<p>The Carnatic Conservatory of Paris hosted webinar 'Naalandaa' on Indian and Azerbaijani music from October 27 to 29.</p>.<p>It was held under the patronage of the Permanent Delegation of India at UNESCO with support from the Indian Ministry of Culture.</p>.<p>The event was curated by Bhavana Pradyumna, violin virtuoso Dr Mysore Manjunath and Ilkhas Mammadov from Azerbaijan.</p>.<p>Bhavana says, "Indian raga and Azerbaijani mugham are traditional musical forms, characterised by a large degree of improvisation. It is impossible not to hear similarities."</p>.<p>Grahabheda which is the modal shift of the tonic swara is one of the concepts found in both systems, she says.</p>.<p>The event featured Azerbaijan artists such as Dr Irada Kocharly, Dr Sanubar Baghirova, Natig Shirinov and Umid Shirinov.</p>.<p>From India, it included sitar player Pandit Shubhendra Rao, Mysore Manjunath, veena player Nirmala Rajashekar, mridangam player BC Manjunath, and musicologist Radha Bhaskar.</p>
<p>The Carnatic Conservatory of Paris hosted webinar 'Naalandaa' on Indian and Azerbaijani music from October 27 to 29.</p>.<p>It was held under the patronage of the Permanent Delegation of India at UNESCO with support from the Indian Ministry of Culture.</p>.<p>The event was curated by Bhavana Pradyumna, violin virtuoso Dr Mysore Manjunath and Ilkhas Mammadov from Azerbaijan.</p>.<p>Bhavana says, "Indian raga and Azerbaijani mugham are traditional musical forms, characterised by a large degree of improvisation. It is impossible not to hear similarities."</p>.<p>Grahabheda which is the modal shift of the tonic swara is one of the concepts found in both systems, she says.</p>.<p>The event featured Azerbaijan artists such as Dr Irada Kocharly, Dr Sanubar Baghirova, Natig Shirinov and Umid Shirinov.</p>.<p>From India, it included sitar player Pandit Shubhendra Rao, Mysore Manjunath, veena player Nirmala Rajashekar, mridangam player BC Manjunath, and musicologist Radha Bhaskar.</p>