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MUMBAI: Rapper Panther releases a new independent song titled ‘Galat Karam' in collaboration with Delhi Rapper ‘Raga’.
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‘Raga Pianist’ Utsav Lal has enthralled audiences worldwide with his soulful sound of piano. He is a Dublin-based 20-year-old classical and Jazz pianist who gave his debut solo piano concert in New Delhi, India at the age of 9 with a unique repertoire of Indian music compositions. His musical training has encompassed three diverse genres of Western Classical, Indian Classical and Jazz.
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Urban Indians seem to have mastered the art of holding corporate jobs (or any other 9-5 jobs for that matter) and rocking out in their free time. Go to any pub or a club, a sizable chunk of the crowd will invariably be the part-time rockers, fans with an enviable knowledge of the Beatles, Doors, Pink Floyd to Metallica.
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Mumbai: Theatre has incorporated music in many forms- background score, effects to song-and-dance sequences. And some of the best names in the music industry have been associated with stage. Theatre offers huge scope for experimentation and innovation where one’s creativity can be fully exploited. A new comedy play ‘Blame it On Yashraj’ (BIOY) from Ashvin Gidwani Productions (AGP) has the indomitable Louis Banks handling the music and intends to bring back the pizzaz and music on stage.
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Kavita Seth is one of the few A-List singers who works on her terms and yet manages to keep an open mind on different genres of music. When she is not comfortable with a song , she turns it down even if it’s a high- profile like ‘Sigree’ from Khiladi 786. But her believes also gets her award(s) like her rendition of ‘Tumhi ho Bhandu’ (Cocktail). Radioandmusic.com caught up for a quick tete-a-tete with Seth on her professional philosophy. Excerpts:
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Academy winning maestro AR Rahman launched a single titled 'Infinite Love' after a gap of fifteen years. The music composer who has made his mark in Indian as well as international music industry, is experimenting with new sounds and expanding his music each day. Some of his remarkable achievements include two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. In 2009, Time placed Rahman in its list of World's Most Influential People.
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Even though the current music scenario is dominated by western influences, musical duo Sajid-Wajid has ventured down a different path with their latest film ‘Dabangg 2’. While their tracks in the film created a rage and even fetched them host of awards, the expectations from its sequel have doubled bringing with it a set of challenges for the composers. But inspite of the obstacles, the soundtrack opened to rave reviews from the audiences and is expected to top the charts in the coming weeks.
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They are brash but likable, and their songs and showmanship are unapologetic, but extremely addictive. From a live act, they have successfully extended their professional and artistic wings to playback singing. Reinforcing their hit making abilities with tracks like ‘Teri Shirt Da Button’ from ‘Kya Super Kool Hain Hum’, Meet Bros have their plate(s) full. In between of mouthful lyrics and flowing rhythm, the Bros- Harmeet, Manmeet and new member Anjjan - pause for a quick tete-a-tete with Radioandmusic.com (RnM):
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Enrique who was the talk of town for his three-city India tour, succeeded in sweeping his fans of their feet by delivering his best performances. The ‘Micromax Enrique Iglesias Tour’ organized by ‘Only much Louder’ (OML) also featured Enrique's band comprising of Alex Feder and Emmett O'Malley (guitars), Joe Ayoub (bass), Gilmar Gomes (percussion), Van Seeley (drums), Laura Jones (vocals), Richard Maheux (keyboards) and Braden Wiggins (DJ) on the console.
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Punjabi singer (and now an actor) Mika Singh is being shown good money on his recent world tour across the US, Canada and West Indies. Taking a quick pit-stop Mika shares his views on money, music industry, the market for Indi-pop and his fledging career as an actor with Radioandmusic.com (RnM). Excerpts:
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International music sensation Sean Paul who is on his maiden tour in India, is all set to explore the country. Managed by Blue Note Entertainment, the tour will commence from 2 November in Gurgaon followed by Mumbai on 3 November and Bangalore on 4 November. Paul takes time out of his schedule and talks about making money, collaborations and on his latest album in a quick tete-a-tete with RadioandMusic.com. Excerpts:
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One doesn’t usually equate Marathi films with rock music. Neither does one expect a Marathi film (or any Indian film for that matter) to dwell on kids and sex. Set to premiere in Singapore on 5 October and followed by a release in India, Marathi film ‘Balak Palak’ (the initial ‘BP’ also has a naughty connotation and is a generic term for porn in India) breaks rules and sets to explore the mysteries of sex in the minds of adolescent youths with the back beat of Marathi rock in the background.
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MUMBAI: Anara Publishing continues to make waves in the Indian music scene, building on their iniread more
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MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) delivered impressive first-quarter earnings that surpassed exread more
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new licensing agreement, marking the enread more
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