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  • Another beguiling performance followed from Rajan and Sajan Mishra, brothers who sing in a style called khyal (imagination), in which the voice itself is an instrument.

    Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • A number of genres, not just khyal and thumri but even sadra, chaturang, qawwalis and ghazals were recorded.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Accompanied by Avinash Dighe on the harmonium and Bharat Kamat on tabla, Nandi laid out the nuances of this evergreen raga, singing vilambit khyal Bahu Gun Kaa Man '.

    The Times of India 2010

  • His vilambit khyal Sumeero Tero Naam 'had a mark of maturity.

    The Times of India 2010

  • He presented the vilambit khyal Piya More Ghar Aao '.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Gauhar Jaan was a phenomenal talent - she could condense the reflective khyal into three minutes for the gramophone and could also remarkably package the romantic thumri.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Gauhar Jaan was a phenomenal talent - she could condense the reflective khyal into three minutes for the gramophone and could also remarkably package the romantic thumri.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • The drut khyal Sun Sun Batiyaa, Sagaree Ratiya 'carried forward the pain of Marwa's loneliness.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Gauhar Jaan was a phenomenal talent - she could condense the reflective khyal into three minutes for the gramophone and could also remarkably package the romantic thumri.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • His vilambit khyal Sumeero Tero Naam 'had a mark of maturity.

    The Times of India 2010

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