One man’s lifelong quest to collect, preserve and promote the folk songs of Uttar Pradesh

Malini Nair

· May 25, 2024 · 11:30 am

Bengali food is baked into the lilt of its folk music

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Nov 07, 2023 · 11:30 am

The secret ingredient to Bollywood’s funny songs was a unique drum played by a distinctive man

Malini Nair

· Mar 21, 2023 · 11:30 am

The world of Rajasthani folk music is shrinking – despite its global fame and success

Malini Nair

· Dec 14, 2022 · 11:30 am

Watch: Singing legend Joni Mitchell performs for the first time in 20 years at Newport Folk Festival

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· Jul 26, 2022 · 02:14 pm

Watch: Rajasthani folk singer Dapu Khan has died. Here’s one of his performances

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· Mar 14, 2021 · 01:09 pm

Watch: This Rajasthani folk-inspired song tells coronavirus to ‘go away’

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· Apr 09, 2020 · 07:24 am

Listen: Mahadev Prasad Mishra and Siddheshwari Devi perform dadra compositions set to Dadra taal

Aneesh Pradhan

· Aug 04, 2018 · 06:00 am

Listen: Maestros add colour to the Dadra taal through creative variations

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jul 28, 2018 · 06:00 am

‘Ha Gulo’: Coke Studio Explorer’s new single features folk artists from Kashmir

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· Jul 13, 2018 · 05:00 pm

Fighting all odds and jeers, a 21-year-old woman is reviving nearly-extinct Manipuri folk songs

Vandana Shukla

· Dec 15, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Monsoon melodies: Kajri songs of love and yearning by Girija Devi, Shobha Gurtu and more

Aneesh Pradhan

· Aug 05, 2017 · 05:30 am

Listen: Folk and classical traditions blend in this dadra by Rasoolan Bai, accompanied by the dholak

Aneesh Pradhan

· Apr 08, 2017 · 07:00 am

A new orchestra is making fusion music in Pakistan like never before

Madeeha Syed

· Nov 29, 2016 · 08:30 pm

In another newly discovered song, Woody Guthrie continues his assault on ‘Old Man Trump’

Will Kaufman, The Conversation

· Sep 07, 2016 · 05:30 am