Kashmiri artists and ghazal lovers mourn Mehdi Hassan
June 13th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) As the news of Mehdi Hassan's death spread in Kashmir Wednesday, a pall of gloom descended on the artistic fraternity and ghazal lovers here.Mir Muneer, a ... Read more...
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New album about thirst for love: Sarosh Sami
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Having made his presence felt as an emerging pop singer with his debut album "Hey Ya" in 2005, Sarosh Sami's second but first solo album "Tishnagi" is ... Read more...
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Little Keshava’s tabla journey began at dining table
October 11th, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) The seven-year-old's fingers created magic on the tabla at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony but little Keshava's musical journey began at the dining table when he ... Read more...
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Games ceremony sways to 1,000 percussionists
October 3rd, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) They came from the far corners of India with their booming drums, 1,000 of them, setting the pace for a dazzling Commonwealth Games opening ceremony here Sunday. ... Read more...
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Young tabla prodigy enthrals CWG audience
October 3rd, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) With his curly locks, Keshava, a seven-year-old tabla player, mesmerized the thousands at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday during the Commonwealth Games opening.As the event got ... Read more...
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For Real Director Sona Jain Raised Fund Herself!
September 28th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The recently released movie For Real is written, directed and produced by young lady Sona Jain, who has struggled a lot to raise fund to produce ... Read more...
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Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s death anniversary goes unnoticed
August 17th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 17 (ANI): The 13th death anniversary of Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan went largely unnoticed in Lahore as no ceremony was organized in the city to pay tribute to ... Read more...
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Indian road construction camp attacked in Afghanistan
April 11th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.11 (ANI): Armed militants attacked an Indian road construction camp in Domanda District in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, destroying many vehicles and heavy machinery.No deaths or injuries were reported in ... Read more...
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IAF special plane brings bodies of slain Indians in Kabul attack
February 27th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): A special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Saturday evening brought back the bodies of the Indians, who were killed in the suicide bombings carried out ... Read more...
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Karzai calls up PM, promises probe into terror attack
February 27th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and promised a "full investigation" into the terror attack in Kabul that killed 17 people, ... Read more...
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Indian sends aircraft to Kabul to bring back bodies
February 27th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A special aircraft was sent to Kabul Saturday to bring back the bodies of nine Indians, including two major-rank army officers, who were killed in terror ... Read more...
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Actual acting experience is another high -Kanan Malhotra
February 5th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kanan Malhotra, the actor who is making his debut in Bollywood was nursing a passion for acting since childhood. Active since early in school plays Kanan ... 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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Am a fan of Bismillah Khan, Satyajit Ray: French musician
January 24th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) French musician Thierry Robin, who arrived here Saturday to perform his self-styled Mediterranean music, said that he was a great admirer of legendary shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan ... Read more...
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Varanasi tabla player attempts to make world’s largest tabla
September 15th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Girish Kumar DubeyVaranasi, Sep 15(ANI): Ganesh Shankar Mishra, a tabla player, has designed a three and a half feet long tabla in Varanasi, which he claims is the world's largest.Mishra's tabla ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s taal-se-taal mila tabla virtuosity revealed!
August 2nd, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.2 (ANI): So what if the odds are heavily against him, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf seems to be one man who knows how to live life tension free.Musharraf's ... Read more...
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Ludhiana’s Paramjot creates Table playing record
April 30th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Karan KapoorLudhiana, April 30 (ANI): Ludhiana's Paramjot Singh, a teacher by profession, recently earned wide public admiration when he broke a record held by Kerala's G. Ramakrishnana for playing Mridang, a ... Read more...
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Tablas can be curative too
June 26th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha Menon
Barrackpore (Kolkata), June 26 (ANI): A Tabla player near Kolkata has set up a Tabla Academy to popularise the indigenous percussion instrument and enable it to gain popularity beyond ... Read more...
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When music from the dark lit up Dubai’s heart
March 30th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Dubai, March 30 (IANS) Just over four years ago, Benny used to eke out a living as a musician playing the guitar as a church choir member in Kochi once ... Read more...
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