The speakers, from the gathering, said that the Baul community has always practiced peace, tolerance, and spirituality, and they never choose the path of violence. They feared that any attack on ...

In a time of increasing religious polarisation worldwide, Bauls represent an alternative imagination. And they have shaped ...

Salil Chowdhury's birth centenary falls on. He is known for songs like 'Aye Mere Pyare Watan', 'Jaagte Raho', 'Who Sham' and 'Koi Sone Ke Dilwala' ...

Salil Chowdhury made his Bollywood debut with Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin in 1953. Despite entering an industry already dominated by giants like SD Burman and Shankar-Jaikishan, Salil da quickly ...

Celebrating 100 years of Salil Chowdhury, the genius who blended Indian folk, classical, and Western melodies to create timeless songs.

What makes folk music, folk music? Is it its sound, or thematic and tonal origin? Well, like all music genres, there isn’t one thing that defines folk music. However, if one were trying to narrow down ...

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 ...

Thousands of travelers will head to New Orleans in January for the 38th annual Folk Alliance International Conference, the largest gathering of folk musicians and industry officials worldwide. ByGary ...

Guwahati: Beneath the neon glow of Park Street now Mother Teresa Sarani ,the air hummed with a familiar refrain last weekend: Mon Mane Naa. The iconic Bengali hit by Zubeen Garg, the late Assamese ...

After the Second World War, traditional Finnish music experienced a period of dormancy as modern styles gained dominance. In the late 1960s, however, the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival became a ...