East meets West in novel music initiative
November 24th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Music is assimilating sounds from across the world to create a new language, says Grammy award winning Austrian musician and composer Gerald Wirth, who is ... Read more...
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Hollywood director thought Buddha, Everest belonged to India
July 24th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 24 (IANS) What does Bollywood director Nikhil Advani have in common with Hollywood documentary maker Howard Worth? For starters, both thought the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, ... Read more...
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Popular Norwegian band influenced by Indian sounds
December 21st, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) They are inspired by Norse mythology and folklore, but members of Norwegian heavy metal band Enslaved say it also has subtle influences of sitar ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to honour 226 Indians for support in 1971 ‘Liberation War’
December 17th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.17 (ANI): Bangladesh will honour 226 Indians for their crucial support during the country's 1971 'Liberation War', as it marks the 40th Victory Day anniversary next year.Bangladesh will honour ... Read more...
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Indians among foreigners to be honoured by Bangladesh
December 13th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 13 (IANS) Nearly 400 people worldwide, including 226 Indians and 40 Pakistanis, figure in a list of eminent people to be honoured by Bangladesh for their role in its ... Read more...
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I had a great time recoding with Asha Bhosle: Shujaat Khan
December 1st, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Sitar player and singer Ustad Shujaat Khan says he had a great time recording an album with legendary singer Asha Bhosle."I keep on meeting different people and when ... Read more...
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International guitarists want to jam with Ravi Shankar, Chaurasia
November 17th, 2010 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Music is said to transcend borders. No wonder a group of international guitarists on a tour of India aspire to play with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar ... Read more...
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From Holland, a film on the yoga of sound
November 2nd, 2010 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 2 (IANS) Holland-based Indian origin filmmaker Rishi Chaman, who had earlier made "Bollywood Blues", is releasing a telefilm on 'nada yoga' in Dutch and English. ... Read more...
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Four-day South Asian art festival in Australia
October 13th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The growing cultural links between Australia and South Asia Tuesday received a shot in the arm with the announcement of a four-day South Asian art festival Nov ... Read more...
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Rosamund Upset Over Ex Boyfriend’s Sudden Wedding
October 12th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actress Rosamund Pike is reportedly very upset these days. And the reason is the sudden and unexpected wedding of her ex boyfriend Joe Wright with sitarist ... Read more...
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Rosamund upset over Anushka Shankar wedding
October 10th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) "Made In Dagenham" actress Rosamund Pike is distraught that her former boyfriend and movie director Joe Wright has secretly married Indian sitar player Anushka Shankar.The pain is more ... Read more...
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Tribute to musician Mallikarjun Mansur on birth centenary
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar along with other eminent musicians will pay tribute to legendary classical musician Mallikarjun Mansur during a three-day carnival of music Sep 24-26 ... Read more...
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Pt. Ravi Shankar Presents His First Western Symphony In London
July 3rd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Indian sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar has presented his first ever symphony for a Western symphony orchestra, which is said to be his most ambitious work. ... Read more...
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Baha’i choir returns to capital after 24 years (With Images)
June 26th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Twenty-four years after the Baha'i choir performed at the Lotus Temple in the capital, the Baha'i house of worship once again reverberated with the "Voices ... Read more...
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‘The Voices Of Baha’ To Give Their First Performance In India
June 18th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): An extraordinary international choir "The Voices of Baha' is going to captivate the music lovers of Mumbai today, by their debut performance in India.The "Voices of Baha' ... Read more...
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I’m trying to maintain classical music’s purity: Debu Chaudhuri (Interview)
May 28th, 2010 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Sitar maestro Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri says he is striving to keep "pure classical music alive in an age of improvisations" and believes it should be ... Read more...
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Beatles and Ravi Shankar met at Zsa Zsa Gabor’s LSD party: Byrds singer
April 19th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 19 (ANI): The Beatles were introduced to the music of Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar at Zsa Zsa Gabor's LSD party in LA, The Byrds founder Roger McGuinn has revealed.According ... Read more...
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M.K Puri blends music, dance in his art (With Image)
February 19th, 2010 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Mohinder K. Puri is a rare artist who turns Hindustani classical music and the medieval Indian dance form Kathak into textured surfaces and fluid human ... Read more...
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Talented youth meet the maestros at classical music fest
February 12th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Youth is the buzz at the 63rd Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival that begins here later Friday. While young musicians like Shakir Khan, Rakesh Chaurasia and Shounak ... Read more...
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I can’t imagine doing world tour cross-legged: Norah Jones
February 12th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 12 (IANS) Her father Ravi Shankar is an acclaimed sitar maestro, but American singer Norah Jones doesn't want to learn the instrument because she feels it's not her cup of ... Read more...
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Pandit Ravi Shankar launches his music label
February 4th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Legendry Sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar has touched a new horizon as he has launched a music label of his own- "East meets West music'. With this ... Read more...
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I love mridangam sound: Rolling Stones saxophonist (Interview)
February 2nd, 2010 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Tim Ries, the Rolling Stones saxophonist, who is in India on a five-city tour as part of a world music band, says Hindustani classical music ... Read more...
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Seven global musicians make melody without boundaries (With Images)
January 31st, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) They combine classical Indian music with western jazz, blues, funk and Persian poetry. Melange, a seven-member ensemble of leading musicians from different countries, believe in ... Read more...
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Amitabh launches new version of ‘Mile sur mera tumhara’
January 25th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan released the new version of the patriotic song "Mile sur mera tumhara" here on the eve of Republic Day. It is now titled "Phir Mile ... Read more...
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India’s guitar maestro takes classical music to new places (With image)
November 30th, 2009 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Pioneering Grammy award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is taking Indian classical music to new corners of the world through his innovative string instrument, mohan veena, ... Read more...
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Court grants bail to Anoushka Shankar’s blackmailer
November 19th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to the man who allegedly blackmailed sitar player Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate ... Read more...
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Warrant against Anoushka Shankar’s blackmailer
November 13th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday issued a warrant against the man who allegedly blackmailed sitar player Anoushka Shankar, saying he should be produced before it Nov 27.
Chief Metropolitan ... Read more...
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Swiss musician regales audience in Dehradun with his alphorn
October 14th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Oct.14 (ANI): Music it is said, happens to be universal language and this was reiterated by Bruno Beiri, a musician from Switzerland who regaled a houseful hall of school and ... Read more...
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Ali Akbar Khan was a treat for music lovers: Amitabh
June 22nd, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Superstar Amitabh Bachchan remembers legendary "sarod genius" Ali Akbar Khan, saying he was a treat for music lovers especially when he used to play with sitar ... Read more...
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Ali Akbar Khan, great emissary of Indian music, dies (Second Lead)
June 19th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
San Anselmo/Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) The world of music was in mourning after the death Friday of legendary sarod player Ali Akbar Khan - one of the greatest teachers and ambassadors of ... Read more...
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Dhani Harrison in British ‘dhani list’
April 27th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Dhani Harrison, the only son of the late Beatle George Harrison, is the second richest youngster in Britain, according to the country's most authoritative wealth list.
Dhani, whose name ... Read more...
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Fusion of Indian, Italian musicians leaves Orissa spellbound (With Image)
March 23rd, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Orissa were left spellbound when they listened to a fusion music concert by artistes from India and Italy over the weekend.
The concert was held ... Read more...
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Don’t be obsessed with international awards: Anoushka Shankar (With Image)
March 7th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) She was awarded the House of Commons Shield in London and nominated for the Grammy awards in 2003. But sitarist Anoushka Shankar believes one should ... Read more...
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Malay Indian dancer wins trip to Mumbai
January 18th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan.18 (ANI): A Malay Indian, who started out as a bharat natyam dancer at 11, has won a ticket to Mumbai for winning the Siva Gopal Award here.
Prakash Kandasamy, ... Read more...
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Jethro Tull, Anoushka concert dedicated to Mumbai terror victims (Lead)
December 1st, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Jethro Tull, one of the world's leading western music bands, and sitar exponent Anoushka Shankar brought a sense of hope to the capital with their two-hour concert ... Read more...
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