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#DarrKeAageJeetHai: Celebrate Heroes This I-Day with an Anthem Saluting...
This article has been published in partnership with Mountain Dew What defines India’s resilient spirit? It’s people. And what makes these people so heroic? Some may say it is the zeal to do great...
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Mumbai’s Priya Darshini Bags Grammy Nomination For Debut Album: 5 Things to Know
Known for her fusion of different genres and cultures to create soulful music, Mumbai-born and New York-based singer, Priya Darshini, has been nominated for the 63rd edition of the annual Grammy...
View ArticleIndia’s First Bamboo Band Is Taking the Sound of Nature to the World
“Culture nourishes in nature. Without nature, culture can’t exist. Without culture, society can’t [either],” said Kerala-based Vinod Nambiar of the Vayali Folklore Group, the first bamboo band in the...
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Why I’ll Remember Bappi Lahiri as The Influencer Whose Music Touched Generations
When I first heard about the unfortunate demise of singer-composer Alokesh (aka Bappi) Lahiri earlier this morning, it didn’t strike me how much his music influenced my taste in music. (Image above...
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When Madhubala & Nargis Inspired Greek Songs That Brought Solace to Refugees
During the closing ceremony at the 2004 Athens Olympics, recording artists Antonis Remos and Anna Vissi sang a rendition of a popular Greek song called ‘Mandoubala’. Originally sung in 1959 by the...
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Indian Who Hitchhiked Through Middle East, Landed in England & Transformed...
What do the songs ‘Kung Fu Fighting’, ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’, ‘Disco Deewane’ and ‘Made in India’ have in common? Apart from selling millions of copies worldwide, these records serenaded audiences from Russia...
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Sriya Lenka: 8 Things You Didn’t Known About India’s 1st K-Pop Star From Odisha
India finally has its own Korean-Pop (K-Pop) star. Sriya Lenka, an 18-year-old from Jharsuguda, Odisha, was earlier this week announced as the latest member of the all-girl K-Pop group Blackswan,...
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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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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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The Caribbean Artist Who Inspired Amitabh Bachchan & Bollywood to Sing His Songs
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...
View ArticleReigning 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 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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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...
View ArticleHow 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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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...
View ArticleChennai’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...
View ArticleThe 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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Ricky Kej Takes His Third Grammy: Who Was the First Indian To Win at the Awards?
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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‘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...
View Article‘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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