The poignancy in Rajasthani folk music is something that tugs at the heartstrings, no matter which part of the world you belong to. From their deeply soulful numbers about love and longing to the ...

Warner Music India launched a new record label – Maati featuring artists from across the country, who represent their regions’ local music fused with their unique styles. With Maati the label aims to ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – The track ‘Chaudhary’, composed by Amit Trivedi for Coke Studio, is back in a new form this time featuring singers Jubin Nautiyal, Yohani, and Mame Khan. The song, written by Shelle, ...

Ambassador of Rajasthan’s folk traditions, Kutle Khan, talks to us about his global journey and his performance at the Sacred ...

If you google ‘Banarsi babu’, all you will stumble upon is a David Dhawan film in which Govinda plays a villager who marries a foreign-returned woman. Incidentally, the Banarsi Babu we are talking ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – In his music, the tale is always continual. The narratives do not let go of the past but never shy away from embracing the sensibilities of the present. When he sings, multiple ...

The Desert KATS from Barmer, Rajasthan enchant with Rajasthani folk melodies. They are brilliant musicians and singers from the Langa community in western Rajasthan. The trio (they are a quartet) were ...

JODHPUR: The Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF), popularly known as the Jodhpur RIFF will begin from Oct 13 to 17 at Jodhpur. The festival which unfolds on the brightest full moon day of ...

If you have heard the music of the Manganiyars, you would be familiar with Lakha Khan, the man who represents the folk traditions of Rajasthani music. Sporting a large white moustache and wearing a ...

The words, I'm so in love with you Habibi, set to an Arabic tune make for an uncanny yet melodious start to a revamped version of the popular Rajasthani folk song, Mhaari Re Mangeter. Recently, Mumbai ...