Music Lessons
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Scooby-dooby-doo: Making sense of scat singing in jazz
Behind the wordless language of the jazz greats.
George Burrows, The Conversation
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It’s time we stop using the term ‘world music’ for all that doesn’t come from the West
There are many sub-genres of Hip Hop, so why is all non-Anglophone music lumped under one label?
Adam de Paor-Evans, The Conversation
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From four bottles of vodka to small pegs: The evolution of the Punjabi party song in Hindi films
The Punjab government wants to crack down on Punjabi pop. How has the genre been used in Bollywood?
Devarsi Ghosh
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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The right note: Why it’s time for male voice choirs to star welcoming women
Derbyshire police's male-voice choir is out of tune with the modern world in refusing to admit women.
Thomas Breeze, The Conversation
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Healing tunes: Why hip hop doesn’t deserve the bad rap it has got
It can be a transformative tool.
Raphael Travis Jr, The Conversation & Alexander Crooke, The Conversation
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What German composer Bach has in common with the Indian dhrupad genre
The styles of Bach and the great dhrupadiya Sadarang reached a culmination in the 18th century and then declined. Yet both are very much alive today.
George Ruckert
Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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Remembering Acharya Bach, the ‘last Asian composer’ of Western classical music
In many ways, the 18th century German composer shared techniques with Hindustani and Carnatic traditions.
George Ruckert
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Why Gandhi’s favourite bhajan ‘Vaishnav Jan To’ is so important in Modi’s hate-filled India
First they killed the Mahatma. And then they went after his message of empathy.
Ananya Vajpeyi
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How did Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ change rock ‘n’ roll? An Indian insider explains
Twenty-five years ago, a band from the backwaters of Washington shot into global stardom. Not long after, Miti Adhikari recorded them in Britain.
Abhishek Sikhwal
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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How a mining engineer’s invention made pop singers all sound the same
Auto-Tune was originally developed as a tool in the oil exploration industry, but now it's widely used in pop music.
Joshua Reiss, The Conversation
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Background notes: How the not-so-silent cinema created a love for music
In the earliest years of cinema, sound-less films were often played with musical accompaniments.
Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
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Musical genres are out of date – this new system explains why you might like both jazz and hip hop
A team of music psychologists have come up with a new way of classifying music.
David M. Greenberg, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants
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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja stars with all-round performance in Chennai’s win over Punjab
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on October 6 as ICC announce tournament schedule
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat