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Meet the 24-YO Singer Who Created ‘G-Pop’ to Take Gujarati Music Beyond Garba...
At three years old, Swara Oza walked into a professional recording studio in Rajkot and sang a lullaby called Hun Taaro Lalo. She has no memory of expecting it to travel anywhere. Two decades later,...
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The 22-YO from Bihar Who Carried a Forgotten Bhojpuri Folk Song to One of...
It is in the early 1800s and somewhere in the narrow lanes of old Banaras a woman watches her husband get marched away by the British Army, pulled from Mirzapur and shipped to Rangoon for a war he...
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'Gehraiyaan' Composer Wanted to Be a Physicist Before Music Took him To...
On 3 December, 2023, 34-year-old composer and producer Kabeer Kathpalia fulfilled a dream he had since college of performing at the NH7 Weekender music festival in Pune. Accompanied by his friend and...
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Dhanush Biopic on Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja: The Real Story of India's 'Musical...
The name Ilaiyaraaja evokes a certain magic for his fans, who span across generations and countries. Everyone in my family has a favourite song, and a memory associated with the musician. Late nights...
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Nagaland's Biggest Rapper Moko Koza Chose Hip Hop Over MBBS To Speak for His...
Mvüko Koza, a Kohima-based multilingual recording artist and songwriter, who popularly goes by Moko Koza, has never been afraid to express his Naga identity and represent his people. Standing at the...
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Rare Pics from India's Musical Past: A Raga Reaches Outer Space, Nation's...
If one were to chronicle all the music genres that India has given to the world, it is safe to assume the list would be endless. What is fascinating is that the role of Indian music has always gone...
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Inside India’s Only Interactive Music Museum Studded With History & Nostalgia
A brightly painted auto rickshaw, with no driver, has two visitors seated inside, listening to Indie pop from the early years of contemporary rock music. Adjacent to it is a space dimly lit and...
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‘I Lost 40% Lung Capacity, But Play 45 Instruments’: Meet Mumbai’s ‘One Man...
Having never been a part of a musical group, Gladson Peter decided to be his own band! Today, he calls himself a ‘One Man Band’ and entertains thousands of people worldwide by singing and playing 14...
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‘Discovering Hip Hop Helped Me Break National Records & Escape Life of Crime...
Rahul Khadtare first discovered hip-hop at age 13, when his friend found a phone lying around inside an auto rickshaw. “We just took the phone someone had left behind inside the auto rickshaw and...
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Ricky Kej Takes His Third Grammy: Who Was the First Indian To Win at the...
At the 2022 Grammy Awards announced earlier today, India’s Ricky Kej made history by winning his third one for Best Immersive Audio Album for his album Divine Tides with rock legend Stewart Copeland....
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The Voice Behind Trending ‘Qala’ Songs & Sireesha Bhagavatula’s Melodious...
The quirky golden age tune of the song ‘Ghodey pe sawaar’ seems to have made a permanent home in listeners' hearts. It already has more than five million views on YouTube and has been trending among...
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Chennai’s ‘Sound Mani’ Takes India’s Rare, Native Instruments Across The Globe
Chennai’s Manikandan can play 18 different types of instruments, some of which you may have never even heard of. Fondly known as ‘Sound Mani’, he is on a mission to preserve ancient, rare, and native...
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When an Immigrant’s Son’s Tribute to Asha Bhosle Replaced Celine Dion at Top...
During my school summer holidays in 2001, I saw a music video of ‘Brimful of Asha’ (Norman Cook Remix), a song originally composed by the British indie rock band Cornershop on MTV. Besides the song...
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How 7 Generations of Sitarmakers Started Making Instruments for India’s Top...
Miraj is India’s ancient city of musical instruments. Located in the southern part of Maharashtra, the historic town has been the centre of classical music for over 150 years. Watch this video know...
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How Hindi Cinema’s ‘Go-To-Guy’ Accidentally Invented A Global Music Genre
How many of you have heard of Charanjit Singh, the multi-instrumentalist session musician coveted by legendary Hindi film music composers like RD Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Naushad? Did you know...
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The Forgotten Shankar: Sitar Maestro Who Jammed With Hendrix, Pioneered...
In the late 60s, a young musician from Calcutta (Kolkata) proficient in the sitar, visited San Diego, a city situated on the west coast of the United States, to visit his father who had been taken...
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Reigning Queer Icon & Dandiya Queen, Falguni Pathak Enthralls Millions Beyond...
For us 90s kids, it wasn’t just Falguni Pathak’s songs — from the sweet melody of Maine Payal Hai Chhankai to Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye, which gave our generation that peculiar signature step — that...
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The Caribbean Artist Who Inspired Amitabh Bachchan & Bollywood to Sing His...
In 1969, Sundar Popo released his debut song ‘Nana and Nani’, a monster hit which left an indelible mark on the cultural fabric of Trinidad & Tobago, a dual island nation in the Caribbean. Sung...
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The Historic Day that Popularised Pandit Ravi Shankar as ‘Godfather of World...
On a cloudy Sunday afternoon in July 1967, sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar played a mesmeric four-hour set at the Monterey International Pop Music Festival in California, accompanied by Ustad Allah...
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When the Women of Rural Bengal Challenged the British With Swadeshi Songs
In the early 1900s, as the Indian independence movement grew and the Swadeshi Movement gained momentum, the music of the land, too, began reflecting its response to the changing socio-political...
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