Baul music -- the wandering, mystical sound of Bengal’s soil -- has long belonged to akhras, village courtyards and spiritual gatherings. Now, it is travelling somewhere unexpected: into the laptops ...

With his signature gold chains, dark glasses, cap, and larger-than-life personality, Bappi Lahiri became as iconic visually as he was musically.

The first, Contemporary Bengali Choir, was also produced by Armeen Musa, introducing modern Bengali choral textures to the global production community.

Rangpur’s native language survives in the speech of elders and Bhawaiya songs, but faces extinction under 'modern pressures' ...

Fossils 7, the newest album from the Bengali rock band Fossils, has achieved an impressive milestone by reaching the No. 1 ...

Bengali rock band Fossils 7 has achieved a significant milestone, topping the iTunes India Top 200 Albums chart across all ...

A campaign to save a tamarind tree has received widespread support from residents of the Bagha Jatin neighbourhood and beyond ...

Kaushiki Chakraborty is a voice that bridges tradition and modernity, carrying the weight of the age-old musical legacy of the Patiala gharana while c.

Why did the bells echo in my mind when I sat down to write? As though there were a secret pact between memory and the act of writing, which nudged into being an “organic” space – one that seemed of ...

A landmark election in Bangladesh ended years of disputed polls, and now the winners face pressure to tackle corruption and a battered economy.