Music History
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How Ameen Sayani’s Binaca Geetmala took film songs to listeners in Jhumri Talaiya and beyond
The legendary radio broadcaster’s long-running programme on Radio Ceylon seeped into the lives of its audience, films and jokes while celebrating the ordinary.
Isabel Huacuja Alonso
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50 years of hip-hop: How the music became a global cultural movement
Aspiring hip-hop artists learn from each other and the ethos of ‘each one teach one’ – adapted from an African American proverb – applies across the culture.
Adam de Paor-Evans, The Conversation
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Nineteenth-century US thought blacks can’t sing as well as whites. Elizabeth Greenfield changed that
Greenfield forced critics and audiences to reconcile their ears with their racism.
Adam Gustafson, The Conversation
Trending
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Business history: How Jaypee Infratech’s stalled construction projects left homebuyers in the lurch
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How the songs of enslaved Africans in the US were transformed into gospel music
A brief history of the evolution of gospel music.
Robert Stephens, The Conversation
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How a war provided the soundtrack for subversive Afrikaans rock
Rock music against military conscription during 1980s South Africa resonated with wider fault lines in Afrikaner society.
Schalk van der Merwe, The Conversation
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Strings attached: A short history of the Western classical guitar in India
Indian composers haven’t fully exploited the opportunity to write for the guitar.
Kuldeep Barve
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Ali Ben Sou Alle: Was this 19th century Frenchman the Pied Piper of Mysore?
He may have been director of the Royal Music for the Maharaja of Mysore. Or, he may have invented the story out of thin air.
Paul Wehage
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In French opera ‘Padmavati’, sweetness, dread, and lots of sighing and twirling
Revisited by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2008 and the source of his upcoming movie, Albert Roussel’s 1923 work devotes much time to dance sequences.
Vignesh Sridharan
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Watch: The mystery of why air horns are used in hip hop is finally solved (or not)
It was one DJ who revolutionised it into a 'global phenomenon' but its roots go deeper.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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The harmonium was born in Europe – so how did it become synonymous with Indian music?
The journey of the instrument across continents and centuries.
Vishwas R. Gaitonde
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How courtesans paved the way for women in Indian showbiz
A new book maps the ways women singers changed the music industry.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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After 61 years, Mumbai's own music store Rhythm House says goodbye with this bittersweet video
Vinyl, cassettes, and then CDs – it was the go-to music shop for three generation of Mumbaikars.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals