music
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Watch: Pakistan’s ‘first rapper’ returns after 15 years with a song that asks many pointed questions
Scroll Staff
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Watch Kuldip Singh, the crooner from Kashmir who almost made it as a star in 1950s Hollywood
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Celebrate the monsoon with this performance of raag Mia ki Malhar by Amir Khan
Aneesh Pradhan
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Watch: Jay-Z’s remake of ‘Friends’ in his new music video is a subversive comment on race
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Champion or copycat? Elvis Presley’s ambiguous relationship with black America
Brian Ward, The Conversation
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Watch: In a stirring I Day gift, Indian group sings a lovely version of Pakistan’s national anthem
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Monsoon playlist: Goa has a rain song for (almost) every emotion
Luis Dias
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Watch: Rahul Rajkhowa’s new song is also against injustice, over the floods in Assam
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Monsoon melodies: Kajri songs of love and yearning by Girija Devi, Shobha Gurtu and more
Aneesh Pradhan
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Watch: A stage at Tomorrowland’s Barcelona edition erupted in flames
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Watch: This poignant music video follows the dark, harrowing journey of a child bride
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Watch: A sublime cover of AR Rahman’s ‘Saarattu Vandiyila’ by a Germany-based veena player
Scroll Staff
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Birdsong has inspired humans for centuries, but is it music?
Hollis Taylor, The Conversation
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From singing to composition and music education, these videos show the many talents of Ashok Ranade
Aneesh Pradhan
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Watch: This alley in Meerut produces 90% of India’s brass musical instruments
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Watch: This Punjabi parody of ‘Despacito’ shows how the video would go in real life
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Watch: This 78-year-old Kazakh woman who raps with her grandson is a runaway hit on Instagram
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Video: This is what Chester Bennington meant to Indian fans who grew up in the late 90s
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Looking back: What Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President, thought about music
Aneesh Pradhan
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How a war provided the soundtrack for subversive Afrikaans rock
Schalk van der Merwe, The Conversation