Five independent Indian bands that deserve a place on your playlist

Rohini Kejriwal

· Apr 30, 2017 · 11:30 am

Watch: Is this a rap tribute to the mango or a boring catalogue of its benefits?

Scroll Staff

· Apr 25, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Listen: Swift, melodic and precise, Banaras gharana’s Gopal Mishra works wonders with the sarangi

Aneesh Pradhan

· Apr 22, 2017 · 06:00 am

Watch: Rapper Sofia Ashraf is back, this time with an anthem for those who ‘can’t do sexy’

Scroll Staff

· Apr 21, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Grindmill Songs: Listen to the world’s largest archive of folk songs

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Apr 21, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Video: Here’s the (soon-to-be) famous Carnatic song and Bhangra mix ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’

Scroll Staff

· Apr 20, 2017 · 01:00 pm

Pop icon Prince’s unreleased music will go on sale on his one-year death anniversary

Scroll Staff

· Apr 19, 2017 · 05:49 pm

Watch DJ Sumirock: 82-year-old cooks during the day, spins records in Tokyo’s clubs at night

Scroll Staff

· Apr 19, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Small but significant: Indian teen singer-songwriter Aditi Dot is fast gaining fans on YouTube

Abhishek Sikhwal

· Apr 13, 2017 · 11:30 am

Watch: This orchestra makes its instruments using fresh vegetables

Scroll Staff

· Apr 09, 2017 · 01:00 pm

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 world of sounds: A new site invites you to play DJ, with Delhi and Mumbai as your muse

Chanpreet Khurana

· Apr 06, 2017 · 03:30 pm

'How do artists stay inspired in a chaotic world?': A critic's long association with Kishori Amonkar

Veejay Sai

· Apr 04, 2017 · 06:37 pm

This novel reminds us how a creative artist dealt with the might of a (Leftist) totalitarian state

Karthick Ram Manoharan

· Apr 02, 2017 · 07:00 am

Listen: Begum Akhtar's captivating performances of dadras in raag Kafi

Aneesh Pradhan

· Mar 25, 2017 · 06:00 am

Video: Daft Punk's iconic dance music isn't entirely original, as these songs reveal

Scroll Staff

· Mar 22, 2017 · 10:00 pm

The golden voice of Kashmir’s indie musicians echoes with politics and folklore

Rayan Naqash

· Mar 19, 2017 · 11:30 am

Full text: 'Sing on Nahid, sing on Suhana,' says Muslim group against 'blinkered brand of Islam'

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy

· Mar 15, 2017 · 07:30 pm

What we can learn from the stories of South India’s saint-composers

Anil Srinivasan

· Mar 13, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera, and the politics of popular music in Venezuela

Hazel Marsh, The Conversation

· Mar 11, 2017 · 11:30 pm