Pronounced “Old Lang Zyne,” experts say it started as a poem, and has since become a song that is now a staple in New Year’s ...

A fusion concert, "The Songbook of Qawwals," featuring Indo-Persian music, will be held on December 27 at Kathika Cultural ...

Behind Laal Meri Pat Rakhio Bhala Jhulelal (Damadam Mast Kalandar) lies a 10th-century Sindhi story of faith under threat. As ...

In this Special Report, popular Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty narrates her harrowing experience in East Midnapore's Bhagavanpur where she was threatened on stage. While performing the ...

Vande Mataram’s divinity is metaphorical, maternal and ecological — the land as giver and witness. Such imagery permeates ...

From dance floors to devotional chants, bhajan clubbing is transforming India’s nightlife, offering Gen Z a mindful, sober ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" debuts on a pair of Billboard ...

In Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, retro melodies don't just return, they resurrect with a vengeance. Old favourites are retooled into thumping, adrenaline-fuelled accomplices to chaos, in a way that they ...

Qawwali is a centuries-old devotional art form that blends poetry, music and spiritual expression into a powerful collective experience. Rooted in the Sufi traditions of the Indian subcontinent, it ...

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