Pakistani singer Ali Sethi on why ghazals are no longer an ‘aunty-uncle’ genre

He explains how the genre fits well into contemporary ‘woke’ culture.

Dawn Images staff

· May 03, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Why even the best singers falter while singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and other common cultural songs

Just because it’s familiar does not mean that it’s easy.

Bryan Nichols, The Conversation

· Mar 01, 2020 · 08:30 pm

How a chance meeting catapulted an Indian tour guide to headline jazz shows around the world

Slow Joe’s third album ‘Let Me Be Gone’ was released posthumously in 2017.

Gautam Sen, Moneylife

· Feb 02, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Move over, Spotify: Gen-Xers and millennials in the US want a taste of the vintage

In the mid-1990s, vinyl records had virtually disappeared from most music stores in the US. Now, LPs seem to be making a comeback.

Marina Eckersley, The Conversation

· Dec 06, 2019 · 11:30 pm

‘Gulzar in Conversation with Tagore’ is a love letter from one poet to another

Composer Shantanu Moitra tunes Gulzar’s lyrics to Rabindra Sangeet in a stunning music album.

Manish Gaekwad

· Nov 20, 2016 · 11:00 am

Bhatiyali: A short survey of the subcontinent's eternal river songs

Go with the flow.

Parineeta Dandekar

· May 10, 2016 · 07:30 pm

‘Sairat’ music composers Ajay-Atul are soaring higher and higher

The Gogavale brothers will turn producers after their latest hit ‘Sairat’.

Manish Gaekwad

· Apr 30, 2016 · 11:00 am

A transgender pop band? Why not?

Yash Raj Films’ Y-Films division is backing the 6 Pack Band, made up of six hijras.

Manish Gaekwad

· Jan 06, 2016 · 09:23 pm

On Milad-un-Nabi, listen to three iconic naats in praise of Prophet Mohammed

Devotional poetry sung in praise of the Prophet.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Dec 24, 2015 · 04:22 pm

Goats got talent: Hear them belt out Christmas carols on a charity album

These songs from ActionAid Sweden are guaranteed not to get your goat.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 18, 2015 · 10:00 am

Bengali pop band hopes to score Puja hit with album of Mamata's poems

Not to be left out, Congressman Kabil Sibal collaborates on album with AR Rahman.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Oct 01, 2014 · 02:30 am