With his new album ‘Superpower 2020’, LIFAFA makes a sharp comment on the experiment that is India

Suryakant Sawhney, whose stage name is LIFAFA, explains his love-hate relationship with his country.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 25, 2021 · 11:30 am

From jazz to hip hop, Afro-South Asian music collaborations reflect imagined, more liberatory worlds

A conversation with Elliott Powell, author of ‘Sounds from the Other Side: Afro-South Asian Collaborations in Black Popular Music’.

R Benedito Ferrão

· Feb 21, 2021 · 11:30 am

Pro-Trump rioters singing Bob Marley songs isn’t surprising. Here’s why

Here are five instances when history has sounded a little out of tune.

Oskar Cox Jensen, The Conversation

· Jan 19, 2021 · 07:30 pm

On Bangladesh’s Victory Day, remembering a landmark concert that grabbed the world’s attention

Organised by George Harrison at the behest of Ravi Shankar, the Concert for Bangladesh raised awareness about the independence struggle – and humanitarian aid.

Ajay Mankotia

· Dec 16, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Stories in a song: A short history of the Mysore anthem

August 6 marks the 73rd anniversary of the kingdom’s ruler signing the instrument of accession to India.

Deepti Navaratna

· Aug 06, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Queer and here: Meet the youngsters carving out a niche for themselves on the indie music scene

How India’s queer musicians are navigating the politics of love and identity in their art.

Sharif D Rangnekar

· Jul 19, 2020 · 11:30 am

‘I hate dictators and repression’: Trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval on his life and his music

The Cuban-born musician, who has won ten Grammy awards, is in Mumbai for a series of concerts.

Naresh Fernandes

· Nov 30, 2019 · 11:30 am

Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land Is Your Land’ is coming under attack – but the criticism is misguided

Though some have claimed the song fails to consider facts of settler colonialism, others have found the Leftist singer adaptable to their message of inclusion.

Will Kaufman, The Conversation

· Aug 25, 2019 · 07:30 pm

Communalising Carnatic music: Artists face threats for singing devotional hymns in praise of Jesus

TM Krishna has responded by saying he will now release a Carnatic song on Jesus or Allah every month.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Aug 11, 2018 · 07:30 am

Jazzy experiments with truth: An American pianist’s impressions of Gandhi

An American musician recounts the Mumbai stories and influences behind his latest album.

Richard Bennett

· Nov 25, 2017 · 03:30 pm

From Dnyaneshwari to Dalit rock: The evolution of Maharashtra’s revolutionary music

Maharashtra’s protest music may have taken a Western turn today, but its folk roots go as far back as the 13th century CE.

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Aug 02, 2017 · 11:30 am

Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera, and the politics of popular music in Venezuela

It was popular music that enabled Chávez to link his political movement with grassroots activism.

Hazel Marsh, The Conversation

· Mar 11, 2017 · 11:30 pm