Coachella would cost approximately $2.98 per performing artist this year, according to a new study. Summerfest is named the best-value festival for 2024, costing approximately $0.62 per performing artist. Stagecoach Country Music Festival ranks last for value, se
read moreMUMBAI: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's (MoHFW) tobacco control campaign has launched a music video �Life Se Panga mat Le Yaar'. The track of the campaign has been sung by singer Shaan, who was announced as the tobacco control ambassador of India in May 2011. It is targeted towards youth and adolescents all over the country and sends a strong message that life without tobacco is "a life worth living".
read moreSony Music Independent which started �Live from the Console' along with Oranjuice Entertainment, to give new indie bands an alternative platform to showcase their best emerging acts will extend its reach this year. Besides Mumbai, the property will spread in other cities namely Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi and Pune.
read moreMUMBAI: Jalebee Cartel, Nikhil Chinappa and Pearl will represent India at the Future Music Festival to preimere in Asia this year. The fest is one of Australias largest dance music festivals, featuring renowned DJs world over. The 12 hour music fest with over 40 acts is scheduled to take place on 17 March at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
read moreMUMBAI: After having a successful 2011 with top grossing films, India's renowned musical trio Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy is all geared up to spin their magic for the first time in Australia. The tour will commence from 18 Feb in Sydney followed by Melbourne on 25 February. The concert will feature trio's popular tracks from the movies like Zindagi Na Milage Dobara, Don 2, Bunty aur Babli and Kal Ho Na Ho amongst others.
read moreMUMBAI: Celebrating the glorious heritage of Indian classical music, the 'Thyagaraja-Tansen Music Festival'' will pay tribute to saint Thyagaraja and Miyan Tansen for the first time together on one platfrom. Traditionally, the Thyagaraja and Tansen music festivals were held separately at different times of the year.
read moreMUMBAI: For the first time, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at a special concert to celebrate the tenth anniversary of SiriusXM satellite radio. The concert to be held at Apollo Theater will air live on Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio - channel 20.
read moreMUMBAI: Pioneer in rap reggae King Stitt passed away after a prolonged fight with prostate cancer and diabetes. Stitt who dubbed himself as �The Ugly One' due to his disfigured facial structure died in his Caribbean homeland of Jamaica on 31 January.
read moreMUMBAI: Legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar will perform with his younger daughter and prot?©g?© Anoushka at the seventh Premaanjali Festival in Bangalore. The musical concert titled â€?Farewell to Bangalore' is stated to be the virtuoso Pt Shankar's last performance in the city, as per the organisers. At the age of 92 the legend is the recipient of innumerable awards, and with Anoushka Shankar the concert offers classical music fans once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness the two maestros perform.
read moreMUMBAI: World renowned guitarist John McLaughlin is back with its east-meets-west collaborative concert �Remember Shakti Tour' with Zakir Hussain in India. The tour will kick-start on 5 February in Pune, followed by Mumbai (7 and 12 Feb), Hyderabad (10 Feb) and Chennai (11 Feb). The fusion concert will feature McLaughlin's band �Remember Shakti,' which comprises of Indian music stalwarts Zakir Hussain (Tabla), U Srinivas (Mandolin), Shankar Mahadevan (Vocals) and V Selvaganesh (Kanjira, Ghatam, Mridangam)
read moreMUMBAI: With Valentine's Day around the corner, Times Music has introduced Sufiana festival, a special digital compilation of Sufi albums on Nokia Music store. Starting from February the fest features greatest sufi legends like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Mehdi Hassan, Gulzar Noojehan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and more. The Nokia compilation has assembled popular sufi tracks like Dum Mast Qalander Mast Mast, Kinna Sohna Tainu, Woh Zara Si Baat Parl, Yun Zindagi Ki Raah Mein, Jogi Ban Ke Gali Vich Aaya and Kosa Kosa Lagta Hai.
read moreMUMBAI: Kabir Festival, a folk music fest is back in its second edition featuring artistes from different parts of India. Commencing from 17 February, the three-day music fest will be held in Mumbai. The fest aims to spread the message of saint Kabir through live folk music and story telling sessions. Folk artistes like Prahlad Tipanya (Madhya Pradesh), Mooralala Marwada (Kutch), Mukhtiyar Ali (Thar) and Bhanwari Devi (Rajasthan) will perform at the event.
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