Category: Music

“It all started because of some madness. My answer to all your questions is just that,” smiles DJ and percussionist Kimo (Bejoy Joy), as he raves about his dream project in Kerala — the drum circle. Every week, a few percussionists from different parts of Kochi come together, sit in a circle and jam together....

Kendrick Lamar has been announced as the headliner for the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show | Photo Credit: X/ @NFL Kendrick Lamar has been announced as the headliner for the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show, which will take place on February 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans....

Lollpalooza India 2025 announes its lineup Lollapalooza India has announced its lineup for the 2025 edition, scheduled to take place in Mumbai on March 8-9. Following the success of its first two iterations, the multi-genre music festival is expected to draw significant crowds with a roster that includes both international and Indian artists, catering to...

Hariprasad Subramanian with M.R. Gopinath on the violin, Sherthalai Ananthakrishnan on the mridangam and Madipakkam Murali on the ghatam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A brief sketch Hariprasad Subramanian delivered in Surutti at the beginning reinforced the raga’s sober nature, but the young flautist followed the alapana with a varnam that brought to the fore...

Boney M’s Maizei Williams, Akon and SuperM’s Lucas | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Spotify/@SuperM The Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 is all set to bring an exciting lineup of international and Indian artists, headlined by Senegalese-American pop star Akon, pop group Boney M’s Maizie Williams, and Hong Kong rapper-singer Lucas. The festival will take place on...

Frizzell D’Souza | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement How do you tell a friend you love them without sending out the wrong signal? If that is a head scratcher, then composing songs along the love-and-friendship theme is not exactly a piece of cake. And yet, that was the brief given to singer-songwriter Frizzell D’Souza by record...

Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu’s music didn’t just allow for new visualisations of ancient musical systems, but pointed to the potential of music as a whole. The duo performed recently at the Bangalore International Centre. | Photo Credit: Gayatri Sreekesh The visual story of ‘Nakshatra’ – a concert performed at Bangalore International Centre by violin...

Twenty years ago, Yogi B, a young Malaysian Tamil television executive, arrived in Chennai for the first time. The sights and sounds of autos, tea shops and the city’s people are still fresh in his mind. To say that he was in awe, is putting it mildly. “People don’t understand but as a child of...

Taylor Swift ‘s dominance continued at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she took home seven awards — including the night’s biggest, the trophy for video of the year. In her speech Wednesday night, Swift thanked her “boyfriend, Travis” for being on set of the “Fortnight” music video and cheering her on. Fans rewarded the...

Donald Trump and Taylor Swift | Photo Credit: AP/Reuters Donald Trump took aim at Taylor Swift for endorsing Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race, during a “Fox & Friends” interview. Swift, who formally endorsed Harris shortly after their first debate, praised the vice president’s leadership and commitment to key issues such as LGBTQ+ rights...