | | Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton and |
| change your moods within no time. There are | | | | Klaus Voormann was named Album Of The Year. |
| ragas which can fit into any emotions and which | | | | His third Grammy came for his album |
| can lift you into a much personalised listening | | | | ‘Fullcircle-CarnegieHall2000’. |
| experience. There are limited notes which binds | | | | Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain |
| you, but proven through the feed back of eras. | | | | could repeat the trend with 1992’Planet |
| The whole technicalities of Indian | | | | Drum’ and with 2009 ‘Global Drum |
| classical music are different. Probably a western | | | | Project’. Latter was recorded in collaboration |
| listener would take time to understand this. | | | | with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni |
| Generally ‘Indian classical Vocals and Solo | | | | Hidalgo. The album also featured other Indian |
| Instruments ‘are recorded with more | | | | names like Taufiq Qureshi on percussion and |
| reverberation time rather than the natural vocal | | | | vocals, Niladri Kumar on Sitar and Dilshad Khan on |
| of a western Pop track. Long back, musicians | | | | the Sarangi. |
| used to play in the huge listening rooms of rajas, | | | | Vishwa Mohan Bhatt followed |
| which used to reflect their sound with huge | | | | the tradition in 1994 with his album ‘A Meeting |
| resonance. Classical music of India still follows this | | | | by the River” in collaboration with guitarist Ry |
| tradition. | | | | Cooder. |
| Change is the need of time. | | | | Though the youngest of the all, |
| Many Indian musicians collaborated with western | | | | A.R.RAHMAN stands distinct with his highly |
| artists to change the laws and to experiment. | | | | acclaimed achievements like |
| Many of them were totally successful too. | | | | Occars,Grammys,BAFTA,Golden Globe etc. |
| Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi | | | | More people are experimenting with |
| Shankar was the first Indian musician to bag a | | | | Indian music. Wyclef Jean came forward to sing |
| Grammy way back in 1967 for his performance | | | | with Indian Composer Aadesh Shrivastava for his |
| ‘West Meets East’ with violinist Yehudi | | | | song 'Hollywood Meets Bollywood'. |
| Menuhin in the Best Chamber Music Performance | | | | |