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Who was Vithabai Narayangavkar? Lavani legend danced even during her pregnancy

Vithabai Narayangavkar captivated audiences with her artistry and dedication to the folk dance form.

Updated 41 days ago

Haryanvi folk singer Pepsi Sharma dies at 38

Haryanvi folk artist and Ragini singer Pepsi Sharma (38) died on Monday following a sudden health complication.

Published 56 days ago

Rajasthani folk artists perform song during security check at Jodhpur airport

Rajasthani folk artists turned a security check at Jodhpur airport into a musical moment.

Published 142 days ago

Magic in the mehfil: The sparkling new sound of Sufi music

Aanchal Shrivastava’s shows feel like modern-day mehfils — cosy, intimate yet electric.

Updated 186 days ago

Rajasthani folk artists create new Rajasthani version of Shakira's Waka Waka

The video was shared on Instagram by the Ismail Langa group.

Published 197 days ago

Lumineers' singer Wesley Schultz excited to come back to India after four years

Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers will perform in Delhi-NCR in February, 2026

Published 225 days ago

Maithili Thakur to contest Bihar poll? What she said after meeting BJP leaders

Popular folk and devotional singer Maithili Thakur with Bharatiya Janata Party election in-charge Vinod Tawde and Union minister Nityanand Rai.

Updated 301 days ago

Report: The Sacred River Festival

A musical performance in progress at The Sacred River Festival (Courtesy The Sacred River Festival)

Updated 328 days ago

DJ Sartek talks about bringing Indian folk energy to the global dance floor

DJ Sartek

Published 358 days ago

Shobha Gurtu opened up Maharashtra to the treasure trove of 'poorvi thumri'

Shobha Gurtu singer - HT Photo.

Published 422 days ago

Kaluram Bamaniya: “Kabir invites us to go within”

Kaluram Bamaniya in performance (Jodhpur RIFF)

Published 434 days ago

‘Reality shows are commercial, music is above money’

(Deepak Gupta/HT)

Published 472 days ago

A Complete Unknown: When Bob Dylan plugged in

Timothée Chalamet plays a young Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. (Film still)

Updated 473 days ago

Noted folk dancer, Padma Shri Ram Sahay Panday dies at 92

Ram Sahay Panday died at a hospital in Sagar.

Published 483 days ago

Papon on the use of artificial intelligence in music: The world is changing but…

Papon has championed traditional sounds, including folk, to protect the music industry from the rise of AI.

Published 526 days ago

Tech weary Brits revive apple tree 'wassailing' tradition

Tech weary Brits revive apple tree 'wassailing' tradition

Updated 534 days ago

Folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

Folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

Published 572 days ago

Folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

Folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

Updated 573 days ago

Film songs more about technical brilliance than music: Singer Malini Awasthi

Film songs more about technical brilliance than music: Singer Malini Awasthi

Published 575 days ago

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 26 November 2024

Catch It Live on 26 November 2024

Published 616 days ago

Master Saleem and Nandesh Umap to headline Deshaj folk art event in Lucknow

Master Saleem, Nandesh Umap and Malini Awasthi

Published 620 days ago

Musicians mourn ‘Bihar Kokila’ folk singer Sharda Sinha's death

Sharda Sinha

Published 635 days ago

Folk, spoken word, jazz: Give the old mix a shuffle, says Sanjoy Narayan

Cover art for the album Veena by American rapper Heems (birth name: Himanshu Kumar Suri).

Updated 682 days ago

Anuv Jain on reimagining Baarishein: Nature has been huge source of inspiration

Anuv Jain recreated his popular single Baarishein for an initative by the UN

Published 823 days ago

Classical in core, champion of folk

Celebrating Kumar Gandharva

Published 848 days ago

Kailash Kher promotes folk music with a reality show

Kailash Kher on the set of the show

Published 893 days ago

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on February 19

Catch It Live on February 19

Published 897 days ago

Roundabout: Singing sisters who took women’s songs out of the homes into the wide world

Surinder Kaur in her younger days. (Courtesy: Surinder Kaur Trust)

Updated 975 days ago

Neha Bhasin: I want to bring folk music in the forefront

Neha Bhasin on folk music

Published 991 days ago

Pak singer Javed Bashir: Want to see how lifting of ban is implemented in India

Javed Bashir has sung songs for many Bollywood movies such as Cocktail, Kahaani, Rush, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Updated 998 days ago

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