Shubh Saran’s Album ‘Inglish’ is a Reflection of Cultural Evolution
New York-based contemporary musician and composer Shubh Saran recently released the first single ‘postradition’ off his second full-length album – fourth
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Bay Area’s Indian Duo THEMXXNLIGHT Breaks Into the Rap Scene
25-year-old identical twin brothers, Krish Chandani (Luv) and Akash Chandani (Kush) make up THEMXXNLIGHT, a popular Bay Area-based Indian-American R&B/pop c
Kitanu’s Use of Sarod, Guitar, & Drums Spawns a New Sound
Kitanu, a Delhi-based five-piece band comprised of Rohan Prasanna on Sarod, Siddhant Sarkar on vocals, Omkar Raghupatruni on guitar, Guru Ganapathi on drums, an
San Jose Mother-Son Duo Produce Carnatic Album ‘Manam’ Tackling Global Issues
Manam is a 5-track Carnatic music album by San Jose-based mother-son duo Rohith Jayaraman, and his mother and guru, Asha Ramesh. This classical music album is s
Song Divine: The Bhagavad Gita With a Twist
From This war is against my beliefs. My conscience wants to feel relief. Should I draw my sword, and kill or die? Or is the cost of battle much too high? To We
How Ghazals Made Classical Music Popular With the Masses
Back in the early 1990s, Ghazals suddenly saw a resurgence among the masses with the likes of Pankaj Udhas, Lata Mangeshkar, Jagjit Singh, and Asha Bhosle. Who
Manika Kaur is the Culture Bearer of Kirtan Music
Manika Kaur is a singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, currently taking the world by storm as the leading contemporary performer of ‘Kirtan’ music. Kirtan
Behind Pop Music: You Should Know Jeff Bhasker’s Name
Jeff Bhasker, A.K.A. Billy Kraven, is a music producer and songwriter. Born to an Indian father and Caucasian mother, he was raised in Socorro, New Mexico where
‘I’m a Byproduct of Mixing the Vividness of My Culture’ Says Singaporean Rapper Yung Raja
26-year-old first-generation Singaporean Indian, and a prized member of the Def Jam South East Asia roster, Yung Raja‘s debut foray into the US territory comm
A Musical Tribute to the Rivers of India Features a Bay Area Chorus
Covid has hit India hard. What started in one part of the world last year, ended up in another part of the world this year. It is a challenging period in human
99 Songs: An Oscar & Grammy-Winner Launches His Latest Bollywood Endeavor
Is it an ode to the global music community or the life story of the Mozart of Madras: Allarakha Rahman? A.R. Rahman is an Indian film composer, record producer,
Swara in Hindustani Classical Music
The usage of the two words swara and raag in music are the symbols of delight. For the simplest of definitions, swara is the interaction of breath with musical
