opening a path for spiritual folk music to reach new audiences. Abbasi's influence transcended performance. He served as Director General of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, wrote more than 21 ...

The passing of Mustafa Zaman Abbasi marks the end of an era in Bangla folk music. More than a singer, scholar, or musicologist, he embodied the soul of a cultural tradition whose depth ...

MUMBAI (ANI) – WAVES 2025 featured a compelling session titled “Spotify House: Evolution of Folk Music in India,” bringing together leading voices from India’s rich folk and music traditions.

Growers fear that mangoes will be relatively smaller in Rajshahi this year due to a lack of rain, although the average production has increased. Shafiqul Islam, chief scientific officer at Rajshahi ...

The album explores themes of grief, growth, and the continuation of folk music traditions. Grammy-winners Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins — the trio of musicians comprising star ...

The term implies a cycle of death and rebirth, where in reality folk music is a constant thing, albeit constantly shifting – like that old idea of a river as both permanent in status and ever-changing ...

Over the course of his career, Moore has been variously an ardent champion of folk music like Pete Seeger, and also a disrupter of its tradition in the manner of Bob Dylan. Like Kris Kristofferson ...

Severe heat wave has gripped Pabna and Chuadanga districts, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Besides, a mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal and ...

In medieval times, streets pulsed with melody as wandering singers spun songs laced with familiar truths. From hamlet to ...