Music

Nagaland's Indie Artists Are Making Music in Their Mother Tongues

Young musicians in Nagaland are bringing Sumi, Yimkhiung and other Indigenous languages into contemporary indie music. From Abdon Mech's recordings to Kohima's emerging bands, a local music scene is finding new ways to work with its linguistic heritage.

Springsteen and Morello Rally Musicians Against Trump-Era Policies

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello brought protest music, voter registration and political activism together at Maryland's Power to the People Festival, one month before the US midterm elections.

Kerala Turns to Music to Bring Public Cultural Spaces Back to Life

Kerala's Ashtamudi Water Gate Music Festival brings five days of free concerts and film screenings to Kollam. Beyond the performances, the government hopes to revive an underused cultural complex and make it a regular destination for public arts.

Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour Becomes Latest Cultural Battleground Over Gaza

Ed Sheeran’s US tour has been thrown into turmoil after Macklemore was dropped following pro-Palestinian remarks, prompting several supporting acts to quit. Sheeran has now called the situation in Gaza “catastrophic and unjustifiable,” turning the tour into a wider free-speech debate.