Kiran Ahluwalia can’t explain exactly why she was smitten by the sinewy desert blues of Tinariwen, but ever since she encountered the legendary Tuareg rock band from northern Mali, their guitar-driven ...

“We hum these songs without realising the patience, persistence, and craft behind them,” says Huma Khalil, author, filmmaker, and trustee-director at Rekhta Foundation. During her research for Rang ...