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Gowry Lekshmi and Sooraj Santhosh in the music video, ‘Naamiravil’ from Gowry’s album, Murivu | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Singer-composer Gowry Lekshmi is a trailblazer in the Malayalam independent music scene. She has now joined…

Core team (Clockwise from left) Suparna Vontair, Pramod Seshi Roy, Siddharth Bhargav, Bharat Mupanna and Aakriti Bhargav | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When management consultant Siddharth Bhargav returned to Hyderabad after a 10-year…

As far as stories of friendships go, it’s hard to beat this one.In 1992, a talented singer named Hariharan (who had burst into the mainstream spotlight with Thamizha Thamizha for A. R Rahman’s debut album in Mani Ratnam’s Roja) met another…

Soul-stirring is how one would usually describe music by IndoSoul, but with the band’s latest album Equilibrium, they are looking to do something quite the opposite. Twelve songs shortlisted from about 40 songs, over four years, form the…

The performance space at DakshinaChitra, located in Chennai’s ECR, is lit up. As the sea breeze amps up the nip in the air, MS Krsna begins to strum his guitar.The performance is as engaging as it is unique. He chats about the number of…

The country’s Indie-sensation Prateek Kuhad’s upcoming multi-city tour is an exploration of the various facets of love is set to rock the stage in India againwith his multi-city tour Indie-sensation Prateek Kuhad’s upcoming multi-city…

The song ‘Chalo Na’, composed and sung by Gowri Bhat, is the latest addition to KaanPhod’s series Mic Test The song ‘Chalo Na’, composed and sung by Gowri Bhat, is the latest addition to KaanPhod’s series Mic Test In the past few years, a…

From Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (Baar Baar Dekho; 2016) and Kadam (Karwaan; 2018) to Kaahan Ho Tum (Mismatched; 2020) -- many renditions by singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad have made it to Hindi films From Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (Baar Baar Dekho; 2016)…

Why three solo musicians from three different places decided to tour the country together  Why three solo musicians from three different places decided to tour the country together  The journey from playing a song to releasing it, and…

Composer Roy says singers and composers now have the independence to create what they truly believe in and not restrict them to only a certain type. For music composer Roy feels that the landscape in the Indian music industry has undergone…