India, July 3 -- It was one of those golden Calcutta evenings where the world felt a little softer. I stepped into Caara, a new cafe with louvered windows, pastel walls, and a kind of quiet elegance ...

Almost a decade after smash hits “Goodies” and “1, 2 Step”—and three years after her previous disc, Basic Instinct—Ciara is back with a new single (“I’m Out”) and album (Ciara, out July 9). Here, the ...