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

Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock: A simple thing done well is my yardstick for making music

The British bassist, who is currently in India, talks about his influences, his upcoming album, and what makes a song endure.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Aug 10, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Meet the American who is adapting Carnatic music (and AR Rahman’s songs) for Western choirs

Ethan Sperry is combining the musical traditions of the East and the West.

Vishwas Gaitonde

· Aug 01, 2018 · 11:30 am

With his new record, Prateek Kuhad does what he does best – create melodic, mushy earworms

‘cold/mess’ became the latest Indian independent music release to top the iTunes India all-genre album chart.

Akhil Sood

· Jul 25, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Music migrants: These nomads have been roaming India for decades in search of broken harmoniums

For nine months each year, the Gawli community from a village in Madhya Pradesh travels to hamlets to repair harmoniums.

Sanket Jain

· Jul 17, 2018 · 11:30 am

A YouTube-taught Indian guitarist is topping the charts and winning fans (including Katrina Kaif)

Sutej Singh is a quintessential artist of the internet age.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Jul 07, 2018 · 11:30 am

A Canadian-Punjabi singer is changing stereotypes about South Asian men with songs about heartbreak

Raju Johal has rejected incorporating themes of misogyny, substance abuse and violence in his music.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Jun 16, 2018 · 11:30 am

Blending Indian and Estonian music and myth, a Delhi-based ensemble creates a unique sound

NaadVõim brings together Estonian folk singer Anna Hints, Indian classical musicians and a dancer.

Sharanya Deepak

· May 11, 2018 · 11:30 am

Louiz Banks: The jazz veteran on his musical journey, RD Burman and playing with Dizzy Gillespie

The 77-year-old looks back on his rich and eventful life in an interview with Nasreen Munni Kabir.

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· May 04, 2018 · 11:30 am

Delhi was a cultural wasteland before this man took classical music to its middle classes

This is the 100th birth anniversary of Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, the visionary musician who democratised music in the capital city.

Malini Nair

· May 01, 2018 · 11:30 am

A young YouTuber is teaching thousands of Indians how to listen to classical music

Anuja Kamat knows that classical music can be tough and the internet too simplistic. That’s why she is striking a balance.

Archana Nathan

· Apr 20, 2018 · 11:30 am