Lost and Found
On the documentary 'The Lost Music of Rajasthan', the effort to revive the state's folk arts and its impact on the artists.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
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On the documentary 'The Lost Music of Rajasthan', the effort to revive the state's folk arts and its impact on the artists.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Folk singer and storyteller Jumma Khan talks music, lyrics and politics.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Highlights from a workshop on the musical traditions of the Manganiyar, Rajasthan's best known musical community.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
DJ and musician Maga Bo on mixing styles of music, negotiating cultural appropriation and how important lyrics are to him.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Accordionist and composer Linda Gytri talks about her musical influences and how she composes.
Riff Diairies / February 2014
Folk singer Maangi Bai on music, composing and breaking norms.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Where I sit in on Scottish musician Kaela Rowan and her group, jamming with Rajasthani folk artists.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
On the chang drummers of the Shekhavati region of Rajasthan.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Award-winning Australian musician, Jeff Lang on his work with the musical collaboration Maru Tarang, and the do's and don't's of collaborations.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
DJ and musician Maga Bo on his collaboration with Rajasthani folk musicians.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
With the Manganiyar as they prepare to perform in memory of the late Sakar Khan, a legendary kamaycha player of the community.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
With Jodhpur Riff's home-grown musical collaboration as they prepare to perform.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Barkat Khan talks about the music of the Manganiyars and the effort to sustain it in present times.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
In conversation with one of the first beatboxers of Rajasthan, morchang player Rais Khan.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
The illustrious cousins talk music, the legacy of Sikar gharana and of their uncle, the late sarangi maestro Ustad Sultan Khan.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Interview: Oud player, Joseph Tawadros, talks about collaborations and performing at Jodhpur Riff.
Riff Diaries / February 2014
Interview: Filmmaker Julian Polsler talks about his film 'The Wall', the identity of Austrian cinema and its filmmaking community.
The Big Indian Picture / January 2014
Interview: Brillante Mendoza on his journey as a filmmaker, the resurgence of alternative cinema in Phillipines, its audience and state support. (with Rishi Majumder)
The Big Indian Picture / January 2014
A report on the furore following actress Shwetha Menon's decision to incorporate the footage of her giving birth, in a film.
The Big Indian Picture / September 2013
Interview: In conversation with Hana Makhalbaf. On her process, the politics of her films, the influence of her father Mohsen, studying at the Makhmalbaf Film School and her aspirations as a filmmaker.
The Big Indian Picture / August 2013
Interview: In conversation with Samira Makhmalbaf on the process, politics and aesthetics of her films and on working with her father.
The Big Indian Picture / August 2013
On how the cinematic culture of a slum in Orlem, Malad shapes identities and the idea of home for its residents.
The Big Indian Picture / July 2013
On musician and composer Pankaj Mullick and his contribution to Indian film music.
The Big Indian Picture / July 2013
Piecing together the various narratives on the life of Rosy, Malayalam cinema's first actress. A dalit woman ostracized for daring to play an upper caste character on screen.
The Big Indian Picture / June 2013
An investigative report on the flawed system that determines India's entry to the Oscar's Best Foreign Language category. (with Alyssa Lobo)
The Big Indian Picture / February 2013
On the burgeoning trend of collaborative filmmaking.
The Big Indian Picture / January 2013
Interview with the Academy Award winning director on adapting 'Life of Pi'. (with Alyssa Lobo)
The Big Indian Picture / November 2012
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