Musical History
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‘Qawwali can teach us the lesson of unity’: A photo exhibition goes beyond the music
Manjari Chaturvedi, curator of the exhibition, speaks to Scroll.in about the need to document the history of the art form.
Priyali Prakash
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On his 250th birth anniversary, remembering Beethoven the astute businessman
The musical genius also had a flair for commerce, it turns out.
Luis Dias
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The long-ignored connection between Hindustani classical khyal and qawwali
Tracing the history of the khyal presents an opportunity to broaden our understanding of identity beyond religion and borders.
Wajiha Ather Naqvi, Dawn.com
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Champion or copycat? Elvis Presley’s ambiguous relationship with black America
Forty years after his death, how can we reconcile the contradictory black responses to the King of Rock?
Brian Ward, The Conversation
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Habib Painter: The billboard painter who became a famous qawaali singer
His singing earned him the title of ‘Bulbul-E-Hind’ from Jawaharlal Nehru.
Manish Gaekwad
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Have you heard the longest qawaali ever sung?
In the first of our new series, meet Aziz Mian, who clocked his performance at 115 minutes.
Manish Gaekwad
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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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The proposed biopic on Nazia and Zoheb Hassan needs to have these songs
Among their most popular hits are ‘Aap Jaisa Koi Mere Zindagi Mein Aaye’, ‘Boom Boom’ and ‘Disco Deewane’.
Manish Gaekwad
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How I got George Harrison all peeved in Calcutta in 1976
A brief encounter with the third Beatle.
C Y Gopinath