A sitar player and composer based in the UK, she is the daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar, a task difficult in itself. She gave a public performce at the age of 13; and has since been known as an accomplished sitar artist. Now, she is all energised with her laest album, Breathing Under Water, released by Saregama. Anoushka Shankar in candid conversation with radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan....
MUMBAI: London-based Last.fm, which works in the area of online music, has launched a service to allow anyone in the world to listen to music on the site for free. The company says that its library has attracted a community of more than 20 million unique monthly users in 240 countries around the globe. The heart of Last.fm is a recommendation engine that guides listeners to music they are likely to enjoy based on prior selections, connecting them with the music they love and with others who share their tastes....
NEW DELHI: Sony Ericsson today announced the global launch of four new mobile phones, two of them are "inspired by India" and have FM-AM radio on the phone, as the company's user interface showed that radio is a craze in India, senior managers of the company said.Produced in the company's Chennai facility, the two India-specific phones, R300i Radio and R306i Radio will be launched in the Indian market in the first quarter of this year and will be priced between Rs 3,500 to Rs 5,000, respectively.Announcing the launch, Sony Ericsson GM India, Sudhir Mathur said that t...
MUMBAI : MidemNet, the international forum on new technologies and new economic models in the music industry, takes place from 26 to 27 January in Cannes as part of Midem, the world's music market.Midem is being held this year from 27 to 31 January 2008.Creating value around music will be the main theme of the 9th edition of MidemNet, the international forum on music technology and new economic models, to be held on 26 and 27 January 2008 in Cannes as part of MIDEM, the world's music market. For two days, around 1,300 players from the global music i...
MUMBAI: It is raining stars on BIG 92.7 FM, India's No.1 FM network as powerhouse talented & versatile celebrity actors like Ajay Devgan along with the sultry actress Ayesha Takia visited the BIG 92.7 FM Mumbai studios for interactions with callers & fans across the city on their soon to be released movie 'Sunday'. The two actors were heard having a rollicking time on-air interacting with listeners and discussing interesting tid-bits about their latest movie on Mumbai's very own break...
The viewer's verdict for music channels for the year 2007 is out. The long established players like MTV and Channel [V] are losing on the front of relative shares while new kid on the block 9XM has shown an unprecedented growth from the second month of its launch. Indiantelevision.com's analysis of music channels using Tam data (HSM, CS 15 - 24 years, all day parts) during the one-year period beginning January 2007 reveals that 9XM is way ahead than MTV and Channel [V]....
BANGALORE: Event management company Buenos Entertainment (BE) and On The Rocks, a rock pub in Bangalore will hold a rock festival – Rock Ethos on 10 February in Bangalore.The fest, construed on the lines of the legendary Woodstock festival, will havecombinations of 15 leading rock bands from Bangalore performing for 45 minutes each, unlike the regular 20-30 minutes allotted time, says a release. The performing bands are: Bhomi, Motherjane, Myndsnare, Kryptos, Threinody, Extinct, Reflections, Inviktus, Spitfire, Illuminati, Galeej Gurus, Slain, Whitenoiz, Inner Sanc...
MUMBAI: Star Plus will air a special programme on 26 January at 1 pm, bringing together singers from recent talent hunts like Voice of India, Indian Idol and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.The singers will pay tribute to the martyrs and legends who sacrificed their life for the freedom of our country. This is the first attempt of its kind in the history of Indian television, when contestants from competing general entertainment channels will be seen together celebrating the spirit of ...
MUMBAI: Saregama India has launched'Shafaq Ke Rang'Colours of Sunset'a newly recorded album of Urdu ghazals, penned by contemporary Indian writer Indira Varma. The album has ten titles, which include eight ghazals, five of which are sung by Sudeep Banerjee, three by Rekha Bharadwaj and two nazm recitations by Varma herself..The album has been composed by Sudeep Banerjee and recorded at Vishal Bharadwaj's Studio Satya, Mumbai by Salman Khan Afridi....
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment brings home a nationalistic feeling with the release of the song compilation title 'Mera Bharat Mahaan' in VCD and DVD. With the Republic Day round the corner, the time is just perfect to set in the patriotic mood among Indians all over the world.
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