My mother (Amma in Kannada) is from a family where everyone learnt to play an instrument or sing. A great grandfather spent his time playing the fiddle (pitilu in Kannada so was nicknamed pitil tata). Amma’s dad, my tata had innumerable vinyls of artists from ABBA to Yanni. Amma herself took veena lessons and my…
At the heart of India lies a city bustling with clanks of iron and steel, Jamshedpur. A city so busy and diverse that it has opened its arms to not only people from around the nation but also humbly accepted their values, cultures, and art. Historically, housing the first steel plant in India, Jamshedpur has…
Hip-Hop by brown people popularly known as ‘Desi hip-hop’ has quickly become the most sought after genre of music in India, so much so that it has given the country it’s biggest music superstars of recent times. Artists like Divine, King, MC Stan, Badshah, Emiway, all have had humble beginnings and their rather early rise…