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Hyderabad’s galli boys: Nawab Gang

Prabalika M. Borah Meet the nawabs of hip hop as they go jamming on the roads of Hyderabad

Lydian Nadaswaram with Steven Samuel (R) and Amirtha Varshini

Meet ‘World’s Best’ Lydian Nadaswaram at his debut concert in Chennai

Srinivasa Ramanujam Nadaswaram and his team hope to take Chennai on a musical journey

Why should I have to make all the effort to look secular?: Aamir Aziz

Deborah Cornelious After the stark ‘Achhe Din Blues,’ Aamir Aziz’s latest ballad about Pehlu Khan’s death has brought a lump to many a cynical throat

Touching souls: Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar

Celebrating the Dagar legacy

Shailaja Khanna Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar was at his emotional best at a concert organised in the memory of his guru Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar

Masterful melodies by Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra

Vaishali K.S The Hindustani vocal duo by Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra was sublime and soulful

Rapper Shah Rule on the global sound of Indian hip hop

Sweta Akundi Gully Boy’s Shah Rule, part of Divine’s upcoming label Gully Gang, chats with MetroPlus about the Indian rapping scene

Old tunes, new faces: A still from Bachna Ae Haseeno

We don’t need no recreated songs

Narendra Kusnur Every few days, we get the news that another old Hindi film hit has been recreated. Recently, in Student Of The Year 2, Vishal-Shekhar released ‘The Jawani Song’, using R.D. Burman’s 1972 hit Jawani Diwani number ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani’ as its base. This isn’t the first time the duo have recreated numbers. Previous examples are Burman’s Hum Kisise Kam Nahin song ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ for the Ranbir Kapoor starrer from 2008 and ‘The Disco Song’ for Student Of The Year, using the Biddu-Nazia Hassan

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In harmony: Artistes of varied genres performing at the event

In solidarity with Odissi

Manjari Sinha A two-day fest saw eminent scholars and artistes making a case for establishing Odissi as the third stream of Indian classical music

In harmony: Kaushiki Chakroborty and Managaniyars at HCL Mega Concert Delhi

At the HCL Mega Concert, folk and western instruments came together

Manjari Sinha At its inaugural concert in Noida, Kaushiki Chakravorty blended classical, synth, folk, and percussion

In form: Dr Viraj Amar

Measured and satisfying

Shailaja Khanna Young performers showcased their mettle in the presence of stalwarts at the Sangeetam festival

Classical

Unplugged Can there really be such a thing as a learner raga?

Gouri Dange For many learners, the ‘early’ ragas get translated as something very basic or mundane

Interview Between the beats

Aruna Chandaraju On a visit to Hyderabad, internationally acclaimed tabla artiste Anuradha Pal holds forth on her journey in the world of percussion

Carnatic vocalist Sattiraju Venumadhav Photo:Nagara Gopal

Tribute Expression goes blank

Neeraja Murthy Sathiraju Venumadhav was a rare musician who’d let ‘bhava’ dominate his rendition

Gayatri Asokan's unique mix of ghazals and light music

Classical touch: Malladi Brothers

A celebrated rendition of Tyagaraja by Malladi Brothers

Sri Rama Navami Cultural Festival 2019: Multi-hued cultural feast

Palakkad Ramaprasad

Showcasing virtuosity and finesse

Film Music

The Hindu Music Podcast: In conversation with Sid Sriram

Jayant Sriram In episode 6 of The Hindu’s Music Podcast, singer Sid Sriram takes us on an eclectic journey, from Carnatic music concerts in Chennai, finding stardom in playback singing and breaking barriers with his new independent music projects.

Bollywood tunes: A still from Manmarziyan

In praise of Amit Trivedi

Narendra Kusnur And the award for the Best Hindi Film Musician 2018 goes to... Amit Trivedi. Before anyone asks why I haven’t named Arijit Singh, Ajay-Atul or the now

Composer Danny Mulhern

‘There is a nod to Chicago,’ says composer Danny Mulhern on ‘What They Had’

Divya Kala Bhavani There’s a deeply heartfelt score in Sundance pleaser ‘What They Had’ and the film’s composer describes his process

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We don’t need no recreated songs

Hyderabad’s galli boys: Nawab Gang

Sundaylite | Music

Meet ‘World’s Best’ Lydian Nadaswaram at his debut concert in Chennai

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Why should I have to make all the effort to look secular?: Aamir Aziz

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Devoted to the spiritual

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Catch The Koniac Net, Aswekeepsearching, Cinema of Excess this weekend

It pans out well for him

Muki Sablania’s fascination for unusual musical instruments had him try out the handpan

Rapper Shah Rule on the global sound of Indian hip hop

Gully Boy’s Shah Rule, part of Divine’s upcoming label Gully Gang, chats with MetroPlus about the Indian rapping scene

Masterful melodies by Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra

The Hindustani vocal duo by Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra was sublime and soulful

Celebrating the Dagar legacy

Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar was at his emotional best at a concert organised in the memory of his guru Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar

Seven Hills, seven ragas

Rare Annamayya compositions were chosen and set to tune as an offering to the deity

Annamayya gave me identity: Garimella Balakrishna Prasad

For Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, his association as a student with the TTD’s project became an enduring relationship

Lil Dicky’s sanitised ‘Earth’

Nearly ten years ago ‘Billionaire’ was censored, now Lil Dicky has done it with ‘Earth’. Why don’t musicians get it right the first time around?

When Lord Balaji showed the way

Behind the famous Annamacharya audio albums of M.S. is a poignant story. That was a time M.S. Subbulakshmi and Sadasivam had suffered a financial

Eight-letter mantra Annamayya glorified

‘Sriman Narayana,’ sung by M.S. Subbulakshmi, transported rasikas to a higher plane

Tallapaka Annamayya - Pada Kavita Pitamaha

The songs have pallavis and many charanams

Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala’s on her Annamayya production

It was a blessing to get the opportunity to present ‘Pada Kavitha Pitamaha’, says the dancer

Syama Sastri’s house reverberates with his songs

Sangeethanjali offers a moving experience

How Annamaya conveyed the essence of love

The saint-poet was a master-craftsman of the art of comparative expression

Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha’s Annamacharya Jayanti utsavam

The Sabha has been hosting special concerts on the occasion

A fascinating vision of Dasavataram

Annamayya had a penchant for unusual descriptions and the knowledge of the language to fashion songs beautifully

Empress of artistry

On the 101st birth anniversary of Balasaraswati, seniors recall what made the queen of Bharatanatyam great

The expanding sound of harmony

No longer just the intangible heritage of the Raj, choral music is embracing different genres, and is providing a healing touch to parched souls

The freshness and vitality of Doris Day’s voice

Many of us grew up on the song, ‘Que sera sera’ from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 film, The Man Who Knew Too Much. Along with Mary Hopkin’s ‘Those Were The

A rocking pianist

Neecia Majolly recently won ‘Best Alternative Song’ for ‘Fenced Circle’ at the Indie Music Channel Awards

Vishnupriya on crooning ‘Everest Anchuna’ in Mahesh Babu’s ‘Maharshi’

Vishnupriya Ravi talks about her number in Telugu film Maharshi and her journey as a singer so far

Notes with native flavour

Hyderabad-based funk and fusion band The Deccan Project is making itself heard

Working with Vijay was a learning experience: lyricist Vivek

The 34-year-old is among a young crop of Tamil cinema’s lyricists who bring in fresh words with fresher meanings

Give it up for Kolkata

Proud of the enduring love affair with their hometown city, Parekh & Singh are all set for a summer music battle

Can there really be such a thing as a learner raga?

For many learners, the ‘early’ ragas get translated as something very basic or mundane

Kakarla, another Thiruvaiyaru in the making

A music college proposed at the native village of 18th century saint poet Tyagaraja

Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran drop new tune to beat the blues

Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran return with their new single I Don’t Care

Ananth Vaidyanathan on his forthcoming workshop in Coimbatore

Ananth Vaidyanathan on the importance of voice training

‘Endo mozhinjeedan’ celebrates rain and its moods

The single, sung by P Jayachandran and Aparna Rajeev, is brought out by Mumbai-based Music Mumbe

Singer Anisha Lakshmanan on her debut EP, Of Many

Anisha Lakshmanan returns to the Chennai stage at Bay 146 next Friday, with her debut EP

Spanning the ages

The birth centenary of legendary musician Ustad Alla Rakha is being celebrated across the world

Taufiq Qureshi remembers Abbaji, his doting father and strict guru

Recalling one of his father’s favourite sayings, youngest son and disciple of the maestro, Taufiq Qureshi says, “Abbaji believed that the tabla echoed

The enduring charm of Abbaji

Ustad Alla Rakha’s army of disciples tells us what makes him and his music timeless

Catch the K-pop wave

With the boy band BTS making it big again at this year’s Billboard Music Awards, K-pop is here to stay

On the trail of tuila

The one-stringed ancient instrument is played by tribal communities in Odisha and Jharkhand

How to become viral sensation in the digital era

Forget the stage, get on to online platforms

Aravind Ranganathan’s clinical analysis of music

A qualified doctor, Aravind Ranganathan presents informative lec-dems based on his research into the works of Tygaraja and other composers

Parekh & Singh’s album is a mix of futuristic and retro

The Indian dream pop duo adds a touch of the futuristic to the classic retro vibe in its second album

Classical music’s rising stars

This weekend, the 18th edition of ‘Aarohi – A Festival Of Young Stars’ will be organised by Pancham Nishad. The festival is acknowledged as an

A melange of art forms

Ten-day annual festival at Sree Koodalmanikyam Temple, which begins on May 15, to bring together a diverse set of artistes

Melodies for a cause

The upcoming Omkar Music Fest will have a stellar line up of national artistes

Festival in honour of Swathi Tirunal regales audience

A four-day dance and music festival dedicated to the royal musician was aimed at popularising the music patron’s lesser-heard kritis

The making of RD Burman’s genius

Knowing Pancham and Pancham Unlimited is a twin pack of a coffee table book and five hours of interviews on the remarkable man and musician, RD Burman. Rich with photos and memories, this is a priceless possession for an RD Burman fan

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