music
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A Canadian-Punjabi singer is changing stereotypes about South Asian men with songs about heartbreak
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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In the verses of Dalit shahirs, you can hear the history of India’s anti-caste movement
Yogesh Maitreya
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Pakistan’s attempts to secularise qawwali are unnecessary – it has always been pluralistic
Hammad Khan
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A new novel based on the life of singer Janki Bai retells the story of Allahabad’s ‘Chhappan Churi’
Neelam Saran Gour
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The Jewish refugee who composed AIR’s theme is at the heart of a play about identity and music
Sharanya Deepak
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Watch: When ‘Bengali Aunty’ Sawan Dutta had to break into song on visiting Harry Potter country
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Watch: This classical pianist tested seven rather strange musical instruments
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Philip Tabane (1934-2018): South Africa’s musical genius who hated being labelled
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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Watch: Jimmy Kimmel brings back American Idol 2006 sensation Sanjaya Malakar
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This 19-year-old cellist stole the show at the royal wedding. He is one of six musician siblings
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Mother’s Day: Watch musicians around the world paying tribute to their mothers
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Watch: Israeli singer wins EuroVision but comes under fire for cultural appropriation
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Blending Indian and Estonian music and myth, a Delhi-based ensemble creates a unique sound
Sharanya Deepak
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Louiz Banks: The jazz veteran on his musical journey, RD Burman and playing with Dizzy Gillespie
Nasreen Munni Kabir
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Watch: DJ Snake didn’t miss the humour in this creative mashup of ‘Magenta Riddim’
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Delhi was a cultural wasteland before this man took classical music to its middle classes
Malini Nair
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Watch: This two–year-old is a better drummer than most adults. He didn’t miss a beat
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Watch a Pakistani military band play Boney M’s ‘Rasputin’ to commemorate fallen troops
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For the first time, you can hear (and watch) Prince’s original version of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’
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Watch the spectacular performance that won this 10-year-old prodigy the ‘violin olympics’
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