Variety

Ameen Sayani, Beloved Indian Radio Presenter of ‘Binaca Geetmala,’ Dies at 91

Ameen Sayani, the doyen of Indian radio, died on Tuesday in Mumbai following a heart attack. He was 91. The news was confirmed by his son Rajil Sayani. Sayani, known for his mellifluous voice, ...
Daily Excelsior

Radio Ceylon Turns 100: One of Indian Popular Music’s Oldest mMedium From Colonial Times to Post-1947 India, its Airwaves Soothed all

By Tirthankar Mitra One of world’s oldest broadcasters, Radio Ceylon, has turned 100. It arrived decades before television ...

100 years of Radio Ceylon: How it once made a fractured region hum to a shared frequency

Radio Ceylon, one of the world’s oldest radio broadcasters, turned 100 last week. At a time when radio was a novelty and ...
Frontline

A voice, a friend, a hundred years of Radio Ceylon

As Radio Ceylon turns 100, trace how war, music, and commercial radio shaped Asia’s most beloved broadcaster. A story of ...

'Agli farmaish hai Jhumri Telaiya se': How a small mica town ruled India's radio waves

Jhumri Telaiya once captivated India with its radio song requests. The town became famous in the 1950s for its frequent shout ...

The Indian government's 'erotic' ban that fueled Radio Ceylon's dominance

Radio Ceylon, once a cultural powerhouse, captivated Indian listeners by defying a 1950s AIR ban on film songs. Its popular Hindi service and iconic shows like 'Binaca Geet Mala' forced AIR to compete ...
MyJoyOnline

I mostly listen to Muslim or Indian songs – Lasmid

Ghanaian artiste Lasmid has shared the type of music that shapes his creativity. Speaking to Doreen Avio and Kwame Dadzie on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz on Monday, 8th December 2025, the Friday Night hit ...
Capital Public Radio

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain explores the fusion of jazz and Indian classical music

Zakir Hussain is one of the world's most in demand percussionists. From his collaborations with jazz greats Charles Lloyd and Herbie Hancock to his explorations with the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, ...