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 ...

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

Who knew Shakira's Waka Waka could get a Rajasthani twist? Indians have the talent of mixing global hits with local culture, and a new video has just proved it once again. In a fun performance, the ...

Backed by a gritty oral narrative passed on from one generation to another, folk musicians around the world have been providing healing and happiness to society for centuries through their ...

The day I met Kasam Khan Langa, it was late winter. There was not a rain cloud in sight and yet, when he sang out “Aayo aayo sawan aayo, ghar aayo balam” to the accompaniment of the sarangi, dholak ...

In a synthesis of rarefied poetry and regional ballads, Sufi-inspired music resonated with desert-influenced songs of the Rajasthani folk heritage to animate the opening night of the 11th Remembering ...

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, ...

Mumbai, 2005. Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan spots a “slim boy” at the wedding of actor Ishitta Arun, effortlessly belting out Rajasthani folk tunes that even impressed virtuosos like Ghulam Ali.

Hosted at the 275-year-old Dundlod Fort in Shekhawati, the two-day cultural retreat brings together folk concerts, storytelling walks, unseen crafts, desert safaris, and curated feasts. Dancing ...

Come October, Jodhpur’s iconic Mehrangarh Fort will once again reverberate with the sound of folk music from across the world including Bhutan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Syria, Switzerland, Portugal, ...