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The opening to Sgt Pepper’s second side underlined just how boundless the Beatles’ musical scope had become

Damon Albarn's band Gorillaz have confirmed their return by announcing their new album The Mountain and a 2026 tour.

Between Aurangzeb and Kunal Kamra, we are now fully qualified to call ourselves “The Republic of Intolerance”.  

Clandestine meetings, dramatic TV pleas, ransom demands, hurried getaway drives across the Mexican border... it sounds like a thriller, but it all revolved around a very special Les Paul

Virtuoso tabla player whose work with a variety of musicians included composing for films

“A fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor,” The New York Times’ description of Zakir Hussain after one of his iconic Carnegie Hall performances in 2009 encapsulated the essence of his life and over 60 years of music.

Over the past few months, sundry headlines have indicated that the Indian army is currently battling it out with the Uttar Pradesh state government in court.

The producer’s epic account of global music’s cross-pollination is an inspiring tale of seduction, expression and freedom from oppression

Varanasi, Banaras, or Kashi has been home to spirituality, music and literature for centuries, with personalities such as Dara Shikoh, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Bismillah Khan associated with the ancient city. But over the past decade, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the incumbent MP from Varanasi, the city has undergone…