Video: When Performers Surprised Passengers in a Moving Bus!
Every year, artists gather in Chennai for the Urur Olcott Kuppam Vizha, a festival which celebrates art forms. The performers are constantly reinventing ways in which they can connect with the...
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When Michael Jackson’s Music and Moonwalk Rocked Mumbai in 1996
“Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it, my music, I know I will live forever.” – Michael Jackson. It has been more than eight years since the untimely death...
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This Talented Violinist Becomes First Indian To Bag Prestigious International...
Keeping the legacy of Carnatic music alive, one young woman has made the country proud by becoming the first person to receive the Tarisio Trust Young Artists Grants for 2017. Apoorva Krishna is a...
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Tuning Into Tansen, The Musical Legend Whose Ragas You Can Still Hear Today!
Tansen is a complex enigma in Indian history. The tales of greatness that surround his person include incredible anecdotes of elephants that were tamed by his music, rains that poured when he sang in...
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Legacy of a Legend: When Pandit Ravi Shankar Introduced The Beatles to the...
“Music may not have, precisely, saints. But no musician alive is a closer fit.” Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar had left such a charismatic impression upon the West during the 1950s and 60s, that...
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To Appa With Love: A Son Speaks About the Legacy Called Lalgudi Jayaraman
This is not a regular piece, but then regular is not what comes to mind when you think about this person. Attempting to write about Shri Lalgudi Jayaraman, a true great of Carnatic music, is a daunting...
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Video: This Chinese Vocalist’s Brilliant Rendition of Carnatic Music Is Going...
Indian culture and music have been widely appreciated across the world, and many foreign artists have taken to learning aspects of Indian art. One such man is Chong Chiu Sen, a Malaysian-born Chinese...
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Arunachal Artist Raps Against Racism in Hindi, Drives Home A Powerful Message!
Music and humour are double-edged swords. Sometimes they reinforce certain uncomfortable stereotypes, but real artists find a way to present them in ways that break barriers and bring people closer...
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How a Panchgani School Moulded the Rock Legend Called Freddie Mercury
Google ‘Greatest Rock Frontmen Of All Time’ and the search engine throws up an impressive line-up of legendary vocalists. From the enigmatic Robert Plant to the brooding Kurt Cobain, to the mercurial...
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Google Doodle Honours Gauhar Jaan: 7 Facts About India’s Fiesty Gramophone Girl!
Although gramophones have almost completely been phased out of public memory, especially with the younger generations who have no clue about the iconic apparatus, there are some legends whose musical...
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RD Burman: 5 Reasons Why ‘Pancham Da’ Is One of India’s Greatest Composers!
In the pantheon of legendary Indian film composers, Rahul Dev Burman stands apart. Even though it’s been two and a half decades since RD Burman (aka Pancham) has passed away, his music continues to...
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#Zingaat: Why My Heart Will be Wild like ‘Sairat’, & Won’t Just Beat Like...
I remember being in a remote village in Maharashtra when Zingaat- the original Marathi song from ‘Sairat’ – released. An auto driver was blasting it in his rickshaw, in which we were passengers....
View ArticleKerala Labourer’s Viral Singing Video Makes Shankar Mahadevan Offer Him a...
Never in his wildest dreams did Rajesh, a backload worker from Nooranad in Kerala, think that his ability to enchant people with his melodious voice would make him an overnight sensation and have...
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With 5 Lakh Views, This Talented UP Egg-Seller is India’s Next YouTube...
He has an amazing voice, but for years it languished. Thankfully, Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushal Nishad is slowly but surely getting his due. The youth, who spent dreamless nights, wondered whether singing...
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Modern Day Manto: Society Cannot Ignore This Singer-Poet’s ‘Calm’ Questions
This article has been sponsored by Viacom 18 Music is often at the forefront of changing perceptions and largely defines how a society sees itself. From the religious ‘Bhakti’ movements of medieval...
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Modern Day Manto: Injustice in India Cannot Hide, Thanks to This Band’s Music
This article has been sponsored by Viacom 18 In this era of content oversaturation (thanks to social media) the word ‘radical’ is often bandied about carelessly. But a real ‘radical’ often challenges...
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Nightingale of Bollywood Turns 90: 11 Little Known Stories About Lata...
The Nightingale of Bollywood turned 90 today. She has recorded over 27,000 songs in 36 regional and foreign languages. This is none other than legendary playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar. With melodious...
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Meet ‘Guitar Rao’, an Engineer Who Quit a Cushy Job to Give Music Lessons for...
Before the crack of dawn every day, Yash Vir Rao takes his guitar case, flutes and notebooks, and walks towards Andhra Bhavan in Delhi. His students will be waiting for him, their instruments and their...
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When the Beatles Wore the Nehru Jacket & Spread the Fashion ‘Across the...
The Nehru jacket, with its stand-up mandarin collar, a long row of buttons and hip-long length has been synonymous with the first Prime Minister of India. Although it gained this name only in the...
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Ranveer-Alia’s ‘Gully Boy’ Inspired by the Rap to Riches Journey of These...
From the streets to the celluloid, this rapper duo’s powerful socio-political verses are soon going to be adapted into a Bollywood film, Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. Photo Source:...
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