No fancy prose can capture the culture, history, unique hybrid language and the lifestyle of the subalterns of Chennai as interestingly as Gaana songs can. Someone who has emerged as the ambassador ...

CHENNAI: Even ages ago, music was segregated as makkal isai, mann isai and mel isai, after all. Gaana, that was born in Tamil Nadu, has only now found a wide audience,” remarks Gaana Pa Julie Kumar.

The song was launched at Wembley London UK a couple of days back. Singer Gaana Bala, who has created a niche for himself has sung his next mass song 'En Karunchingamaai' for the movie 'Appuchi Graamam ...

“We might sing all over the world, but we are hardly recognised or lauded for our talent in our hometown and have no proper backing,” said S. Das, a gaana singer from Chennai. He was one of the many ...

Bala Murugan, better known by his stage name Gana Bala is an Indian playback singer in Tamil cinema. He rose to prominence after rendering the songs 'Aadi Pona Aavani' and 'Nadukadalula Kappala' from ...

Composer Santhosh Narayanan’s soundtrack for Vetrimaaran’s upcoming Dhanush-starrer Vada Chennai is steeped in the gaana tradition, the urban Tamil folk music genre that is an integral part of North ...

Rajinikanth has let go of every combination that he has held close for years for Kabali. But does it work? The album starts with Ulagam Oruvanukka by Ananthu, Santhosh Narayanan and Gaana Bala. A rap ...