Bob Dylan tunes like you've never heard them – in Hindi and Bengali

The 2016 Nobel prize winner for literature may not have displayed an interest in the subcontinent but its musicians continue to have an enormous passion for him

Nate Rabe

· Oct 13, 2016 · 05:26 pm

The final cut: Songs that never say goodbye

A long-time columnist bows out.

Nate Rabe

· Oct 02, 2016 · 10:30 am

The unsung instrumentalists: A tribute to the men behind the intoxicating sounds of Indian pop

They remained nameless and faceless to the average listener but were well known among the musical fraternities.

Nate Rabe

· Aug 28, 2016 · 12:30 pm

An Indo-jazz quartet: Four new albums for South Asian souls

In an age of cheap celebrity and formulaic music, this is the sort of stuff that makes nations proud.

Nate Rabe

· Aug 21, 2016 · 10:30 am

The playlist of random goodness

Here are several songs from across the spectrum that will hopefully tickle your fancy far into the working week.

Nate Rabe

· Aug 14, 2016 · 12:15 pm

A different ghazal: The musical duo that brought the sounds of Persia and India together again

Kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and sitarist Shujaat Khan evoked the time when Safavid Persia and Mughal India were the dominant forces of the Orient.

Nate Rabe

· Aug 07, 2016 · 10:30 am

'I don’t drink soda': What Pakistani neo-Sufi musician Arooj Aftab said about Coke Studio

An interview with the guitarist and singer whose album 'Bird Under Water' is unhurried as a Sunday morning, a thing of understated beauty.

Nate Rabe

· Jul 31, 2016 · 08:45 am

Tune in to some truly spectacular global gypsy music – with India in its soul

The music of the Roma – 'children of India' – has a unique sound and blends diverse influences.

Nate Rabe

· Jul 24, 2016 · 10:30 am

Greece fell in love with Nargis and Madhubala in the 1950s – and is still singing songs of love

And they will not be all Greek to you: A new genre of music, indoprepi, was built on the musical structures – even ragas – of the Hindi film songs.

Nate Rabe

· Jul 17, 2016 · 10:30 am

Ik kudi: Four stunning versions of Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi's most popular work

Considered Punjab’s first modern poet, most of Batalvi's work was made to be sung – much before 'Udta Punjab'.

Nate Rabe

· Jul 10, 2016 · 10:30 am

Harry Manx weds the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas

The 'Mysticssippi' blues man has mastered the Mohan veena to create a fresh sound: the Bharatiya Blues.

Nate Rabe

· Jul 03, 2016 · 10:30 am

Listen to jazz artist John Handy's collaborations with India's classical music greats

This is fusion at its finest.

Nate Rabe

· Jun 26, 2016 · 10:30 am