The Kuwaiti Pop Song That Bollywood Stole

In 2003, Kuwaiti musical trio, Guitara, released the zeitgeist-y club banger Ya Ghaly to mass success across the Arab World. Its unique, wildly infectious fusion of late 90’s trance, Carnatic sangeet and Khaliji  made it the proverbial song of the… Continue Reading

Why The Bollywood “A Star Is Born” Is Infinitely Better Than Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga’s Film

Like most people who rely wholly on film critic consensus to dictate their movie-going experience, I was excited to see A Star Is Born based on all the glowing reviews it got and its Oscar buzz. There was also a part… Continue Reading