Delighted to have a new article in the Frontline magazine: “The middle style marks a phase in a musician’s life when thought and craft entwine so completely that invention flows without the scaffolding showing.” frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-cul...

13500. Incredible support within just a week. But we need to keep the momentum going. Please sign if you haven’t and share widely. Tell a friend and get them to share too. c.org/WvV2srykpn

The petition has crossed 5k. But we need more momentum and support. Please sign and share widely. #appeal #saveUoNMusic #Nottingham

Heartbroken to share the news that recruitment to Undergraduate Music courses at the University of Nottingham has been suspended. Please do contact us on [email protected] if you would like to support us.

Devastated to share the news that was broken to colleagues in Music (and other departments) at the University of Nottingham yesterday. This is obviously a very difficult time for us and our students. Please contact us on [email protected] if you would like to be involved.

Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday. It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Enchanted to have interviewed the living legend Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khansahab. Here’s a clip of him talking about his wonderful mother.

Rutgers bans caste-based discrimination across all campuses! Rutgers also outlines further steps for reporting, collecting more data about caste on campus, and developing trainings. This took a lot of work & is a big win for caste equity! laborrelations.rutgers.edu/updates-anno... #caste #Rutgers

This exciting new art exhibition at Somerset House explores the iniquitous colonial salt tax. The artists, Hylozoic Desires, have drawn inspiration in part from my work on a powerful courtesan, Mayalee, who defied the British at Sambhar Salt Lake in the 1830s. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Zakir Hussain shall ALWAYS be. Past tense shall never touch him. So long as a tabla plays somewhere in this world, Zakir Hussain is.

The Afghan rabab has FINALLY been recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage! amu.tv/141402/