Popular Music
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As the global music phenomenon turns 50 a hip-hop professor reflects on the word ‘dope’
Hip-hop pioneers redefined ‘dope’ as cool. But it endures as an expression of respect, praise and illegal substances.
AD Carson, The Conversation
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How Kabir Suman’s album of urban ballads, ‘Tomake Chai’, caused a ‘culture-quake’ in Bengali music
A Bengali album 30 years ago spoke of those invisible to most, broke all syntax of music, and gave an entire generation a vocabulary of the present.
Sayandeb Chowdhury & Rajendran Narayanan
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From juju to Naija hip hop: What has shaped a century of Nigerian pop music
There’s much more to the country’s music than the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti.
Chijioke Ngobili, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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As parched Bengaluru looks to ‘reduce, recycle, recharge’, other Indian cities should take note
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‘The Lyrics’: What Paul McCartney’s new book can teach us about harnessing our creativity
The book divulges the origins of 154 of McCartney’s most significant and enduring songs.
Edward Wasserman, The Conversation
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‘Abbey Road’: The album that marked the end of the Beatles 50 years ago
Sonically, it was as much the first album of the 1970s as an artefact of the ’60s.
Adam Behr, The Conversation
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Dr John (1941-2019): The Night Tripper belongs to the world – but more so to New Orleans
Skipping across genres, the voodoo-inspired musician mirrored the relationship between the city’s social fabric and its musical heritage.
Adam Behr, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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Song check: Atif Aslam yearns for a love lost in new single ‘Baarishein’
The song has been written and composed by Arko.
Scroll Staff
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A new single by writer Zac O’Yeah’s Ändå pop collective finds a spot on a music chart
The single ‘Hey’ is about how ‘people are all doomed to die’.
Scroll Staff
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How popular music is trying to find the sacred in a secular world
Nick Cave, Hozier and Dr G Yunupingu have led the way for the enquiry into sacredness in the 21st century.
Lyn McCredden, The Conversation
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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With ‘Lal Pari Mastani’, Sona Mohapatra and Ram Sampath are weaving music and magic on the web
Far away from the limitations of Hindi film music and with ‘Coke Studio India’ having ended, the husband-wife duo have turned to the internet.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Why the world is going ‘APES**T’ over Beyonce and Jay-Z’s new music video
Teeming with references to African culture and experience, the couple's latest work places 'blackness'at the heart of the Western canon.
Kirsty Fairclough, The Conversation
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How The Beatles created the iconic album art for ‘Abbey Road’
Today marks the release of the Fab Four’s penultimate album, whose cover art has left behind a legacy of its own.
Shibika Suresh & Anmol Kanojia
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants
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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja stars with all-round performance in Chennai’s win over Punjab
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on October 6 as ICC announce tournament schedule
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat