MUMBAI: The seventh Dev Gandharva festival organized by Kalyan Gayan Samaj commenced on 12 December with ghazal performance by vocalist Hariharan.
"There is a need for such organizations today to restore and preserve our rich culture with so many western influences," stated Hariharan before the concert.
Accompanying him in the ghazal night were versatile musicians - Shahdab Bhartiya on tabla, Sanjay Mishra on guitar, Ustad Liyakat Ali Khan on the sarangi and Altaq Hussain on t...
MUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment is giving Elvis Presley fans the opportunity to sing a Christmas duet with The King of Rock 'N' Roll. The "Sing With The King" ecard makes it possible for fans to record their own version of Presley's classic 'Blue Christmas.' The ecard uses the same unique technology that allowed country superstars like Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, and Sara Evans to sing along with Presley on the "Elvis Presley Christmas Duets" CD.
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MUMBAI: The Annual Interschool Star Collection '08 was held at The Spastic Society of India where Indian Idol Season One finalist Mr. Harish Moyal and well known singer Ms. Alka Yagnik graced the event with television star Mr. Gaurav Chopra. The Trustee and Honoree Secretary of The Spastic Society of India Ms. Malini Chib was also present at the event. The occasion was to give the award and watch the performance but kids made guest's also dance and sing along with them.
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MUMBAI: Recent events may have left a string of empty nightspots in their wake, but they haven't managed to dampen the spirits of true sun-worshippers. Last night's Sunburn Release Party at Poison saw a packed house of eager partygoers release pent-up energy on the dance floor until way past all bedtimes and witching hours.
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MUMBAI: Breaking new grounds on the mobile music front, Nokia has collaborated with India's leading music composer - A.R. Rahman to launch the first of its kind music album, Nokia Connections, exclusively for its XpressMusic devices. Conceptualized by the legendary A.R. Rahman, the album has nine original compositions from the maestro, along with other eminent musicians such as Sukhwinder, ShivMani and Blaaze. The soul stirring compositions across music genres and languages such as Rajasthani...
MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India's hottest radio station is all set to bring some power packed action exclusively for its listeners To promote Aamir Khan's forthcoming movie Ghajini, Radio Mirchi will introduce two interactive contests 'Kaan to Khan' and Baal Dhamaal'.
Beginning December 15, 2008, the entertaining contests will provide listeners a memorable experience of not only winning exciting goodies but also interacting with Aamir Khan in person.
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MUMBAI: In an interesting attempt to connect with its listeners, 94.3 My FM is providing a great opportunity for the people to create their own radio station at My FM. The 94.3 My FM team has flagged of The Radio Survey... where every listener can simply fill up their preferences for what they want to go on air. The week long survey is being conducted across different groups like youngsters, housewives, traders, students, professionals etc.
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New Delhi: Music royalty has been burning issue for a longtime now as the Copyright Board is yet to take a decision on the issue and it seems that it's only after the intervention of Information and Broadcasting Ministry that both music and radio industries are ready to start fresh talks.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry had held a meeting on friday morning between the music and radio industries representatives along with the registrar of Copyrights and secretary, HRD to initiate a fresh process for nationalising music royalties for radio.
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MUMBAI: A.R. Rahman has reportedly won a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score for his music in Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire". The film tells the heart warming story of an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai who goes on to win a staggering Rs.20 million ($420,000) on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" game show.
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Pakistan's alleged involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks has given rise to conflicting opinion's about Pakistani artistes who have been associated with our music industry. With some sections taking a stand to ban Pakistani artists, there are others who maintain – music has no boundaries.
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