United States: Barbara Alston, 1960s singer of The Crystals fame, dies at 74

She is considered one of the most influential rock and roll singers of that decade.

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· Feb 23, 2018 · 08:10 pm

The 12-year-old son of Metallica’s bassist has just signed on to play for nu metal band Korn

Tye Trujillo will replace Reginald 'Fieldy' Arvizu on an upcoming tour of South America.

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· Apr 10, 2017 · 08:22 pm

Watch: What happens when The Weeknd’s chartbusting song ‘Starboy’ gets a bhangra remix?

The outcome is not just catchy music but also sociological insights.

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· Mar 07, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Watch: This song celebrates the right to speak in one’s mother tongue in 12 different languages

'Amar bhaiyer rakte rangano' commemorates the language martyrs of the former East Pakistan.

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· Feb 23, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Watch: A Patna musician has won a Grammy for Yo-Yo Ma's world music album

Sandeep Das played the tabla on The Silk Road Ensemble's 'Sing Me Home'.

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· Feb 14, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Watch: New age band White Sun wins a Grammy for their album inspired by yoga bhajans

'The lyrics were pre-written for me by saints, sages, and yogis 5,000 years ago.'

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· Feb 13, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Watch: Shri Sriram fuses Indian classical music with Yorkshire brass in a prize-winning performance

His album, titled 'Just A Vibration', won a 2016 British Composer Award.

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· Dec 17, 2016 · 06:00 pm

Deep In Dance with Maksim Dark + Audio Glitch + Folic State

Russian techno producer and DJ Maksim Dark aka Maxim Surzhik will headline this instalment of Deep In Dance.

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· Sep 13, 2016 · 05:53 pm

You've never heard western rock and pop the way these Azerbaijani musicians play them

The traditional music of the country dates back a thousand years, but now includes tunes from Elvis Presley to Pink Floyd.

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· May 05, 2016 · 01:00 pm

[Listen] Hindi film songs in Swahili

The African musical form known as Taarab borrows heavily from Indian tunes.

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· Apr 19, 2016 · 03:00 pm

Watch this British singer welcome spring with a soulful rendition of Faiz’s ‘Gulon Mein Rang Bhare’

London-based musician Tanya Wells has previously performed songs by Mehdi Hasan and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

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· Apr 18, 2016 · 02:55 pm

How Jodhpur transformed itself into a hub for global music collaborations

The Jodhpur Gypsy and Flamenco festival, which begins today, is the third major international festival at the city's spectacular Mehrangarh Fort.

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· Mar 13, 2014 · 08:25 am