MUMBAI: German film orchestra Babelsberg will pay tribute to the Indian music maestro AR Rahman in a multi-city tour commencing from 20 January in Mumbai followed by Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore.
'Germany and India: 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities' concert will feature over hundred musicians performing a orchestral interpretations of symphonic highlights from Rahman's film compositions. Artistes and choir members from Rahman's KM Conservatory will also join the orchestra....
MUMBAI: The digital arm of Reliance Broadcasting Network Ltd, Big Digital has launched the music of multi-starrer movie �Sadda Adda' composed by Shamir Tandon. For the first time the company has acquired the digital rights of a movie.
The film also includes a special item number crooned by Sunidhi Chauhan. The music launch was graced by various artistes including Sunidhi Chauhan, Shahid Mallya, Band of Boys, along with the star cast of the movie at Big FM studio in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: Even after three decades, Michael Jackson's groundbreaking Thriller is still named as the greatest video of all time.
The creepy video depicting late singer transforming into a supernatural character has surpassed Lady Gaga's �Telephone' and 1975's vintage promo – �Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody' in the list. Bohemian Rhapsody and Telephone ranked third and seventh respectively.
The video once again received maximum votes from musicians in the poll organiz...
MUMBAI: Amkette has launched a bluetooth headphone �Trubeats Air BT' in the Indian market.
The headphone allows users to listen to music and make virtual calls through any bluetooth enabled phone or Laptop. The headset eliminates background noise with its Opti fit ear buds providing crystal clear sound. The two-in-one headset features Omni-directional mic, volume, call and track controls to manage music.
The device is also compactable with any wireless bluetooth includin...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has announced that American radio personality, television host and author Howard Stern will serve as the new judge on the reality show 'America's Got Talent', produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell's Syco Television.
Stern will provide his feedback on the contestants who are currently auditioning in major cities around the country for the show's upcoming seventh season.
Production of the live shows of 'America's Got Talent' also will be moving to New York, where Stern will continue to helm his SiriusXM radio program.
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MUMBAI: 'NCPA presents' Nad Ninad guided listening sessions on Ali Akbar Khan, on Thursday 29th December, 2011 - 6.30pm, in collaboration with the Indian Musicological Society
This is a programme that makes available to lovers of Indian music some of the priceless archival recordings of the great masters of music. This month we present the music of Ali Akbar Khan, whose depth of musicianship and unparalleled mastery over the sarod made him a legend in his lifetime.
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MUMBAI: Get ready to get Sunburnt! Yes, the most awaited Sunburn festival has got the nod from the government and will be held as per schedule. In a press conference held today at the venue, the Percept Management shared the news with media that all the permissions for hosting the festival had been received from the Government.
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MUMBAI: This New Year, Delhities may not be able to party hard, as the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) has served notices to well known hotels and pubs in New Delhi, for not paying the requisite music license fee to play music at their year-end events.
PPL plans to initiate strict legal actions against defaulters in case the license fee does not get paid ahead of their planned events, states a release.
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MUMBAI: A symbol of pride and patriotism binding together various cultures and religions of the nation during every triumph and uprising, �India's National Anthem'- Jana Gana Mana has completed a century today.
Written in highly Sanskritized (Tatsama) Bengali, Jana Gana Mana is a five-stanza Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The first stanza of the song has been adopted as the National Anthem of India.
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