Labels , Stores Score on Valentine's day Fervour
Valentine's Day this year is making more music to the ears of labels and stores, thanks to brisk business coming in from smaller towns and the...
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An experience worth savouring - Johnnie Walker - One Tree Music Festival '08
If you are a connoisseur of music, who not only likes to enjoy good music, but also likes to savour the experience holistically, the Johnnie Walker...
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Irshad Khan - 'Unfortunately there is some kind of racism in the music industry worldwide'
Irshad Khan is considered among the world's best Sitar players and the leading Surbahar (BassSitar) player of his generation. First recognised as a...
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Anoushka Shankar - You can expect my next album only after two years
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...
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Big FM RJ Archana - We need to break the perception that only prime time slots have bulk listeners
She is 30 years old, married with a three year old kid, but those who have heard RJ Archana on Big FM Hyderabad may not connect any of this to the...
read moreBootleg baloney: It's music to the ears!
Come December, and the air starts humming with excitement. Be it the winter solstice, or new year revelries, festivities crowd the calendar. For a...
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Labels ride the classical wave
It may be miniscule right now, but the market for classical music in India is growing at a steady clip, the dominance of Bollywood music...
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TV producer Gajendrra Singh - I have an instinct for music
In the two decades that he has spent working in Mumbai, Gajendrra Singh has become more of an institution within the television industry. He is the...
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Mahendra Kapoor - You cannot sing a song unprepared and expect it to do well
After completing almost five decades in the field of playback singing, the first National Award (when it was instituted) winner in 1968 for the song...
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Punkh founder Deepak Nair - It is my right and my duty to be true to myself, and write and compose in the language that belongs to me
Punkh, a fresh experiment in the Indian music arena, released their self-titled debut album. The heart and soul of Punkh is Deepak Nair, better known...
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