2008 was a year marked by several developments in the radio and music industries, but it was also a year when some noted personalities in these fields, who had left their mark in their respective fields, passed away. Radioandmusic.com pays tribute.
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Sridhar Hariharan Padmanabh or more popularly, H.Sridhar, to the people who would look for his credit either on a CD cover or in the credits of an Indian feature film, was a mathematics graduate whose love for music finally drove him into an area, where he will be remembered as a pioneer of sorts. Like Mangesh Desai and Daman Sood. My association with him was also through the credits as well, especially of albums by the talented AR Rahman. Not only the music but also the sound of Roja had mad...
MUMBAI: Legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika has been bestowed with the first 'Asom Ratna', one of the highest awards of Assam government.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi presented the award to the "Bard of Brahmaptura" at a simple ceremony on Saturday
Asom Ratna comprises Rs 3,00,000, a citation and a plaque.
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Artsound has introduced its ART5.4 and ART8.8 models. In the Benelux, Artsound is the market leader in multi-room multi-source systems. With its inwall and onwall loudspeakers, it is one of the leading developers and brands within Europe.
Both systems are based on the ZIGBEE radio frequency technology, enabling the user to do everything the advanced multi-room multi-source systems can, however using bi-directional wireless communication.
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MUMBAI: Big FM recorded a total income of Rs 490 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2008.
Adlabs Films Limited, a member of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and the leading entertainment conglomerate in the country, announced its results for the quarter ended December 31st 2008, recording revenues of Rs 1630 million for quarter ending December, up by 61 per cent.
The proposal to demerge the company's FM radio business with effect from 1 April 2008; was approved at a meeting of the Equity shareholders of Adlabs Films held on 22 January.
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MUMBAI: Ishmeet Singh shot to fame after he won the first season of Star Voice of India, on Star Plus. Later he also participated in Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, a singing competition on Star Plus and represented the Champions team. The teenager had captured the nation's imagination with his voice and devotion to singing.
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MUMBAI: South by South West 2009, better known as SXSW, one of the most influential and anticipated music festivals in the US, will also be hosting Carnatic vocalist duo Darshana and Souwmya on 13 March 2009 in Austin.
As reported earlier, Indian band 'Ashu' is also set to play this year.
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MUMBAI: The JD Rock Awards ceremony will take place on 12 February 2009 at The Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai.
On the same night, there will be a Tribute to Guitar Gods performed by Hipnotribe, with special guest guitarists Rudy Wallang, Amyt Dutta, Dhruv Ghanekar, Randolph Correia and Floyd Fernandes.
The Song Of The Year, Band Of The Year and Album Of The Year categories for the JD Rock Awards ceremony are open to public voting through the event's official website till 5 February.
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MUMBAI: News channels CNN-IBN and IBN7 did a special musical show on Republic day called India Rocks for Peace.
The show was a tribute to the victims and families of people who suffered losses in the number of terror attacks that India witnessed in 2008. The theme for India Rocks 2009 is Peace. CNN-IBN & IBN7 will speak to the terror victims from Jaipur, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai.
The show featured various celebrities singing songs specially composed for the theme Peace. A...
MUMBAI: Pt. Girdhar Prasad Jaipurwale, the noted tabla exponent of the Jaipur-Goswami gharana, passed away on 28th Jan 2009, at 4.30am. He was 62 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons.
He was the son of the renowned musician Late Guni Gandharva Pt. Laxman Prasad Jaipurwale and the brother of another illustrious musician Late Pt. Govind Prasad Jaipurwale. Pt. Girdhar Prasad Jaipurwale accompanied many a renowned musicians like Pt. Ravi Shankar, Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao, Usta...
