Lollapalooza India 2024: Sting, Jonas Brothers, Halsey, The Rose and more take the stage in Mumbai this weekend

Lollapalooza India 2024: Sting, Jonas Brothers, Halsey, The Rose and more take the stage in Mumbai this weekend

Crowds at Lollapalooza India in 2023 Come January 27 and 28, Mumbai will once again play host to Lollapalooza, one of the world’s biggest music festivals. In its second edition, Lollapalooza India has an artiste line-up that includes Sting, Jonas Brothers, Halsey, Lauv, OneRepublic and The Rose. Nearly 40 artistes will be performing across four […]

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The locals of Parengtar, a village on India-Bhutan border, are reviving the ancient practice of Kholey Dai

The locals of Parengtar, a village on India-Bhutan border, are reviving the ancient practice of Kholey Dai

Parengtar — a quaint hamlet on India-Bhutan border in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dotted with green trees, the grid-shaped, sienna-toned paddy fields of Parengtar — a quaint hamlet on the India-Bhutan border in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district — overlook the blue-grey mountains. The nip in the air and a sudden […]

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Hornbill Festival 2023: A peek into Nagaland’s colourful traditions

Hornbill Festival 2023: A peek into Nagaland’s colourful traditions

Tribes of Nagaland at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima. The Hornbill is also known as the Festival of Festivals. | Photo Credit: DAVIDEVISON Tucked away in India’s North-East lies Nagaland, the stage for a thrilling 10-day festival high up in the mountains. In the first week of December the State’s 16 major tribes come […]

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Margazhi with an AI twist: What does Madrasana have up its sleeve this year for the music season?

Margazhi with an AI twist: What does Madrasana have up its sleeve this year for the music season?

Singer Abhishek Raghuram, and a cryptic AI-generated version of an image of artiste | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Try it with me once…just once. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.” I don’t know if Madrasana founder Mahesh Venkateswaran is convincing me or himself, but colour me intrigued. He goes on, as if he’s […]

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A peek at the upcoming Ziro Festival’s new line-up and workshops

A peek at the upcoming Ziro Festival’s new line-up and workshops

Attendees at a prior edition of Ziro Festival | Photo Credit: Mohit Sharma An amalgamation of all things musical, from the calming notes of Indian classical music and the rhythm of Indonesian troubadour to the beats of electronic music, will greet attendees at the upcoming Ziro Festival of Music in Arunachal Pradesh’s famed town. All […]

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Circle of Love Festival is back with its second edition

Circle of Love Festival is back with its second edition

After launching Chennai’s first boutique music festival for independent artistes in 2021, the Circle of Love team is back with the second edition of the Circle of Love Festival. Slated to be held later this month, the festival is “a realisation of our late founder Sameer Sethi’s vision,” says DJ Manny aka Manoj Mohan, who […]

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Lollapalooza India | Mercury rising with Imagine Dragons

Lollapalooza India | Mercury rising with Imagine Dragons

Of all the gutsy things an arena rock band can do, Imagine Dragons began their 90-minute Lollapalooza Paris performance a few months ago with the sounds of the humble mandolin, kickstarting the show with one of their earliest hits ‘It’s Time’. Frontman Dan Reynolds remained the focal point for thousands of phone cameras recording the […]

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What draws musicians to Goa in September?

What draws musicians to Goa in September?

It is the annual Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki festival that celebrates the legendary artiste’s musical legacy It is the annual Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki festival that celebrates the legendary artiste’s musical legacy Come September, and it’s time again for Shounak Abhisheki to return to his native Goa to celebrate his father and guru Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki’s birth […]

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