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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 21 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 35 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 121 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 165 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 176 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 204 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 280 days ago

Report: The Sacred River Festival

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

Updated 308 days ago

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

DJ Sartek

Published 337 days ago

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

Shobha Gurtu singer - HT Photo.

Published 401 days ago

Kaluram Bamaniya: “Kabir invites us to go within”

Kaluram Bamaniya in performance (Jodhpur RIFF)

Published 413 days ago

‘Reality shows are commercial, music is above money’

(Deepak Gupta/HT)

Published 451 days ago

A Complete Unknown: When Bob Dylan plugged in

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

Updated 452 days ago

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

Ram Sahay Panday died at a hospital in Sagar.

Published 462 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 505 days ago

Tech weary Brits revive apple tree 'wassailing' tradition

Tech weary Brits revive apple tree 'wassailing' tradition

Updated 513 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 551 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 552 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 554 days ago

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

Catch It Live on 26 November 2024

Published 596 days ago

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

Master Saleem, Nandesh Umap and Malini Awasthi

Published 600 days ago

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

Sharda Sinha

Published 615 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 661 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 802 days ago

Classical in core, champion of folk

Celebrating Kumar Gandharva

Published 827 days ago

Kailash Kher promotes folk music with a reality show

Kailash Kher on the set of the show

Published 872 days ago

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on February 19

Catch It Live on February 19

Published 876 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 954 days ago

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

Neha Bhasin on folk music

Published 971 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 978 days ago

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