Chennai teen pianist Lydian Nadhaswaram wins $1-million prize on US show

The 13-year-old studies at the KM Music Conservatory in Chennai, which was founded and is run by Oscar winning music director AR Rahman.

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· Mar 15, 2019 · 09:36 pm

‘Gully Boy’ and more: Why 2019 is proving to be another watershed year for musician Karsh Kale

The musician who was a defining figure of Asian Underground is back after a hiatus of three years – and he wants to break ‘free from the traps of the past’.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Mar 14, 2019 · 11:30 am

After hearing the stories of Michael Jackson’s sexual abuse victims, can we listen to his music?

In light of a new documentary, which accuses the star of raping children, should his legacy be erased from history?

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· Mar 03, 2019 · 11:30 am

What made Kishori Amonkar’s music sublime, complex and radical? Her foremost disciple explains

Arun Dravid witnessed the evolution of Amonkar’s music, as she spurned conventions, broke new ground and became one of India’s greatest female vocalists.

Nikhil Inamdar

· Feb 25, 2019 · 11:30 am

Plastic Parvati: The award-winning musician who is writing songs on mental health and sexuality

Suyasha Sengupta’s solo act has won the 2019 Toto Music Award with her honest, vulnerable music.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Feb 19, 2019 · 11:30 am

Fading sounds: An Indian musical instrument with a rich history is on the cusp of extinction

The kinnera, which originated in 4th century CE, has only a dozen practitioners left, most in Telangana.

Aruna Chandaraju

· Feb 16, 2019 · 11:30 am

The release of ‘Gully Boy’ is a bittersweet moment for a stalwart of India’s hip-hop movement

Sez, who worked on some of the biggest hits of Divine and Naezy, is disheartened by the short shrift given to hip-hop producers.

Akhil Sood

· Feb 13, 2019 · 11:30 am

Historic Grammy wins for Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’ and Cardi B; Lady Gaga gets 3 awards

Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance, while Dua Lipa won Best New Artist, and Kacey Musgraves took home the award for Best Album.

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· Feb 11, 2019 · 11:42 am

Beyond Divine and Naezy: Meet the real Gully Boys who helped shape Mumbai’s hip-hop scene

Divine and Naezy might be the flag-bearers of Mumbai’s hip-hop scene, but it has been built on the backs of these 10 musicians and others.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Feb 11, 2019 · 11:30 am

A young Bengali is melding folk music and Rabindra Sangeet with the double bass to create new sounds

The musician has collaborated with filmmaker Q to create the theme music for the new web series ‘Taranath Tantrik’.

Preetha Banerjee

· Feb 10, 2019 · 11:30 am

How Padma Bhushan Budhaditya Mukherjee became a defining sitariya of the post-independence era

At a time when Ravi Shankar and Vilayat Khan were at the peak of their success, Mukherjee rose rapidly to the top of the Hindustani music pyramid.

Arnab Chakrabarty

· Feb 05, 2019 · 11:30 am

Song check: Pritam is back from his sabbatical with dance track ‘Biba’

Pritam had last composed for Imtiaz Ali’s 2017 film ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’.

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· Feb 02, 2019 · 11:13 am