Music Lessons
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Scooby-dooby-doo: Making sense of scat singing in jazz
Behind the wordless language of the jazz greats.
George Burrows, The Conversation
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It’s time we stop using the term ‘world music’ for all that doesn’t come from the West
There are many sub-genres of Hip Hop, so why is all non-Anglophone music lumped under one label?
Adam de Paor-Evans, The Conversation
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From four bottles of vodka to small pegs: The evolution of the Punjabi party song in Hindi films
The Punjab government wants to crack down on Punjabi pop. How has the genre been used in Bollywood?
Devarsi Ghosh
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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The right note: Why it’s time for male voice choirs to star welcoming women
Derbyshire police's male-voice choir is out of tune with the modern world in refusing to admit women.
Thomas Breeze, The Conversation
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Healing tunes: Why hip hop doesn’t deserve the bad rap it has got
It can be a transformative tool.
Raphael Travis Jr, The Conversation & Alexander Crooke, The Conversation
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What German composer Bach has in common with the Indian dhrupad genre
The styles of Bach and the great dhrupadiya Sadarang reached a culmination in the 18th century and then declined. Yet both are very much alive today.
George Ruckert
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Remembering Acharya Bach, the ‘last Asian composer’ of Western classical music
In many ways, the 18th century German composer shared techniques with Hindustani and Carnatic traditions.
George Ruckert
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Why Gandhi’s favourite bhajan ‘Vaishnav Jan To’ is so important in Modi’s hate-filled India
First they killed the Mahatma. And then they went after his message of empathy.
Ananya Vajpeyi
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How did Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ change rock ‘n’ roll? An Indian insider explains
Twenty-five years ago, a band from the backwaters of Washington shot into global stardom. Not long after, Miti Adhikari recorded them in Britain.
Abhishek Sikhwal
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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How a mining engineer’s invention made pop singers all sound the same
Auto-Tune was originally developed as a tool in the oil exploration industry, but now it's widely used in pop music.
Joshua Reiss, The Conversation
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Background notes: How the not-so-silent cinema created a love for music
In the earliest years of cinema, sound-less films were often played with musical accompaniments.
Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
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Musical genres are out of date – this new system explains why you might like both jazz and hip hop
A team of music psychologists have come up with a new way of classifying music.
David M. Greenberg, The Conversation
The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final