Remembering the Indian violin virtuoso who drew praise even from Yehudi Menuhin

Philomena Thumboochetty gathered laurels and accolades early in life. So why didn’t her career have the same longevity as her peers’?

Priya Chaturvedi

· Jul 10, 2019 · 11:30 am

Peter Cat Recording Co. talk about their new album – and that video with Modi’s note ban speech

One of India’s top independent acts clears the air.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jul 06, 2019 · 11:30 am

Playlist picks: ‘Leila’ and ‘Sacred Games’ composer Alokananda Dasgupta lists her influences

The composer picks one offbeat film score, one iconic 1990s album, and a Western classical music piece.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jun 30, 2019 · 09:30 am

In Kolkata, the inheritor of the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur gharana is trying to keep its legacy alive

Irfan Muhammad Khan’s forefathers occupied the most coveted positions in princely courts. Why then did their lineage fade into oblivion?

Arnab Chakrabarty

· May 22, 2019 · 11:30 am

Why a ‘flag-bearer’ of Kishori Amonkar and Alladiya Khan’s gharana isn’t often seen at big concerts

Despite her abundant talent, Manjiri Asanare Kelkar is not greatly enticed by popularity or fame.

Nikhil Inamdar

· May 16, 2019 · 11:30 am

‘Jazz Meets India’: The 1960s album that put musicians from the East and West on an equal footing

Featuring three Indians and three Europeans, the album represented a search for a new kind of world music.

Anu Kumar

· Apr 27, 2019 · 11:30 am

The Bengali homemaker whose ‘Disco Jazz’ album has become a ‘holy grail’ after 40 years of anonymity

Rupa Biswas once seemed destined for fame and a career in pop, but Nazia Hassan’s ‘Disco Deewane’ got in the way.

Nate Rabe

· Apr 23, 2019 · 11:30 am

The legend of Baiju Bawra: Was there ever a musician who could melt marble with his singular voice?

There’s more to the mystery than what was immortalised on screen.

Malini Nair

· Apr 15, 2019 · 11:30 am

How a 50-year-old Nepali song about cats and dogs spread to India and other parts of the world

‘Resham Firiri’ is an incongruous mesh of absurd expressions and non-sequiturs. Why is it then so popular around the globe?

Anuradha Sharma

· Apr 09, 2019 · 11:30 am

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.

Scroll Staff

· 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?

Greg Tate, The Guardian

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Alexis Petridis, The Guardian

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Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

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Priya Elan, The Guardian

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Simran Hans, The Guardian

· Mar 03, 2019 · 11:30 am