Another Reason To Skip Sleep: Indian Classical Music

A little bit about Hindustani classical music and Samir Chatterjee's efforts in keeping the raga traditions alive in NYC. In the classical Hindustani musiculture, the ragas, or melodic scales, that are used in songs are inseparable from the setting they're played in, such as season of the year or time of day. Through the use of different ragas, musicians evoke different rasas, or moods, which vary from a fresh and sleepy dawn to a mysterious and mischievous dusk. Unfortunately, this tradition is being lost due to the changing culture, but luckily there are still musicians who are keeping it alive and adapting it to modern times.

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/152687992/another-reason-to-skip-sleep-indian-classical-music