At these jam sessions in Chennai, it’s the audience that takes centre stage

An independent musician has started Motta Maadi Music to give listeners a chance to sing.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Jan 03, 2019 · 03:30 pm

Why Farrokh Chothia finds more joy in his portraits of jazz legends than in his fashion photography

Featuring the likes of BB King, Miles Davis and Erykah Badu, the images were recently exhibited in Delhi.

Akhil Sood

· Dec 17, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Why 2018 was a breakthrough year for the Latin jazz pianist Pradyumna Singh Manot

From playing at international festivals to becoming the director of the NCPA Jazz Collective, Manot’s career has been on an upswing.

Tania Bhattacharya

· Dec 08, 2018 · 11:30 am

Patna-born Gary Boyle is the greatest guitarist you’ve never heard of

He played with Jimi Hendrix, opened for the Rolling Stones, and hung out with The Beatles. His story is one of the most unlikely of rock and roll tales.

Nate Rabe

· Nov 28, 2018 · 11:30 am

Babloo Babylon: The rising underground musician from Jhumri Telaiya whose identity nobody knows

He is elusive, he remains anonymous, and he would rather let his music do the talking.

Akhil Sood

· Nov 20, 2018 · 11:30 am

How the Indian folk-fusion band Swarathma got their mojo back after a tough six years

The Bengaluru band’s third album ‘Raah e Fakira’ is a well-balanced mix of classic Swarathma and its version 2.0.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Nov 08, 2018 · 11:30 am

The story of Harihar Rao, the Ravi Shankar protégé who helped popularise Indian music in the West

Rao donned many hats: from sitarist and acclaimed exponent of raga rock to educator and co-founder of The Music Circle.

Anu Kumar

· Oct 30, 2018 · 11:30 am

Bryan Adams is visiting India for the fifth time because ‘Summer of 69’ is almost a Hindi song now

A handful of pop and rock acts like Bryan Adams, Michael Learns to Rock and Poets of the Fall keep returning to India.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 09, 2018 · 11:30 am

A retired electrician in a Maharashtra village is fighting casteism, one bhajan at a time

As a child, Avinash More wasn’t allowed in village temples. His voice, which ‘can make the dead walk’, changed that.

Sanket Jain

· Oct 01, 2018 · 11:30 am

In Shillong, hip-hop artists are singing tales of poverty, unemployment and a fading language

Acts such as Khasi Bloodz, Kingdom Culture and Mawlai Emcees are trying to give a voice to the youth of the region.

Sanskrita Bharadwaj

· Sep 27, 2018 · 11:30 am

India’s most exciting music label doesn’t want to produce hits – and that’s a good thing

As it turns one next month, Azadi Records is doubling down on its ethos – create a legacy and make music more inclusive.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Sep 14, 2018 · 11:30 am

How Kerala came to embrace the unfamiliar musical genre of ghazals

In a landscape dominated by Carnatic music, ghazals were largely alien until the 1980s. Umbayi, who died earlier this month, changed that.

Malini Nair

· Aug 28, 2018 · 11:30 am