Rohan Marley, son of legendary Jamaican musician Bob Marley, says he has always been fascinated by Indian music, especially with Bollywood tracks. ...
10:27 AM, Nov 24, 2012
New Delhi: Rohan Marley, son of legendary Jamaican musician Bob Marley, says he has always been fascinated by Indian music, especially with Bollywood tracks. He has formed a spiritual connect with the country much before he landed here. Bob Marley took reggae music to a new high and is credited with spreading Jamaican music across the world. Rohan admits he could never be drawn as close to music as his...
03:54 PM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: Salil Chowdhury, affectionately known as 'Salilda' to millions of his admirers was one of the greatest musical talents India ever had, a man of many talents. He was not only an outstanding lyricist and composer, an accomplished and gifted arranger, poet, writer and a playwright but above all an intellectual. A master multi-instrumentalist, he played excellent flute, Esraj, violin and piano, with a deep and well-studied understanding of...
11:51 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Saif Ali Khan and Parineeti Chopra were roped in as hosts by the Global Indian Music Academy or GIMA which is now into its third year of recognising and awarding the best in the Indian Music industry both film and non-film. ...
11:32 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Warsaw: Whether it was Anoop Mishra, an exponent from the Benaras gharana, or Jyotsna Srikanth, a Carnatik-genre violinist, or Raza Khan, a rustic Punjabi Sufi singer from Amritsar, Indian musicians hogged the limelight during the just-concluded 8th Warsaw Cross-Culture Festival here. All three Indian musicians won the hearts of Warsawians with their amazing talent. Mishra got ample opportunity to showcase his mastery of light classical music. Rarely do people in...
02:13 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: One of the regular days, as I made my way to work this morning I switched on the music on my phone and listened to 'Naav' from 'Udaan' (2010). Yes, it has been almost two years since the movie released but this track still imparts ginormous inspiration and sweeping exhilaration to my nubile senses. Many a days, I just play the complete album of 'Udaan' or 'Rockstar' while...
06:31 PM, Jul 30, 2012
The biggest names in Indian music were honored by the Limca book of records in the capital. ...
08:22 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Mumbai: Singer Shaan showcased his acting skills when he donned different get-ups to represent some popular characters from Hindi movies at the 2nd Chevrolet Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA) recently. The melodious crooner played characters like Hrithik Roshan in 'Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai', Shah Rukh Khan in 'Main Hoon Na', Aamir Khan in '3 Idiots' and Ajay Devgn in 'Singham'. He sang too, and gave a Bengali twist to Shah Rukh?s...
10:49 AM, Oct 27, 2011
Mumbai: Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar was today honoured with the first Hridaynath award for her contribution to Indian music at a function here this evening. Lata, who turned 82 today, was presented a cheque of Rs one lakh, a trophy and a shawl by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The award has been instituted by Hridayesh Art, a city- based socio-cultural organisation. After receiving the award, the melody queen showered praise...
02:25 PM, Sep 29, 2011
Stars like Shah Rukh Khan and big names from the music industry like Sonu Nigam and Shaan were present at the Global Indian Music Awards. ...
12:08 PM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: Two-time Grammy winning rapper and record producer T-Pain has recently worked on a song with Indian music composer Aadesh Srivastava and says he has more such collaborations lined up. The 25-year-old hip-hop star has joined Aadesh on the track 'You're the baddest girl in the world' and is set to work with UK-based Punjabi singer Imran Khan next. "I recently did a song with Aadesh and have plans...
05:29 PM, Jun 20, 2011
You know him as a rock icon, famous for his on-stage antics, powerful voice and signature screams. But there are things about Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler that only a few know of - that he heard Indian musician Ravi Shankar as a teenager and finds joy in his children's laughter at Christmas. The 63-year-old, who has been a part of the American hard rock band since its inception over four...
11:30 AM, May 21, 2011
Mumbai: Caught in a thick web of piracy, the Rs.8.3-billion ($183 million) Indian music industry is facing serious trouble. Musicians and other artists feel there is not much they can do to save it from the free download menace and call it "a losing battle". Some estimates say a staggering 95 percent of the industry could be illegal. "Piracy kills the creativity and the work that go into making a...
05:09 PM, Dec 15, 2010
Indians will have much to cheer as three Indian musicians will vie for a the award. ...
03:35 PM, Feb 05, 2009
Mumbai: Despite being virtually out of a place in the IPL 4 playoffs, Pune Warriors are taking their remaining three matches very seriously and aim to finish on a high, said leg-spinner Rahul Sharma on Sunday. Pune Warriors are currently at the second half of the points table with just four wins from 11 matches and Sharma said they are taking the last three ties as their finals. For us...
02:53 PM, Jan 25, 2008
Indian music has been used globally as accompaniment to most music forms. ...
11:37 PM, Aug 10, 2007
