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Nate Rabe
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The Art of Solitude: The blues of ‘Champion’ Jack Dupree, filled with guffaws and chuckles
Memories of discovering the New Orleans legend during a period of isolation in North Waziristan.
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A camp Bappi Lahiri song is inspiring musicians from Italy to France
The music composer has happily lifted ‘samples’ for decades. Now his song ‘Come Closer’ for a 1984 film is being sampled by others.
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The Bengali homemaker whose ‘Disco Jazz’ album has become a ‘holy grail’ after 40 years of anonymity
Rupa Biswas once seemed destined for fame and a career in pop, but Nazia Hassan’s ‘Disco Deewane’ got in the way.
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Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Why the Opposition is alleging that a WhatsApp forward from Modi is a poll code violation
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Severed limbs and rivers of blood: The film that inspired Fawad Khan’s ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’
The 1979 Pakistani classic stars Sultan Rahi and his glistening axe on a quest for honour and revenge.
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I was raised in a missionary family but only have disgust and anger for Chau’s actions in Andamans
Behind the American’s smiling face lies the same sort of philosophy that motivates Islamic State beheaders in Syria and RSS mosque demolishers in Ayodhya.
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Patna-born Gary Boyle is the greatest guitarist you’ve never heard of
He played with Jimi Hendrix, opened for the Rolling Stones, and hung out with The Beatles. His story is one of the most unlikely of rock and roll tales.
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Video
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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Sound of Lollywood: ‘Ay Bhai Ay Mister!’ is the highlight of a virtuoso soundtrack
The track is from the 1978 hit ‘Seeta Maryam Margaret’, starring the Pakistani star Rani. and scored by A Hameed.
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Sound of Lollywood: There are movies with lots of songs, and then there is ‘Ishq-e-Laila’
Iqbal Bano sings one of the best tunes in a superb soundtrack by Safdar Hussain.
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Sound of Lollywood: The one song in ‘Black Mail’ that is worth the price of admission
It is called ‘Don’t Drink Darling’ (naturally).
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Sound of Lollywood: To French hit ‘Ne me quitte pas’ with love and the same regret
Jacques Brel’s 1959 pop hit gets repurposed for the Pakistani movie ‘Amber’ from 1978.
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Sound of Lollywood: Comedy ‘Uff Yeh Beevian’ has one redeeming feature, and it’s a song
‘Zinda Rahein to Kiski Khatir’ has been composed by the prolific M Ashraf.
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Sound of Lollywood: A touch of warm Bengali folk music in ‘Aakhri Station’
Suroor Barabankvi’s movie, set in East Pakistan, is an underrated labour of love.
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The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour