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‘Thanks for the Dance’: A Parting Gift From Leonard Cohen
The album, released posthumously, brings back a Cohen deeper than ever, a sage foretelling and retelling congruent personal experiences.
Music as a Form of Protest: 11 Songs From Across India That Stand for Justice
Cutting across languages, genres and styles, these songs from 2019 and 2020 mince no words while breaking down the current political climate in the country.
Female Sexual Freedom in Cardi B’s ‘WAP’: An Indian Perspective
The lineage of artists using their art to champion the feminist cause fall flat when we uncritically reproduce the age-old male-centric narrative.
Pandit Jasraj Made Delhi’s Kamani Auditorium a Sacred Place For Me
How the music maestro took me on an unforgettable journey during a concert held in October 2016.
Dreamhour’s ‘PROPSTVR’ Is a Tale of the Present Wrapped in the Past
Siliguri-based producer Debo Sanyal’s second album brings back synthpop delights of the ’80s.