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Previous newsletters
Bhava & Aarohi Harmoniums & Shruti Boxes (Save Money & Get Extras!) – New in Our Assortment (Bhava, Aarohi & Tirupati Harmoniums, Bhava Shrutibox, Tablaset SBB, Teaching for Harmonium, Tabla & Kirtan) – Special Offers (String Instruments, Harmoniums & Shrutiboxes, Drums, Wind Instruments, Media) – Music as a Human Language, Inner Practice, and Prayer (Reflections by Hub Hildenbrand) – Zakir Hussain (Making Music) – Ken Zuckerman (TheGood Spirit With the Sarod) – Bandish Bandits (Indian Raga Music in a Streaming Show) – Preserve & Share Your Treasures: Saving Raga Concert Recordings! (A Call by Günter Wick) – Brief News (Farewells) – How Does (Indian) Music Actually Work? (34 – Singing: The Mother Tongue of All People) – Workshops (February to June) – Concerts (February to April)
Read more … Newsletter October 2024 - February 2026
Special Offers (String Instruments, Harmoniums & Shrutiboxes, Tablas & Drums, Media) – New in our Assortment (Paloma Recon Harmoniums, National Music Shrutiboxes, Dilip Mondal Sitar & Shanti Badya Bhandar Tablas) – Yoga & Harmonium (4 – Mantra Accompaniment with Chords) – The Art of Practice (Duration, Regularity, Intelligence & Joy) – Brief News (Philosopher on the Sarod, Sitarist with a Mission, Community Instead of Loneliness) – How to Make (Indian) Music? (33 – Expression is Illusion) – Workshops (October / November) – Concerts (October / November)
Read more … Newsletter April - September 2024
Special Offers (Plucked & Bowed Instruments, Flutes, Shrutiboxes, Harmoniums, Drums & CDs) – Raga Studies in Vicenza (Last Beacon?) – Yoga & Harmonium (3 – Which Model is Right?) – Obituaries (Shining Light, Wanderer Between Worlds, Grand Old Lady & Ghazal Popstar) - Brief News (Grammys for Indian Musicians, Classical Indian Dance Association Germany, Tarang Shop Closed) – How to Make (Indian) Music? (32 – Non-violence) – Workshops (April to November) - Concerts (April to November)
Read more … Newsletter October 2023 - March 2024
News & Novelties (Sitar, Shrutibox, Harmoniums, DVDs & Shipping Cost) – Special Offers (Sitars, Shrutiboxes, Harmoniums, Drums & CDs) – Raga Bachelor in Rotterdam Closed (Global View on Music in Decline) – Yoga & Harmonium (2 – Harmonium in India and in the West) – Brief News (Vijay Kichlu, AAK Raga Radio, New Shakti Record, Setback for AI Music) – How to Make (Indian) Music? (31 – Cell Phone Etiquette in Classical Indian Concerts) – Workshops (October to December) - Concerts (October to November)
Read more … Newsletter April – September 2023