 Click to Listen Now! | Music of India with Dr. Nag Rao has been broadcast on KSUA 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska for over a decade. The three-hour long, commercial free radio program has been assigned the Prime Time on Saturdays between 3 P.M. and 6 P.M., ever since its inception. In duration, time-slot, quality and continuity, this is probably the only show of its kind in the U.S., broadcast from the top of the world, ALASKA! The show has logged in over 2000 hours of broadcast, carefully archived! |
Music of India with Dr. Nag Rao has attained the status of "Signature Show" at KSUA 91.5 FM. The show has been rebroadcast on KRUA 88.1 FM in Anchorage and other radio stations from New York to Hawaii from time to time. Music of India with Dr. Nag Rao is broadcast LIVE in FM-Stereo to hundreds of loyal listeners week after week. Dr. Rao presents the music in perspective of India's Land and its People. He makes every attempt to link the music with the Indian way of life: its religions, mythology, festivals & folklore, beliefs, and current events. Dr. Rao has been following the Indian film scene (Bollywood) both as a film and music critic and as a broadcaster for nearly half a century and has hundreds of movie trivia at his fingertips. |  |
Dr. Nag Rao has enriched the show and offered variety from his priceless private collection of over 2000 CDs and 7000 pre-recorded cassettes in every Indian language. The show's format has been "live", improvised, and interactive, occasionally with guests appearing on the show to bring in their expertise and interest. The show has encouraged "local" talent from within the U.S. by broadcasting Indian musical compositions created and produced within the U.S. |
| Indian Music On American Radio features: |
| Classical Music: Carnatic and Hindustani Vocal and Instrumentals Film Music: Hindi, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Tulu, and Konkani. Fusion Music: Classical/Western, Indian/Reggae, Indian/Rap, Remix Pop Music: Indipop, Bhangrapop, The British Scene, The Desi Pop Private Albums (Non-Filmi): Ghazals, Geet, Qawwalis Folk Music: In all the Indian Languages representing the wide variety of Indian culture Devotional Music: In all the Indian languages representing a wide variety of religious music of every Faith and Sect. |
Dr. Rao has broadcast many Specials and Tributes. Some of the recurring Annual Specials include Festivals and National Holidays: |
| Sri Ganesh Chaturthi, Sri Gowri Pooja, Maha Shivaratri, Sri Ram Navami, Sri Krishna, Janmashtami, Ugadi (Hindi New Year's Day), Holi, Diwali/Deepawali, Navratri/Dasara, Durga, Pooja, Lakshmi Pooja, Saraswati Pooja. Nag Panchami August 15 (Indian Independence Day), January 26 (Republic Day), October 2 (Gandhi Jayanti), January 30 (Martyr's Day, Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi's assassination) Bakrid, Muharram, Id Milad Christmas |
| Special Tribute Shows Include: |
Salil Chowdhury, Laxmikant (of Laxmikant-Pyarelal), Anil Biswas, Kalyanji (of Kalyanji-Anandji), Majrooh Sultanpuri, Qamar Jalalalabadi, Kaifi Azmi, Anand Bakshi, Allah Rakha, Rajendra, Kumar, Kishore Kumar Great news articles about Dr. Rao and his Radio Show: The Sound of Home: http://www.littleindia.com/India/July2001/home.htm An Ounce of Bronze In An Ocean Of Snow: http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/apr/03usspec.htm |
The Music goes on and on... and now YOU can listen to some of these wonderful broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at my streaming broadcase server via Live365.com: Indian Music On American Radio Send E-mail and Comments to: Dr. Nag Rao |
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