Sunday Sounds
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Bob Dylan tunes like you've never heard them – in Hindi and Bengali
The 2016 Nobel prize winner for literature may not have displayed an interest in the subcontinent but its musicians continue to have an enormous passion for him
Nate Rabe
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The final cut: Songs that never say goodbye
A long-time columnist bows out.
Nate Rabe
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The unsung instrumentalists: A tribute to the men behind the intoxicating sounds of Indian pop
They remained nameless and faceless to the average listener but were well known among the musical fraternities.
Nate Rabe
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Ex-Karnataka minister HD Revanna arrested for abduction related to rape case
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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An Indo-jazz quartet: Four new albums for South Asian souls
In an age of cheap celebrity and formulaic music, this is the sort of stuff that makes nations proud.
Nate Rabe
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The playlist of random goodness
Here are several songs from across the spectrum that will hopefully tickle your fancy far into the working week.
Nate Rabe
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A different ghazal: The musical duo that brought the sounds of Persia and India together again
Kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and sitarist Shujaat Khan evoked the time when Safavid Persia and Mughal India were the dominant forces of the Orient.
Nate Rabe
Video
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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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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'I don’t drink soda': What Pakistani neo-Sufi musician Arooj Aftab said about Coke Studio
An interview with the guitarist and singer whose album 'Bird Under Water' is unhurried as a Sunday morning, a thing of understated beauty.
Nate Rabe
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Tune in to some truly spectacular global gypsy music – with India in its soul
The music of the Roma – 'children of India' – has a unique sound and blends diverse influences.
Nate Rabe
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Greece fell in love with Nargis and Madhubala in the 1950s – and is still singing songs of love
And they will not be all Greek to you: A new genre of music, indoprepi, was built on the musical structures – even ragas – of the Hindi film songs.
Nate Rabe
The Reel
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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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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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Ik kudi: Four stunning versions of Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi's most popular work
Considered Punjab’s first modern poet, most of Batalvi's work was made to be sung – much before 'Udta Punjab'.
Nate Rabe
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Harry Manx weds the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas
The 'Mysticssippi' blues man has mastered the Mohan veena to create a fresh sound: the Bharatiya Blues.
Nate Rabe
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Listen to jazz artist John Handy's collaborations with India's classical music greats
This is fusion at its finest.
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The Field
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years