Known as the Flower Festival of the Santals, Baha Banga is observed during the spring months of Falgun and Chaitra as a symbol of gratitude to nature and prayers for the well-being and prosperity of ...

The North East Spring Festival 2026 (Festival of North East) will be held from February 26 to 28 at the NEZCC Complex, Dimapur, Nagaland. The festival is being organised by the North East Zone ...

Inspired by Zubeen Garg, young students in Assam’s Lakhimpur are blending classical and folk traditions — from Bharatanatyam to Sattriya — proving art knows no boundaries.

Poetry renditions in Bhojpuri, reflective shlokas in Sanskrit, musical notes of Himachal Pradesh and Bihu folk dance beats of Assam were among some of the highlights as India House in London marked ...

SARAS Aajeevika Mela which is currently happening at Leisure Valley Park, Gurgaon, has evolved into more than just a marketplace. By night, it feels l.

Robert Costa is a national correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and chief Washington analyst for CBS News. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great Depression, the civil rights era, and the ...

The last time Folk Alliance International hosted its annual conference in New Orleans, in January 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the event brought out more than 3,000 people, including ...

It was quite the hootenanny — P.S. 56 students in Bedford -Stuyvesant sang a West African folk song called “Funga Alafia,” while jumping and dancing and spinning inside the school auditorium. They ...

Assam is about to turn into a whirlwind of music, dance, food, flames as Magh Bihu 2026 is here. This festival, also called Bhogali Bihu, is more than just a harvest celebration. It is a full-on ...

Brian Turk, a 47-year-old bassist, understands how folk music might seem irrelevant today, especially in comparison to its explosion in the ‘50s and ‘60s. But he’s adamant this unique American art ...

In the bustling Folk Arts Rare Records shop in City Heights, owner Brendan Boyle is flipping through a cardboard box of records. "There's really important blues ...