Dr Bashir Badr

Seth recalls Badr's work as that which explored romance. Her selections, then, for the Sunday concert include umpteen poems that discuss love and loneliness. "I've spent months working on the compositions of other poets. But, with his work, I could compose eight songs in a single day. That's because his work is free-flowing and beautiful."

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The passion project, which began as a web series before moving to live concerts, had previously trained attention towards late Punjabi poet, Amrita Pritam. Month after month, Seth hopes to similarly highlight the work of poets, with each concert being dedicated to one artiste only. "I hope Dr Bashir's sons can come for the concert and share memories of their father. There will be a few more people who will talk about him at the event."

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1998: Shankar Mahadevan released Breathless, which earned him immense acclaim. The singer-composer sang the two-and-a-half-minute semi-classical song to an electronic track

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Alicia Keys's new single 
Worth your time: Yes

In Underdog, Alicia Keys sings for the working-class, including “the hustlers trading at the bus stop, single mothers waiting on a cheque to come, young teachers, student-doctors, sons on the front line knowing they don’t get to run,” and boy, does she do a fine job of it! Set against a melody that lingers with you long past the track is over, Keys packs it with lyrics that can serve as inspiration whenever one feels low.

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