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 ...

Gaana Bala is a clear crowd favorite among youth who also has a huge fan following among all age groups and genders. Today Bala suddenly announced that he will not sing for films anymore. Gaana Bala ...

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 ...

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.

Pallavaram-based Sudhakar calls himself ‘Gaana Sudhakar’ in his music videos. He has been doing them for a few years now, taking on popular subjects and experimenting with gaana-based songs on them.

Gaana Bala is a clear crowd favorite among youth who also has a huge fan following among all age groups and genders. Today Bala suddenly announced that he will not sing for films anymore. Gaana Bala ...