The music of Rajasthani folk band, SAZ (an acronym for Sadiq, Asin and Zakir), inhabits spaces between the traditional and the contemporary. Their original compositions create much curiosity among ...

Petra Nachtmanova – who fell in love with the haunting sound of the Saz in the Turkish-populated suburbs of Berlin – has traced its journey from Central Asia to the Balkans in a documentary film. The ...

Early in his life Mukhammad Tairov discovered he needed more than food to strengthen himself against the forces of oppression Early in his life Mukhammad Tairov, an Ahiska Turk, discovered he needed ...

The Royal Opera House, Mumbai is all set to showcase the evocative sounds of Rajasthan as Jodhpur RIFF, in association with Avid Learning, presents “SAZ and Friends: When the Desert Plays”. At the ...

A session between a popular folk trio from Rajasthan, a graceful Kathak dancer, and India’s renowned saxophonist share the stage in Mumbai at SAZ and Friends: When the Desert Plays, a celebration of ...

AFTER last week's appearance on BBC2's Later...With Jools Holland, Southern Albanian musicians Saz'iso perform their mesmerising arabesques, joyful dances and heartbreaking laments at the National ...

It was their love for music that made Malabika Brahma and Sanjay Khyapa, both from Kolkata, West Bengal, develop a bond with Emre Gultekin who belongs to Turkey. (From left) Emre Gultekin and Malabika ...

Saze is the folk music of Southern Albania, recognised by Unesco as a masterpiece of human heritage. Derived from the rural a cappella style of iso-polyphony, the modernised urban version sports ...

Sadiq Khan, Asin Khan and Zakir Khan. Pic courtesy/@saz.music.official The roar of cars and the incessant flow of traffic in Mumbai might be a far cry from the serene, shifting sands of Jodhpur, but ...