Gaana music from Chennai captures working class struggles, marginalized communities, and women's rising presence in the art form.

“Gaana padal la ella vithamana karuthum iruku,” chips in Julie Kumar. “Not to harass women, not to fall prey to intoxication, to respect our parents, to live in harmony with the siblings, to ...

North Chennai’s gaana songs that reflect struggles of the marginalised are going global CHENNAI: As catchy as ‘Enjoy enjaami’ or ‘Kaathu mela’ may be, these Vada Chennai songs aren’t ...

-'The Casteless Collective-', a band of youngsters is belting out Gaana - the music of Chennai-'s subjugates - in all its raw and tainted glory.

Chennai 600028 s songs have been nothing less than rocking the radio waves ever since it s audio released in mid February this year. Reviews have been encouraging and listeners applaud Yuvan ...

IMAGE: Chennai-based gaana artiste Isaivani is among the BBC's 100 inspiring and influential women of 2020. The list honours women 'who are leading change and making a difference during these ...