NEW DELHI: Even as actor Rajnikant, who migrated from Mumbai but became a success in Tamil films, has already made his mark in Hindi films, his son-in-law Dhanush who recently hit the headlines with his song �Kolaveri Di' is all set to step into Hindi films.
Actor Dhanush had himself written the lyric �Kolaveri Di' for his wife Aishwarya Rajnikanth Dhanush's Tamil film �3'.
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MUMBAI: Malar Publications promoted radio venture Hello FM 106.4 has awarded its creative duties to Chennai-based communication agency, Gutfeel.
Confirming the development to Radioandmusic.com, Hello FM CEO Rajeev Nambiar said, Gutfeel has lot of understanding of Tamil music and this is why we chose them. This is the team with resources from TBWA which had already worked for initial phases of Hello FM....
The account was awarded on the comfort level with the agency and there wasn't any formal pitch that took place.
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MUMBAI: Music director Vishal-Shekhar, sitar maestro Niladri Kumar, British Tamil musician Susheela Raman amongst others will perform at the 14th edition of Kala Ghoda festival. The cultural fest will be held from 4-12 February 2012.
The nine-day festival will open with a performance by the Guangdong Art Troupe from China. This year the fest will feature several artistes displaying classical, contemporary, folk and international music forms. The fest will also pay a special tribute t...
MUMBAI: Legendary singer Paul McCartney is all set to compose for an untitled video game aiming to capture young fans.
The former Beatles singer is working on the soundtrack and will also help to create the game.
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MUMBAI: Celebrating 71st anniversary of the late Ghazal King Jagjit Singh, GIMA will bring together the Indian music & film fraternity for a special tribute concert. The musical evening titled �Jagjit Singh -Yaadon Ka Safar' will be held on 8 February in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: BaronsMedia.com announced on Monday January 30th its acquisition of Hypster.com, a site that enables users to listen to music and offers a generous amount of free tracks and albums for its users. This acquisition will increase traffic-flow to Hypster.com while enabling BaronsMedia.com to monetize the website and increase its library of publishers.
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MUMBAI: Live365, the world's most diverse internet radio network and provider of premier broadcasting services, announces the release of their independent artist broadcasting package, "IndiePro". This customized broadcasting package is a low cost solution for independent musicians looking to promote their music to millions of people across the globe.
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MUMBAI: EMI Music India will launch �Thumri Funk', a blend of traditional thumri with western harmonies.
The vocals for the album are rendered by maestro Pandit Ajay Pohankar while the music is produced by Abhijit Pohankar. The album consists of seven songs including Ab Ke Sawan Ghar Aaja, Naina More, Tore Naino Ne Jadu, Balamwa Tum Kya Jano. The traditional thumris in the album are rendered in a contemporary musical style by the father-son duo.
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MUMBAI: Sonu Nigam recently launched author Priya Kumar's book �The Perfect World' at the Big FM studios.
The event was hosted by breakfast jock RJ Ankit and also present at the event were model Shamita Singha, Moni Kangana and Teesha Nigam (Nigam's sister).
Talking about the book, Nigam said, "Reading Priya's books is an ongoing healing effect.... The Perfect World is an extraordinary story of the truth about eternity that will find a place in the daily consciousness....
MUMBAI: Renowned bollywood music arranger Anil Mohile passed away on Wednesday morning due to cardiac arrest.
Mohile suffered a severe heart attack at 2.30am and breathed his last at his son's Mumbai residence. Aged 71, the legend is survived by his wife, daughter and son Amar who has followed his father's footsteps by working on the film Singham.
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