MUMBAI: The Rajya Sabha will find representatives from the music field as among those just nominated include lyricist Javed Akhtar, music exponent Ram Dayal Munda, economist and educationist Bhalchandra Mungekar and theatre personality B Jayashree.
President Pratibha Patil nominated five people to the Rajya Sabha for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature, science, and social services on March 19, 2010. According to the constitution, the president has the power to nominate as many as twelve people to the Upper House for their expertise in various fields.
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MUMBAI: Renowned Italian pianist Paolo Vergari will be performing at the Experimental Theatre NCPA, Mumbai on 22 March 2010.
The ace musician has been invited by the Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IICCI) as a part of 'Feista Italiana'.
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MUMBAI: Noted singers like Rekha Bharadwaj, Javed Ali, Roop Kumar Rathod, Zubin Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Suresh Wadekar and Krishna have come together to render a track each in a Sufi album titled Humm
The album which was launched by Rekha Bharadwaj, is composed by music director Kamlesh Shaamaniya and the lyrics are penned by Alimchand Prakash and is launched by Worldwide Records.
The album is an amalgamation of five elements of nature, it represents the mood of harmony, lov...
MUMBAI: While the whole world is waiting for the FIFA World Cup 2010 to begin, NINE FM Gangtok is eagerly engaged in promoting The Denzong Boyz football club which has earned its way to the prestigious Second Division I-League this season.
The main mission of the club is to showcase deprived local talent at a national level to show India that there are more Bhaichung Bhutias in this region.
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MUMBAI: The graph stayed more or less in the same position in week 10 of 2010 as RAM indicated that viewers are unlikely to change their listenership patterns in a big way. Perhaps the beginning of the IPL matches in the following week should effect a few changes. Till then -
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MUMBAI: Singer-composer Lucky Ali will soon be going on a tour starting from 25 April 2010
Speaking to Radioandmusic.com, Ali said that the first concert is scheduled to take place at Bangalore's Alliance Françoise followed by gigs in Mumbai, Dubai and South Africa
Expect a renewed sound for this much awaited tour, as a whopping 17 musicians will be touring with Lucky Ali
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MUMBAI: They have been in the music scene for over a dozen years, but it is only in the past couple of years that they have managed to hog the limelight. The husband and wife pair of Clinton and Dominique Cerejo is slowly climbing its way up in the Hindi film music industry
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Anuj Sharma is a known singer from Himachal Pradesh. But his big break came when he managed to reach the final 14 in Indian Idol's second season. He had to leave the show, but many felt that he deserved a better chance. So Anuj Sharma was brought back into the show through a wild card entry. And he proved it right by managing to end the season as the runner up.
Now he is back in Mumbai from Himachal to complete his journey as a national level musician. Anuj Sharma has ...
MUMBAI: Rahul Dev Burman, also known as R. D. Burman, and Pancham da was one of the finest music directors of Bollywood .He was the son of legendary music composer Sachin Dev Burman
He is credited with revolutionizing the music in Hindi films, and his style and techniques continue to be followed by music composers till date. (Piya tu ab to aaja and Monica! O my darling, Mehbooba from Sholay, Chura Liya Hai from Yaadon Ki Baraat are still inimitable tracks and are hits with all generations.
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