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Previous newsletters
New Harmoniums (Standard & Dulcetina from Tirupati & Bina) - Christmas Sale - CDs & DVDs with 50% Discount - Harmonium Purchase Guide (2/6) – Sound & Feel - Craft & Art in Bhakti Music (2) – Respect for Tradition - Girija Devi – Queen of Thumri - How to Make (Indian) Music? (10) – Sacred Space - Workshops – December to February - Concerts – December to February
Read more … Newsletter November / December 2017
Special Offers (Snips for Beginners, Pros & Treasure Hunters) - Harmonium Purchase Guide (1/6 - Mobility) - Craft & Art in Bhakti Music (1 - Freedom of Expression) - The Art of Practice (4/4 - Joy) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (9 – Raga Worship) - Workshops (October to December) - Concerts (October to December)
Read more … Newsletter September / October 2017
New Service (New Service) - Dhruba Ghosh (Master of the Sarangi, Compose and Innovator) - Ravi Shankar (Posthumous Opera Premiere) - The Art of Practice (3/4 – Intelligence) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (8 – Some Other Vision of Reality) - Workshops (August to October) - Concerts (August to October)
Read more … Newsletter July / August 2017
Tirupati (Kirtan Harmoniums for Travels) - Kishori Amonkar (The Last Diva) - Subroto Roy Chowdhury (Master of Alap) - The Art of Practice (2/4 - Regularity) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (7 - Total Presence) - Workshops (June to September) - Concerts (June to August)
Read more … Newsletter May / June 2017
New CD by Indigo Masala (Ocean) - Ramesh Mishra (Benares-Sarangi) - The Art of Practice (1/4 Duration) - How To Make (Indian) Music? (6 - Listening) - Workshops (April to June) - Concerts (April to June)
Read more … Newsletter March / April 2017
Review 2016 (Anxiety & Bliss) - Special Offers (Bargains & Treasures) - Textbook for Dilruba, Esraj & Tau (Practical & Sound) - Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (Visionary & Rebel) - The Mumbai Project (Complex & Multi-faceted) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (5 – Discipline & Determination) - Workshops (February to April) - Concerts (February to April)
Read more … Newsletter January / February 2017
Christmas Sale (CDs & DVDs with 50% Discount) - Shipping Cost (Massive Price Reduction in Europe) - Veena Sahasrabuddhe (Authentic Voice of Gwalior) - Fresh Breeze in Ancient Tradition (3/4 - Dhrupad Cello) - Let's Get Loud (Sound Pickup for Indian String Instruments - 2/2) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (4 - Shelter in Pure Being) - Workshops (December to February) - Concerts (December to January)
Read more … Newsletter November / December 2016
New Harmonium Brand (Tirupati) - Fresh Breeze in Ancient Tradition (2/4 - The Perfect Rudra-Veena) - Let's Get Loud (1/2 - Sound Pickup for Indian String Instruments) - German Record Critics' Award (Assi Ghat by Trio Benares) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (3 - The Removal of Gravity) - Workshops (October to December) - Concerts (October / November)
Read more … Newsletter September / October 2016
Holiday Time (Restricted Service in July & August) - Yogis In Love (Music by Govinda Schlegel) - Frish Breeze in Ancient Tradition (1/4 - Silver Flute & Saxophone) - Musical Wonders of India (Instrument Exhibition Online) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (2 - Life is Analogue) - Workshops (July to October) - Concerts (July to September)
Read more … Newsletter July / August 2016
New Special Offers (Unique Opportunities) - Distinction (Songlines Award for Debashish Bhattacharya) - The Esraj Handbook (An Evolving Knowledge Base) - Qawwali in Delhi (700 Years of Music Tradition) - Yoga of Sound (3/4 - Kirtan & Mandra Sadhana with Harmonium & Tanpura) - Kirtan (10 - Flower Power & Punk: George Harrison & Nina Hagen) - How to Make (Indian) Music? (1 - The Spirit of the Raga) - Workshops (June to August) - Concerts - (June & July)
Read more … Newsletter May / June 2016