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Pandit Chaurasia suggests ragas to boost you up during lockdown

Chitra Swaminathan Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia suggests a few, which could calm the mind and boost the morale

Tarun Balani releases first electronic music EP as Seasonal Affected Beats

Aparna Narrain It was as a schoolboy that jazz drummer and producer Tarun Balani had an epiphany. Having started with learning the digital keyboard, his first

Catch live performances by Zarir Warden, Komorebi and more

Aparna Narrain The show will be streamed online as part of the #SOCIALIndoors series

Streaming service Spotify displayed on tablet screens

Spotify India and Warner Music Group renew global licensing deal

Divya Kala Bhavani The newly-inked deal between the music streaming service and Warner Music Group’s Warner Chappell will finally bring the music of major songwriters such as Katy Perry and David Guetta to Indian listeners on the platform

TASE, Josh Vivian offer leg-up to Chennai’s upcoming indie musicians

Sweta Akundi TASE invites upcoming musicians to collaborate with Namma Ooru Boy Band’s Josh Vivian for their debut tracks

Bengaluru's Chamarajpet Ramaseva Mandali creates posts its inaugural concert online

Ranjani Govind Classical goes digital: With many Ramnavami concerts being cancelled, the Chamarajpet Ramaseva Mandali creates history by posting its inaugural concert online

Anand Bhaskar Collective

Anand Bhaskar Collective’s latest music video tells the stories of unsung real-life heroes

Meghna Majumdar Titled ‘Main Hoon Zameen’, the song experiments with pop rock, a deviation from the band’s musical style

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Strong and sure

Manjari Sinha The 11th edition of Smaran concert series of young classical musicians, featuring Ishaan Ghosh and Aditi Sharma Garg, was a memorable experience

Maestro at his best: Rashid Khan in performance

In safe company

Shailaja Khanna The 73rd edition of the Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival added a note of cheer to the sombre atmosphere

Violinists Parur M.A. Sundareshwaran and Parur M.A. Krishnaswamy in performance

Lively performance

Venkatesan Srikanth While renowned violinists Parur M.A. Sundareshwaran and Parur M.A. Krishnaswamy showed their class, young vocalist Bhavya Hari impressed with her training at different Carnatic concerts in Delhi

Classical

File photo of Sukanya Shankar

Music Pandit Ravi Shankar’s birth centenary celebrations deferred owing to COVID-19

IANS The centenary tour planned for April has been postponed, informs the late sitar maestro’s wife Sukanya Shankar

Chennai’s Carnatic musicians plan a live digital concert

Shonali Muthalaly Home and the World features TM Krishna, Akkarai Subhalakshmi and other well-known names, and will be streamed on shaale.com

Kanyakumari violin recital with L. Ramakrishna

Kanyakumari goes by rasikas’ choice

G. Swaminathan Kanyakumari bowed to the wishes of the audience to present a concert with a touch of novelty

Savani Talwalkar

All-women concert Music

All-women concert All-women concert: It is girl power at its best

Unplugged | Music

Unplugged | Two unique listeners: the delightful elderly gent and the peaceful sleeping child

Veena Venkatramani

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha Music

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha Veena Venkatramani: Concert sans gimmick

R. Lakshmipriya.

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: R. Lakshmipriya

Film Music

Oscar-nominated British composer Lorne Balfe in the studio

exclusive There shouldn’t be any rules with music, says ‘Gemini Man’ and ‘His Dark Materials’ composer Lorne Balfe

Divya Kala Bhavani Known for his multi-award nominated work, composer Lorne Balfe is ready with a new stretch of scores in ‘Gemini Man’, BBC series ‘His Dark Materials’ and ‘Underground 6’... and for video games too!

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

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Elton John donates $1 million to protect people with HIV from COVID-19

Berlin’s clubs to India’s folk singers: this lockdown, here’s whom to see perform live online

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Coronavirus lockdown: Nagaland’s Alobo Naga takes to online concerts to spread cheer

Pandit Ravi Shankar’s birth centenary celebrations deferred owing to COVID-19

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COVID-19 effect: Kailash Kher plans virtual concert on April 5

Music for a cause

Lahe Lahe takes open mic online

Titled Saaz: a musical evening at Lahe Lahe santhe, it will be held on the first Sunday of every month, starting April 5

A Kannada song on Covid-19

Popular lyricist-composer Dr Hamsalekha has written and composed a song on the virus

NCPA to stream music

Choice performances will be showcased through YouTube channel

In lockdown, Darshan Raval spends time creating new songs

The self-taught singer is using the downtime to unwind, create music and improve his vocals

‘Sharma and the Besharams’ collaborate with ‘The Dharavi Dream Project’

Vasuda Sharma, MC Siddu and Bunny420 team up for the track ‘Jazbaa (Reprise)’

Palash Sen, Ankur Tewari, Nikhita Gandhi, Tejas Menon to hit the virtual stage

To spread positivity during lockdown, music streaming service JioSaavn has roped in artistes for live performances all this month

With music as the key

Melody can unlock any door, these musicians reiterate

Pandit Chaurasia suggests ragas to boost you up during lockdown

Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia suggests a few, which could calm the mind and boost the morale

Catch live performances by Zarir Warden, Komorebi and others

The show will be streamed online as part of the #SOCIALIndoors series

Tarun Balani releases first electronic music EP as Seasonal Affected Beats

It was as a schoolboy that jazz drummer and producer Tarun Balani had an epiphany. Having started with learning the digital keyboard, his first

Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad takes the digital route during lockdown

The organisation offers online classes and is encouraging students and cultural enthusiasts to tap into digital music and documentary resources

Neha Kakkar, Salim Merchant, Armaan Malik gear up for TikTok Sofa Concert

During lockdown, music artistes will perform live as part of #GharBaithoIndia campaign

The new ‘Baby Shark’ song wants you to wash hands and stay safe from Coronavirus

South Korean educational brand Pinkfong has modified its super-hit ‘Baby Shark’ song to inspire better hygiene

Spotify India and Warner Music Group renew global licensing deal

The newly-inked deal between the music streaming service and Warner Music Group will finally bring the music of major artistes such as Katy Perry and David Guetta to Indian listeners on the platform

Lesser-known gems from Pandit Ravi Shankar

At a press conference in Mumbai around two decades ago, a journalist asked sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar what it felt being the “godfather of

TASE, Josh Vivian offer leg-up to Chennai’s upcoming indie musicians

TASE invites upcoming musicians to collaborate with Namma Ooru Boy Band’s Josh Vivian for their debut tracks

Bengaluru's Chamarajpet Ramaseva Mandali creates posts its inaugural concert online

Classical goes digital: With many Ramnavami concerts being cancelled, the Chamarajpet Ramaseva Mandali creates history by posting its inaugural concert online

Anand Bhaskar Collective’s latest music video tells the stories of unsung real-life heroes

Titled ‘Main Hoon Zameen’, the song experiments with pop rock, a deviation from the band’s musical style

Sri Lankan hip hop artiste ADK: ‘Lityananda is not Nithyananda’

ADK aka Dinesh Kanagaratnam on his latest track, which has verses as a cheeky critique on the fugitive godman

‘Quarantunes’: Your weekly playlist to make social distancing a bit easier

Inner Sanctum vocalist Gaurav Basu, who considers ‘White Water’ by Poppy Ajudha one of his personal favourites, curates a playlist for all moods

Hyderabad’s Furtado’s School of Music uses an app to keep kids in tune during the COVID-19 lockdown

Dharini Upadhyaya of FSM, Hyderabad, on how learning music helps children calm down and how their app, FSMBuddy, can be of use

This Sri Lankan musician stranded in Bengaluru has no choice but to wait out the lockdown

Forced to gather moss

Akshay Kumar’s gesture for Nupur Sanon’s ‘Filhall unplugged’

The actor makes a special appearance in Nupur’s new song, a cover version of her earlier single ‘Filhall’

'The Journey Within' is Jayanthi Kumaresh latest composition

An online state of mind: Jayanthi Kumaresh composes, while Iman Das continues his online music tutorials

A digital hope in the times of lockdown

Has the Hyderabadi classical music fraternity opened up to the idea of live streaming one’s concerts directly from home yet?

Listen to Vasu Dixit and The Thayir Sadam Project virtually

The musicians are taking requests on social media and singing social distancing blues away

From sofas and kitchens, music stars hold Coronavirus concert fundraiser

Billie Eilish, Elton John, Alicia Keys and Sam Mendes were among those who participated in ‘IHeart Living Room Concert for America’

Alan Merrill, songwriter of ‘I love rock ‘n’ roll’, dies at 69 due to coronavirus

As part of the music group The Arrows, Alan wrote the hit number “I love rock ‘n’ roll”, which released in 1975. The song would later become a chart topper for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts in 1982

Telugu stars film a ‘Fight against Coronavirus’ music video from their respective homes

Actors Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Sai Dharam Tej and Varun Tej have sung for the song composed by Koti

Country music star Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus

His death came just two days after he had announced that he had tested positive for the virus and was receiving medical care

Tamil folk and classical art forms unite to fight Coronavirus in this music video

Titled ‘United to Heal: Coronavai Jeyippom’, the video features parai attam, silambattam, gaana, folk dance and Bharatanatyam in a bid to show that unity is key in the time of crisis

Live ‘mehfils’ to beat COVID-19 lockdown blues

Hyderabad-based Hindustani classical vocalist Harini Rao shares her experience of a live digital concert

The superhero who stayed home

Youtube sensation Bhuvan Bam’s ‘Time to Be Hero-But From Home’ debunks fake Whatsapp forwards on COVID-19 and highlights the precautions you should take

What radio channels have lined up to keep boredom at bay

From Akashvani’s Rainbow to Fever and Big FM, most radio channels have created a mix of programmes — from airing classic movies and playing timeless music to experts answering COVID-19 related queries

‘Chetuletti mokkuta’: Band ChowRaasta releases new Coronavirus song

Through a new Telugu song, Ram Miriyala of ‘ChowRaasta’ pleads, begs and appeals to people to stay indoors during the Coronavirus lockdown

An annual series of concerts in Hyderabad went digital prior to lockdown

Hyderabad’s Sangeetha Ksheera Sagaram live streamed its concerts days before the lockdown following the outbreak of COVID-19

‘Jwalamukhi’ and me: How singer Poorvi Koutish landed AR Rahman’s ‘99 Songs’

The Mumbai-based singer opens up on learning opera and working on film projects

COVID-19: How Kerala musicians are playing it by ear

As concerts and music events fall silent for now due to the coronavirus outbreak, singers and musicians in Kerala face uncertainty

Zaeden unveils his new song ‘Kya Karoon’

The singer-songwriter’s new single is a throwback to his adolescent love

How growing up in various cultures impacted the music of Dubai-born Indian hip-hop artiste PAV4N

A rapper from many homes

Armaan Malik featured on Times Square billboard for his English single

The 'Butta Bomma' singer-songwriter’s debut English single is titled ‘Control’

Santoor maestro Abhay Sopori is using his time to complete his thesis on Kashmiri music and culture

Strings from Kashmir

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The Disaster Response Force teams of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation wearing protective gear and spray disinfectant chemical at medical shop amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, in Hyderabad on March 23, 2020.

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People gather to buy vegetables at the wholesale market in Azad Pur Sabzi Mandi in New Delhi on Saturday.

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A pharmacist reaches for a bottle of Hydroxychloroquine at the Medicine Shoppe in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. on March 31, 2020.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 5, 2020. Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi

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