Listen: Compositions in sargam geet – a music form used to teach the grammar of raags to beginners

Though a part of traditional musical training, sargam geet rarely finds a place in the concert repertoire of professionals.

Aneesh Pradhan

· 7 hours ago

Watch: An impressed AR Rahman posts video of Andhra woman's rendition of his song 'O Cheliya’

The singer was identified as Baby from the East Godavari district.

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· Yesterday · 05:00 pm

Listen: A poem and qawwali celebrate Diwali – but classical compositions about the festival are rare

Did the noise prevent musicians from being inspired enough to create compositions specifically for the occasion?

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 10, 2018 · 06:00 am

How the Indian folk-fusion band Swarathma got their mojo back after a tough six years

The Bengaluru band’s third album ‘Raah e Fakira’ is a well-balanced mix of classic Swarathma and its version 2.0.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Nov 08, 2018 · 11:30 am

Watch: Pop icon Prince shines in these rare music videos released by his estate

The American musician’s estate released the first batch of rare videos from the 1990s, for ‘Endorphinmachine’, ‘Dolphin’ and ‘Rock And Roll Is Alive!’.

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· Nov 07, 2018 · 01:00 pm

Watch: In ‘Namo Namo’ from ‘Kedarnath’, Amit Trivedi sings an ode to Shiva

The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan and will be released on December 7.

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· Nov 05, 2018 · 04:03 pm

Scooby-dooby-doo: Making sense of scat singing in jazz

Behind the wordless language of the jazz greats.

George Burrows, The Conversation

· Nov 03, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Listen: Members of the Dagar family perform the Tivra taal

Tivra is primarily played on pakhawaj and employed by practitioners of the dhrupad form.

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 03, 2018 · 06:00 am

'Nightmare on My Street': The lost Fresh Prince video has surfaced online after 30 years

Performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, aka Will Smith, the long-buried music video was intended for an instalment of ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’.

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· Nov 01, 2018 · 10:00 pm

Watch: Love and loneliness in ‘Aawargi’ from ‘The Dark Side of Life – Mumbai City’

The film has an ensemble cast that includes Mahesh Bhatt, Deepraj Rana and Kay Kay Menon.

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· Oct 29, 2018 · 07:39 pm

Watch: Actress Tilda Swinton directed her dogs in a delightful opera music video

The dogs performed as part of an art installation.

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· Oct 28, 2018 · 05:00 pm

Watch: Queen’s evergreen ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is sung in the styles of 42 different artistes

Anthony Vincent showed what the legendary song would have sounded like if it was sung by, among others, musicians like Frank Sinatra, Nirvana and David Bowie.

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· Oct 28, 2018 · 01:00 pm