Music History
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Nineteenth-century US thought blacks can’t sing as well as whites. Elizabeth Greenfield changed that
Greenfield forced critics and audiences to reconcile their ears with their racism.
Adam Gustafson, The Conversation
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How the songs of enslaved Africans in the US were transformed into gospel music
A brief history of the evolution of gospel music.
Robert Stephens, The Conversation
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How a war provided the soundtrack for subversive Afrikaans rock
Rock music against military conscription during 1980s South Africa resonated with wider fault lines in Afrikaner society.
Schalk van der Merwe, The Conversation
Trending
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Are wrestlers giving up their protest? How a media narrative war has broken out
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Strings attached: A short history of the Western classical guitar in India
Indian composers haven’t fully exploited the opportunity to write for the guitar.
Kuldeep Barve
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Ali Ben Sou Alle: Was this 19th century Frenchman the Pied Piper of Mysore?
He may have been director of the Royal Music for the Maharaja of Mysore. Or, he may have invented the story out of thin air.
Paul Wehage
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In French opera ‘Padmavati’, sweetness, dread, and lots of sighing and twirling
Revisited by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2008 and the source of his upcoming movie, Albert Roussel’s 1923 work devotes much time to dance sequences.
Vignesh Sridharan
Video
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Watch: Dense smoke and yellowish haze cover New York as a result of Canadian wildfires
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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Watch: The mystery of why air horns are used in hip hop is finally solved (or not)
It was one DJ who revolutionised it into a 'global phenomenon' but its roots go deeper.
Scroll Staff
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The harmonium was born in Europe – so how did it become synonymous with Indian music?
The journey of the instrument across continents and centuries.
Vishwas R. Gaitonde
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How courtesans paved the way for women in Indian showbiz
A new book maps the ways women singers changed the music industry.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
The Reel
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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After 61 years, Mumbai's own music store Rhythm House says goodbye with this bittersweet video
Vinyl, cassettes, and then CDs – it was the go-to music shop for three generation of Mumbaikars.
Scroll Staff
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Stand by for an up-to-date chronicle of India's independent music scene
Arjun S Ravi's six-part documentary series encompasses the jazz era, the arrival of rock in 60s and the recent explosion of electronic music in India.
Amit Gurbaxani
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Not all variations of the world's most annoying ringtone are unbearable
Even better: Microsoft does not own it.
Mridula Chari
The Field
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Football: Lionel Messi says he’s headed to USA, signs up for David Beckham co-owned Inter Miami
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Netherlands as it happened: Holland win 4-1
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India win team silver, two individual medals in the Rapid Fire Pistol event
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Golf merger: How Saudi Arabia’s involvement influenced a new world order in the sport
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Football: Legislators in Rio de Janeiro approve 'Vini Jr's law' against football racism