MUMBAI: Concerts like ShiVHari happen but rarely – and when they happen, it's better not to miss them.
The most awaited concerts of the year - ShivHari- A jugalbandi by Pt Shivkumar Sharma and Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia - on 27 February - was nothing less than mesmerising – for those who attended, this would still mean like an understatement.
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Taking up where she left off last week, Anoushka Shankar speaks her mind on changing technology and the challenges facing the music industry in a free wheeling chat with Radioanmusic.com's Chirag Sutar. Read on...
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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government plans to start an three music festival named after Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, to be held at three venues annually, including Mumbai.
State minister for cultural affairs Harshvardhan Patil on Thursday announced several initiatives in the field of Indian classical music, including the establishment of a gurukul to teach the Kirana gharana style, a cash award for stalwarts and a festival name after Joshi.
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MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel Limited today announced a mega promotion for its DTH service – digitalTV – offering its customers the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win a chance to bring home A R Rahman, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir. In addition, customers stand a chance to win a number of other exciting prizes. The offer is valid till 31st May 2009.
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Motorola makes a style statement with its latest creation for the Indian market, the Aura mobile phone. The elegant and stylish Aura was unveiled by actor Abhishek Bachchan and presented to India's popular fashion designer, Manish Malhotra, at an event held in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: Three-day Music Concert "Basantosav" would be organised under the aegis of Non Government Organisation (NGO) Cultural Organisation Abhinav Kala Parishad from March 12 to 14 at the premises of Manas Bhawan, Shyamla Hills (near Polytechnic Square) on the occasion of 46th anniversary of the organisation.
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Times Music has launched Sadguru - a humble reverence to our Gurus, the album Sadguru was launched by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Meaning �teacher' or �guide', a Guru is an enlightened soul who imparts wisdom and knowledge to disciples. The word Guru originates from the Sanskrit words �Gu' (darkness) and �Ru' (light). As the words suggest, a Guru eliminates darkness in a disciple's life and illuminates it with positive energy.
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MUMBAI: It seems the experimentation genome is spreading wildly among Indian rock bands. So far, listeners have loved comedy rock bands like Khiladi and Workshop for their wit, stage acts, and costumes and of course, the whacky lyrics. Now the concept has made its way into a play as well.
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