music and politics
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Madras HC blocks Music Academy from conferring award in MS Subbulakshmi’s name on TM Krishna
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How ‘bad girl’ Brenda Fassie’s ‘Vulindlela’ became South Africa’s post-apartheid anthem
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What explains the outrage in the Carnatic world about vocalist TM Krishna’s prestigious award?
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Suchitra Mitra’s birth centenary year reminds us the Rabindrasangeet singer was also an activist
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Why Haacaaluu Hundeesaa’s songs became anthems of revolution for the Oromo people of Ethiopia
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How Sidhu Moose Wala’s celebration of rural life won him legions of fans in Punjab – and far beyond
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‘Everything is based on caste’: A group from Amravati’s slums is rapping for justice and change
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With his new album ‘Superpower 2020’, LIFAFA makes a sharp comment on the experiment that is India
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From jazz to hip hop, Afro-South Asian music collaborations reflect imagined, more liberatory worlds
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Pro-Trump rioters singing Bob Marley songs isn’t surprising. Here’s why
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On Bangladesh’s Victory Day, remembering a landmark concert that grabbed the world’s attention
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Stories in a song: A short history of the Mysore anthem
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Queer and here: Meet the youngsters carving out a niche for themselves on the indie music scene
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‘I hate dictators and repression’: Trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval on his life and his music
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Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land Is Your Land’ is coming under attack – but the criticism is misguided
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Communalising Carnatic music: Artists face threats for singing devotional hymns in praise of Jesus
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Jazzy experiments with truth: An American pianist’s impressions of Gandhi
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From Dnyaneshwari to Dalit rock: The evolution of Maharashtra’s revolutionary music
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Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera, and the politics of popular music in Venezuela
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Watch: Green Day took on Donald Trump in video released to coincide with Martin Luther King day
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That Meghalaya rock band belting out The Beatles? It's made up of ministers and opposition members
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'Kasme Wade Pyar Wafa': Watch SP's Shivpal Yadav sing a heartfelt message to the feuding Yadavs
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Could this fiery hip-hop track become the anthem of North-East India?
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'Candidate, you're fired': Watch U2 and Bono take on Donald Trump during a live concert
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Confused by the 2016 US presidential race? Watch Baba Sehgal explain it for you in his new song
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How to negotiate the tricky territory of ‘fascist music’
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Watch: At 17, Ginni Mahi has brought Dalit politics to music and become a Punjabi pop sensation
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The marginalised African Songbird who finally became visible again
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Watch (if you dare): Arvind Kejriwal’s singing again, this time for the Punjab elections
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Watch Goa’s ‘Robin Hoodesque’ minister Churchill Alemao croon at Goa’s Cashew Trail festival
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Dancing to protests: Dubstep tracks inspired by JNU students Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid
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Chinese President Xi Jinping turns to rap music to spread state propaganda
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Forget the dougie: Remo’s new track teaches you how to ‘do the ban’
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This video does not let you hear how terrible the Rock On 2 cast might sound when singing