MUMBAI: At 86, she was trembling with fever. She couldn't walk without a walker and needed two people to assist her to climb on stage. But the moment Dr Soma Ghosh began to sing at the Pranganga Swarotsav Sangeet Parampara Fest than Sitara Devi the performer took charge. From the body of an 86-year-old, a 16-year-old danseuse full of energy emerged. Sitara Devi held the audiences mesmerized at Bhavan's College, Andheri to the voice of veteran vocalist and Bismillah Khan's only female disciple...
MUMBAI: Music director Jatin Pandit has been awarded the fifth Annual FOSAAC Friends of South-Asian American Communities Award in Los Angeles.
The award is known to be one of the biggest South-Asian Awards. The theme for this year was celebrating the friendship between the United States and India and Jatin Pandit received the FOSAAC RD Burman Award for outstanding achievement in music and for composing the album America Mein India – a hit in the USA.
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MUMBAI: MY FM has rolled out a social campaign on ‘Responsible Diwali’ to motivate its listeners to observe Pollution Free Deepawali The campaign is captioned as “ Iss Diwali Lighting Karo Dil Se!” A part of which is a media contest on Radio Spot Scripts on Pollution Free and noiseless Diwali, open to Creative people at Advertising and media agencies across India. The top three entries will be produced by MY FM and would be aired across MY FM 17 stations in Diwali week.
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MUMBAI: Soon after crowing the coolest college freshers in various cities across India, BIG 92.7 FM is now on the lookout for the most active kids in schools. BIG 92.7 FM has tied up with Nestle for a contest called ‘Nestle Milky Bar School Champs’.
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Mumbai: Numbers play a vital role in people’s life and keeping that in mind, BIG 92.7 FM, India’s No 1 FM station with its vibe of the city offering has come out with a new show “Jumaani ki Zubbani.” The show will be aired on BIG 92.7 FM between 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm on Sundays. The show will be hosted by renowned Numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani.
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MUMBAI: India's first rural Community Radio station will go on air on 15 October 2008, World Rural Women's Day. Named Sangham Radio, the station will be launched in Machnoor Village in Medak District of Andhra Pradesh.
Sangham Radio is an initiative by the DDS Community Media and the first radio to be owned and managed by all women from marginalised communities. It is also a historic justice that the DDS Community Radio will be manned by women from the margins of the Society, people who have been excluded and rendered voiceless in any public forum.
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MUMBAI: Swedish vodka brand Absolut has launched legal proceedings against Absolute Radio, the rebranded Virgin Radio, for trademark infringement.
Virgin Radio was reborn as Absolute Radio on 30 September, some months after its takeover from SMG by Times of India subsidiary TIML, as the Virgin brand reverted to its owner Richard Branson.
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NEW DELHI: Fever 104 FM, a collaboration of HT Media and Virgin Radio has launched its first ever television commercial, based on the theme, ‘It’s all about the music’.
The TVC went on air on all general entertainment channels and music channels like MTV and Channel V from Friday night.
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MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM, Bangalore turned two years old on 9th Oct’08 and to celebrate this glorious occasion, the station organized a very special treat. Over 20 children from Asha Nilaya, an orphanage in Ejipura got to enjoy their holiday along with BIG FM RJ’s and sandalwood celebrities at Cubbon Park. These children along with Radhika Gandhi and Shravanth (from the movie Chikamagalura Chikamallige) cut a huge 9.27kg cake and released over 100 helium balloons to commemorate the occasion....
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A performance that combines music and art is being organised this week. The musicians will play music and the artists will sketsch simultaneously. This concert dosen't just comb Details...
