Songs of solace: A playlist to take comfort in and words to live by

From ‘Sooha Saaha’ to ‘Yeh Honsla’, songs to help us navigate the coronavirus pandemic.

Rineeta Naik

· Apr 21, 2020 · 10:00 am

How film composers have used raag Maand to express love and longing

From sadness to elation, Maand has been used for a diverse set of situations.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Apr 14, 2020 · 02:30 pm

How techno music reunited Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall

After years of censorship, young people from both sides needed a new kind of nonconformist music. Techno rave parties filled that silence.

Beate Peter, The Conversation

· Nov 09, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Singers like Toby Keith have won Country a conservative label. But the genre has a progressive heart

Country greats have long tackled problems like inequality and racism.

Mark Allan Jackson, Aeon

· Jul 01, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Singing on a jet plane: A brief history of Pakistan International Airlines’ in-flight music

The evolution of PIA’s music gives a peek into Pakistan’s changing soundscape.

Natasha Noorani

· Mar 24, 2019 · 11:30 am

Gandhi Requiem: The link between a musical masterpiece and the death of the Mahatma

British composer Benjamin Britten’s famous ‘War Requiem’ was originally conceived as a requiem for Gandhi.

Luis Dias

· Oct 23, 2018 · 11:30 am

In Fanney Khan’s remixed ‘Badan Pe Sitare’, the real Mohammed Rafi fan is behind the scenes

The song is Sonu Nigam’s latest tribute to the legendary singer.

Archana Nathan

· Aug 01, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Why Mammooty’s toddy song for his latest film is making my Madhavan Uncle’s family a bit peppery

EK Madhavan’s ‘The Old Koduvalli Bridge’ has become ‘Entha Johnsa Kallile’ in the movie ‘Uncle My Dad’s Friend.

Geeta Doctor

· May 20, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Fats Domino: The quiet rock ‘n’ roll rebel who defied US segregation

The groundbreaking musician who inspired Elvis and The Beatles died on Tuesday.

Brian Ward, The Conversation

· Oct 26, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Sitar used by The Beatles’ George Harrison auctioned for $62,500 in United States

The name of the winning bidder is yet to be announced.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 29, 2017 · 01:24 pm

Yoko Ono will receive songwriting credit for ‘Imagine’

The news was announced at the annual meeting of the National Music Publishers Association in New York on Wednesday.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 15, 2017 · 06:29 pm

Watch: George Michael is back, this time through an animated interview

In a candid interview, the pop musician, then 23, had analysed his future career with surprising prescience.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 25, 2017 · 05:00 pm