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Tag Archives: fusion
Abode in the Heavens
Indore, located in the heart of the country – Madhya Pradesh – has always managed to exude an aura of bemusement and mystery, alike. The lofty city also boasts of hordes of world renowned artists who have their roots in … READ MORE
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Tagged 9X Ent, Advanced Institute of Music, Anakars Music School, Auxiliary Triangle, Avalanche, bands and musicians, Bansal News, Before Too Long, Big Magic, Blind Folds, Bliss, BTV Network, Club XI, Dhamaal, Divya Naik, Divya TV, DJ Academy India, Drumming Institute, eminent sitarist Ustad Rais Khan, Experiment 7, film music, Fire Ball, folk, fusion, Gautam Kale, Geoffreys, Ghazals, Indian Classical, Indore, karaoke, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeskhar, Level 3, Mech Music Pvt Ltd, metal, music, music venues, Nicotine, O2 Lounge, Paras, regional tv channels, rock, Sadhna News, Sandesh TV, Sayaji Club, Shiro, Slingshot, songwriter Rahat Indori, Swanand Kirkire, The Holkar Stadium, The Saregama Music School, trance, Trance The Pub, TV 24, TV channels, Unforbidden Souls, Yeshwant Club
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Raga Boyz at Bandra Fort, 19 February 2012
Tata housing and Mudra Max introduced the renowned Pakistani band Raga Boyz – Wali Ali Khan , Nayab Ali Khan and Inam Ali Khan. The 9th generation of the Patiala family of classical music and sons of Ustad Hamid Ali … READ MORE
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Tagged 19th February 2012, bandra fort, classical, darbar gayake, fusion, heavy metal, Inam Ali Khan, Maharaja Bhupindar Singh, Mudra Max, Nayab Ali Khan, Patiala Gharana, pop, R & B, Raga Boyz, rock, Sufi, Sunday, Tata housing, Ustad Aashiq Ali Khan, Ustad Akhtar Hussain Khan, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Ustad Barey Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad General Ali Baksh, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, Ustad kaluji, Wali Ali Khan, Ye Jaan Lo, Zindagi
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Treasure Trove of Tradition
Jaipur is all of it – kalbeliya dancers, colourful attire, sweets, palaces and its enrapturing folk music Population: 3001256 Languages: English, Hindi, Rajasthani Radio Stations: In the past, All India Radio was the only radio broadcasting outlet, which was experiencing … READ MORE
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Tagged 95 FM Tadk, 95 FM Tadka, All India Radio, Aman Music Center, Amer Hotel, Anwar Khan Manganiyar, Bagavathi Musicals, Bhagyashri Studio, Bharati Cassette Udyog, BJ, BM Birla Auditorium, Bollywood, brass band, C9 Planet, Café Cuba, Casio Gallery, Chaudhary Labels Pvt Ltd, Chic Musical Group, Choki Dhani, Crossword, Diamond Stuio, Divya Naik, FM Radio 7, folk, fusion, Ganapati Tabla Store, Gods Robots, Grunge, Gyan Vani, Harbhagat Ramdayal, Haseen, Hawa Mahal, Henry’s, Hindustani classical, Instrument Stores, Ish Swarangan, Jaipur, Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, Jaipur Virasat Foundation, Janata Music Shop, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jharoka Restaurant, Johari Bazar, Kapil Studios, Khanna Musical Palace, King Studio, Kiran DJ Sound, Krishna Bhatt, Kumawat Music Center, Kutle Khan, Laxmi Music Center, Madhav Creation, Malviya Nagar, Marudhar Music Pvt Ltd, Mukesh Musicals, Music and Art, Music N Sports, Music Palace, Music Stores, My FM, Nad-Sadhna, nand Music Palace, Nathoo Lal Solanki, Orca, Pandit Daulatram and sons, Planet M, pop, Radio Banasthali, Radio city, Radio Mirchi, Radio stations, Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF), Rajasthan Roots, Rambaugh Palace, Red Fm, Reliance TimeOut, Ricky’s Video, S&A Associates, Sabrang books and music, Saransh Sound Recordings, Saraswati Music Center, Sharma Music, Shri Kalyan Music, Siyaram, Sound N Music, Super CD, Taquila, The India International School Institutional Network, V Resto Pub, Vandana Music Center, Vinayak Audio Vision, Yamaha Musical Instruments
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Moving Beyond the Bhangra
Population: 9,00,635 (2001) Languages: Punjabi is the most prominent spoken language, but Hindi is equally prevalent. Among the youngsters, it is typically Hinglish (mixture of Hindi & English) or Punglish (mixture of Punjabi & English). Radio stations: All India Radio … READ MORE
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Tagged 7 Sea, 91.2 MHz Jyothirgamaya, All India Radio Chandigarh (AIR Chandigarh/Akashvani Chandigarh), Atul Sharma, Babu Singh Maan, Bal Bhavan, Big FM, Chandigarh, Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Academy, Channel 2, Cheema studio, CITCO, Cosmo Studio, Dada Studio, Dancing Videos, Deepak Radios, Didar Singh Sandhu, DMC music company, ETC Punjabi, Fastway Music, Film Theorist, Furtados, fusion, Get Punjabi, Ghazals, Gippy Grewal, Indradhanush Auditorium, Irshad Kaamil, Jaswinder Singh Bains, Jatinder Shaab, Jazzy B, Josh Tadka, Just Punjabi, Kalagram, Leisure Valley, Lyricist And Editor), Madan Gopal Singh ( Screenwriter, Mh1, Music Waves, Music World, My FM, North Zone Culture Centre, Planet M, Plasma Records, PTC Chakde, PTC Punjabi, Punjab Kala Bhawan, Punjab University’s Auditorium, Punjabi folk, Punjabi Hits, Pure Classical, Rinku Kalia, Rockstar, Saada Channel, Saffron Touch, Saraswati Studios, Sardool Sikander, Satinder Sartaaz, Speed Records, Sur Sangam, Tagore Theatre, Tashan, Vivek 90.4 FM, Wings Studios
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Is the A&R era back? Part 3
Aircheck Film music being the staple fare across private radio stations, the medium, like music labels, has long been frowned upon by indie musicians and the music industry at large. While radio argues about economies involved, the music industry still … READ MORE
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Tagged 90.8 FM, A R Rahman, Achille Forler, Airwaves, Anbe Aaruyire, Anusha Mani, Benny Dayal, Channel V, Deep emotions Publishing, Delhi 6, Des Raj Lachkani, Dibakar Banerjee, DJ mixes, Dominique Cerejo, FICCI Frames 2009, funk, fusion, Gangs of Wasseypur, Ghajini, Ghazals, Grammy winner, Himani Kapoor, Indian Idol 5, indie musicians, Indie Rock, Indipop, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Jago MUMBAI, Lucky Oye, Madhav Das, Music labels, must not be wasted and government should put programming constraints on radio stations - ACHILLE FORLER DEEP EMOTIONS PUBLISHING MANAGING DIRECTOR, One Mumbai, One Music, OTEF, Oye Lucky, Prashant Panday, Radio Bundelkhand, Radio Mirchi, Radio One, Raja Hassan, Rang De Basanti, Rashid Ali, rock, Salim-Sulaiman, Shankar Mahadevan, shilpa rao, Shreya Ghoshal, Sneha Khanwalkar, Vineet Singh Hukmani, which are national property, Yuvvraj
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Live agents and touring plans
With album and single sales plummeting since the onset of the music download culture, live music has been vaunted as a major catalyst for the redevelopment of a newly sustainable music industry. However, before an artist turns their attention … READ MORE
Posted in Spotlight
Tagged bookers, Country music, digital press pack, Electro-pop, Folk music, fusion, heavy metal, Indie Rock, Live agents, Music Industry, promoters, R&B, rock, Urban, World music
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The ‘Indiependents’ struggle
The Big Horn Fest Prelude in Delhi had Shrinkhla Sahai hooked for all six days. A quick recap of the event The indie music scene in India is emerging as a big playing field for artistes wanting to explore their own … READ MORE
Posted in Fest Watch
Tagged Big Horn Fest Prelude, classic, Cuban, Fest watch, funk, fusion, GigSupport Artiste Management, India at 100, India Habitat Centre, Indie music, lounge, meeta pandit, Mexican, Mrigya, music basti, Punjabi, rock, sarangi, shrinkhla sahai, Spanish, Suhail Yusuf Khan
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