It was pouring rain while a group of Goans played guitar and sang on the footsteps of the iconic church of the Immaculate Conception in Panaji, capital of the coastal western Indian state of Goa. Some ...

Singer-composer Papon has spent over two decades crafting songs that resonate with emotion and simplicity, blending the roots of Assamese folk with contemporary sounds. While his music has taken him ...

What do Glastonbury in UK, Austin-Texas in the USA, and Toronto in Canada all have in common? A robust music tourism ecosystem built from scratch over years. The global live music business accounted ...

Sunburn Goa 2024, India’s leading electronic dance music festival, will be held at a new location this year: Dhargalim in North Goa, from December 28 to 30. Known for its open landscapes and lush ...

As dusk settled over the neo-Gothic styled Mae de Deus Church, strains of a centuries-old motet— sacred music popular during Renaissance-era—rose once again, signalling a quiet cultural revival in Goa ...

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Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 750 posts, we featured an art festival, ...

Venues like (right) antiSOCIAL and (left) House of Chapora kept spirits high through New Year celebrations with multi-genre music by DJs like Bullzeye, Arnova, Dotdat, Kohra and Atriohm Instagram ...

Moh Moh Ke Dhaage singer talks about his love for Goa, his music journey, and the massive change that the concert space in India has witnessed Singer-composer Paponhas spent over two decades crafting ...