MUMBAI: French band Masala Dosa wrapped up the promotional tour of their new album Electro World Curry... across India recently after playing at various venues in Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Bengalaru, Hyderabad, Pushkar, Chandigarh, Madras and Delhi.
The three member band comprises Pierre Jean Duffour, who plays the sitar, his brother Brice Duffour - the bass guitarist and Franck Lemoine, the band's drummer and their close friend from childhood.
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MUMBAI: Journalists from across all services of the BBC have resolved to hold two one-day strikes in April, prompted by plans to "offshore" operations for the BBC World Service's Hindi, Nepali, and Urdu programming to Delhi, Kathmandu, and Islamabad
Reports in the Guardian say that TV, radio and online news will be disrupted on 3 April and 9 April, after nearly 800 members of the National Union of Journalists chapel at the BBC voted in favour of industrial action in a national ballot on Tuesday.
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MUMBAI: Now it can be told. Singer Kylie Minogue, who made a whirlwind tour to India last fortnight, has recorded a bhangra-pop number written by Abbas Tyrewala and composed by A R Rahman.
Kylie, during her stay, recorded two songs for Blue - a duet with Sonu Niigaam and a dance number. The film's music scored has been done by none other than Academy award winner A R Rahman.
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MUMBAI: Akriti Kakar is riding high on the success of her new solo song, Mohabbat Aapse from Aa Dekhen Zara, which is currently burning the airwaves! Considering the success of all her previous songs (right from Dil Vich lagya Ve to Khuda Ya Kher) that also had other popular singers like Sunidhi Chuhan, Shankar Mahadevan, this one is certainly special for her!
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MUMBAI: As the Kolkata Station of BIG 92.7 FM delivers on its offerings of Moner Moto Gaan (music that you like!) each day, the Station has begun on a very innovative way to reach out to more and more people of Kolkata. Saturday's mornings see RJ Koushik host the breakfast show, the BIG Chumuk, live from the quintessential Kolkata Bazzars as he interacts with public who come for the traditional Saturday morning weekly shopping. Interactions take exciting twists as people share insights into their lives and fascinating gossip which makes for interesting on air content.
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MUMBAI: LIVE on �Whatte Fun Mornings' in studio of Mumbai's Radio City 91.1FM with Singh-Chana, was critically acclaimed actor Nandita Das for the promotion of her upcoming directorial venture �Firaaq'.
After being the toast of critics at several international film festivals, Nandita Das's directorial venture Firaaq is all set to hit theatres in India on March 20, 2009. Nandita shared her experience about the world premiere of the movie that was held on September 5, 2008 at t...
MUMBAI: While living up to the Station offering of Jaisa Mood Waisaich Music, BIG 92.7 FM, Mumbai's favorite Radio Station is going all out to capture the true mood of Mumbai. In ensuring connect at the mass level, the Station's breakfast jock RJ Archana Jani boards the city's lifeline – the local trains on a regular basis, getting an insight into the lives of commuters and carrying back the same on air. She completely charges up the commuters bringing in the high energy Josh to an oth...
MUMBAI: �Shut up and vote', an initiative to encourage the urban youth to vote by Tata tea and Bangalore based NGO Janaagrah plans to conduct a five city music tour across Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
Bangalore based urban Indian rock band Thermal and a Quarter have been roped in to convey the message.
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