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Begum X and Delhi Sultanate go strictly vinyl It was an evening when alleys of one of the historic neighbourhoods of New Delhi came alive to the beats of music - Champa Gali, on April 2, and emitted more than the aroma of coffee, as the heady mix of dub plates and sound system took the brew and the atmosphere into a another level. Wait! Is this India's capital we are talking about, dub plates did we say? Yes, you heard that right, the evolution of Tin Pan Alley is beating with new sounds of music, as Bass Foundation Roots (BFR), unveiled their sound system, painted bright red, to the world. The crowd swayed, the beats resonated, and the venue, name of which means Plumeria Alley (Plumeria is a flower found in tropical and sub-tropical regions, and is fragrant in the night). The fragrance of this night was strictly vinyl. The sounds of this party resonated in the narrow bylanes as music pumped from the red sound system making its debut. For Taru Dalmia and Samara Chopra,...

Ideas and the process, according to the fundamental principles of Apple, is a product of those who are round pegs in square holes, and those who see things differently and, most times, the bulb glows when one least expects it. "I was watching a documentary," said Tricia Williamson, social media and online communications manager, Jamaica Public Service (JPS), "I saw how, in Africa, they used material from billboards to make bags, and I thought, why we can't do the same here?" The light-emitting diodes (LED) of the television screen transmitted the inspiration and the BannaBags project was conceived. The objective was two-pronged,Williamson said, to reuse and recycle banners and billboards, which would have found their way into the dump, and to provide a cheap and sturdy option for school children. "This project is addressing a viable need and helping schoolchildren who are in need of back-to-school supplies, at the same time providing employmen...

Carl Lauder started working when he was a teenager and has since kept going Carl Lauder gently pulls out a record from its cover, dusts it and places it on the turntable, gently placing the needle on the groove, and lets the player turn out the sounds of music. Lauder is not a fancy disc jockey, in Randy's Record Mart in Parade, downtown Kingston - a melting pot of the city - he is striving to preserve and keep a musical tradition alive. "I have been working here (at Randy's) since I was a teenager," said Lauder, as he meticulously wiped traces of dust from an LP (long play) record. "I love what I am doing and this gives me the motivation to carry on." Lauder is a lone soldier, treading the path to keep the romance of analogue tones alive in the 21st-century digital world. Randy's is testimonial to the crests of the island's musical history. Sounds of silence: A stack of vinyl in the recording studio Established by Vincent 'Randy...