MUMBAI: Music has been an integral part of radio programming, but when it comes to variety in music then radio is completely dominated by bollywood music. In its zest to stand apart from the herd, All India Radio (AIR) in Chhattisgarh provides variety in music. AIR Raipur station has bagged the best station for its contribution in folk music five times uninterruptedly.
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MUMBAI: Legendary musician Bob Dylan has been inducted as an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, joining the ranks of leading writers, composers and artists in the prestigious 115-year-old group.
Honorary members into the Academy are people of great distinction in the creative arts.
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Multi-lingual and instrumentalist Remo Fernandes has worn many musical hats throughout his career. Born 8 May, 1953 in Goa, Fernandes was a prodigious musician at a young age and already managed to form a band in school.
Not satisfied in sounding contemporary and acceptable in the Mumbai live music circuit, he undertook a journey to seek his musical calling.
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MUMBAI: After earning widespread fame for their tracks, British boy band One Direction is now gearing up to launch its third album stated to be different from their usual work. The band will also embark on their third world tour ‘Where We Are’ early next year.
The five singers said that their new album will depart from the teen pop that has had young girls screaming since they first emerged from a talent show.
Louis Tomlinson told agencies, “The answer is yes, there will b...
MUMBAI: Sukhwinder Singh is one of the most popular singers of India, with admirers all over the world. His popularity reached greater heights with his song 'Jai Ho!' which won international honours like the Academy Award for the 'Best Original Song' and a Grammy Award for the 'Best Song'. He has delivered many musical hits with his style and presentations having worked with many musician in his career. But as a singer, he feels musicians like AR Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj are special and the...
MUMBAI: Errant drivers, exhausting heat and interminable traffic snarls are just a part and parcel of the average policeman's day. They were in for a change in routine, however, when a range of citizens from politicians to higher police officials to students out of their summer coaching camps started stopping by to give them a heartfelt salute.
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MUMBAI: In a bid to climb up the ladder and match steps with the changes being witnessed in the FM radio space, All India Radio is now aiming to set up a relay station in Pudukottai and Karur districts of Tamil Nadu, to expand the reach and connectivity of its FM Rainbow channel.
AIR has submitted written requests to the district collectors for provision of five acres land required to set up the relay stations. The requirements include a 100 watt FM transmitter and other infrastructure...
MUMBAI: Apple today announced that customers have downloaded over 50 billion apps from the revolutionary App Store. Customers are downloading more than 800 apps per second at a rate of over two billion apps per month on the App Store. The 50 billionth app was Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC, which was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio who received a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to commemorate this historic milestone.
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