by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 25, 2020 | All, Books, Film, Music, Op-Ed
Here is a shocker: Mexico didn’t pay for the wall. Building a border wall that spans the entire U.S.-Mexico border is untenable. In fact, just five miles of new wall have been built in recent years. The two countries have shared a border for 200 years and have endured...
by Kabir Sehgal | May 5, 2020 | All, Music, Op-Ed
It’s tough out there for musicians. The coronavirus pandemic has shut concert halls, outdoor theaters and clubs, and many won’t reopen anytime soon. No performing arts venue wants to be the source of another outbreak; Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, for example, said...
by Kabir Sehgal | Feb 10, 2019 | All, Music, Op-Ed
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards will be held this weekend in Los Angeles, and if you’re tuning in, there’s a strong chance you’ll be reminded of how musicians can serve as catalysts for political conversation. During last year’s telecast, Janelle Monáe delivered an...
by Kabir Sehgal | Feb 9, 2019 | All, Music, Op-Ed
This Sunday is the biggest night in music, when stars including Alicia Keys and Post Malone grace the Grammy stage. But when the show is over, the curtains are drawn, eyeliner is removed, and leather slippers are put away — it will be back to work for thousands of...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 24, 2018 | All, Music, Op-Ed
President Donald Trump came to power trumpeting his “America First” agenda. Yet his immigration policies are anything but. Indeed, the U.S. is composed of immigrants, natives, and their descendants. Stoking fear and anxiety about foreigners belies the inscription on...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 17, 2018 | All, Books, Music, Op-Ed
America needs a new policy toward Mexico. I’m not talking about the renegotiation of NAFTA. But something that helps restore the amity and goodwill among people on both sides of the US-Mexico border. I’m calling on citizens to adopt the “Fandango Doctrine,” in which...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 9, 2018 | All, Music, Op-Ed
Listening to music is a great way to reduce your stress. That is, if you listen to right type of music. We’re talking about New Age music: This beautiful music will help you stop thinking about the past and planning for the future, and instead make you reflect on the...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jan 28, 2018 | All, Music, Op-Ed
The Grammys are coming to New York City. And Congress just did. On Friday, the House Judiciary Committee held a field hearing in the city, where Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, and the artists Aloe Blacc and Booker T. Jones appeared. They testified...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 6, 2016 | All, Liner Notes, Music, Op-Ed
Excerpt of Liner Notes by Douglas Brinkley and Kabir Sehgal From the album Presidential Suite by Ted Nash Big Band No matter the era, great political speeches stand the test of time. Like most masterful pieces of art, these enduring orations stay with us, convince, or...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 20, 2015 | All, Music, Op-Ed
When President Obama shocked the world that the U.S. would normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba on December 17, 2014, I was in Havana with Grammy-award winning pianist Arturo O’Farrill making an album, Cuba: The Conversation Continues. Remarkably, the night before...
