Legendary music composer Alauddin Ali was not merely a successful composer; he introduced a distinct musical sensibility and ...

This Christmas Eve, sign up for some musical cheers at Skinny Mo’s Jazz Club, as indie band Dindun takes over the stage. Titled, ‘ A very Dindun christmas eve special’ the evening will give a glimpse ...

At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the ...

The song, 'Amar Sonar Bangla,' celebrates the land of Bengal and shows the love for the homeland. On the other hand, 'Vande Mataram' is written on the basis of patriotism.

The guitars screamed, the drums hammered and the crowd sang along—not in English, but in Bangla. That night in September, we pushed through the throng at Dr. Jeckyll’s Beer Lab in Pantego, Texas, ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – Playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan, lyricist Irshad Kamil and singer-composer Arijit Singh have joined forces for their latest song ‘Barkha’. The track has strong influences of Bengali ...

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

Salman Khan, Sidharth Malhotra And Others Pay Final Respects To Late Actor Pankaj Dheer Bollywood came together to bid a heartfelt farewell to veteran actor Pankaj Dheer, who passed away at the age of ...

Research suggests that the 1990s marked one of the richest chapters in Bangladeshi music, with the audio industry and film songs thriving side by side. Celebrating that golden era, Maasranga ...

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Joe Hickerson, a singer and songwriter who as the lead archivist ...