*As dusk descends on Pulicat Lake—a large saltwater lagoon on the border of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in South India—Isaivani starts singing a rousing “gaana” song. She is the only female singer ...

CHENNAI: On November 24, when Chennai was buckling down and preparing itself for Cyclone Nivar, singer Isaivani was oblivious to another storm that was to hit her and change her life forever. Still ...

CHENNAI: From the exchange of furtive longing glances, and pet names like “Amul Kanni”, Coke Studio Tamil’s new gaana song Daavula Darling features a love story between the “dark king of gaana music” ...

'I want them to stand up against abuse, inequality and create a safe, equal world where men and women respect and value each other beyond caste and gender.' IMAGE: Chennai-based gaana artiste Isaivani ...

A few years ago, 36-year-old Sakthi Venkatesan, who grew up in an Egmore Housing Board tenement, decided to become a hip-hop artiste. He travelled to the United States, met some of the OGs of locking ...

They’ve enthralled us for years and, each time they bring out something new, we lap it up! These women in music have us seeking out their work in good times and bad and in sickness and health. Team ...

“Oru meter thalli nillu pinaala, Corona oora vitu odum paaru thannala," sings Srinivasan at the doorsteps of his audience. He doesn’t expect them to come on to the street to view his performance; he ...

The number was recorded about four months ago, and picturised on both Jai and Sundar C. So, Jai said he’d come up with a tune for it, and we were quite excited. Since Jai was composing, we felt that ...

A huge Ambedkar portrait greets you at Gaana singer Palani's home, a modest affair built by the slum clearance wing in Chennai's Puliyanthope neighbourhood. "He is the god I first worship. Other gods ...

The wait at the traffic signal may not be boring anymore. The Greater Chennai Traffic Police has tied up with a performing art groups to create awareness about COVID-19 through gaana songs, dance and ...