Community Radio - the voice gets stronger
It's been barely some months since community radio took off in earnest in the country - 36 campus-stations and three NGO-led CR stations - are currently on air. The medium, however, appears to have touched a chord with the communities they serve. Community Radio Stations like the MVSS led station...
Himachal Pradesh gets first community radio station
MUMBAI: Hamara MSPICM 90.4 FM, Himachal Pradesh's first community radio - a venture floated by the M S Panwar Institute of Communication and Management (MSPICM) was launched in Solan district on Friday. The station was inaugurated by the Chief Secretary of government of Himachal Pradesh Asha...
Holi spells moolah time for Bhojpuri music
Raunchy Bhojpuri albums, bordering on the vulgar, were always the hot cakes that disappeared off nukkad shop shelves' in the UP-Bihar belt in the build up to Holi.
Durga Jasraj - "Jalsa is a platform where musicians communicate intelligently"
Maybe it's time that the way we recall Durga Jasraj changes. She's not only the daugther of the legendary Pt Jasraj, but now, in her own right, also a producer and organiser who has been making phenomenal contributions to the Indian classical music - more so with her business acumen and organising...
Radio Bundelkhand hosts training sessions for CR stations
MUMBAI: Orchha based community radio, Radio Bundelkhand 90.4, an initiative by Development Alternatives, has organised a three day training programme from 3 to 5 March 2009 for CR stations. A tool to empower communities, it has been hosted by Radio Bundelkhand in technical cooperation with UNESCO...
Music labels rush to cash in on Rahman's triumph
MUMBAI: After A R Rahman brought home twin Oscars, music labels in India are leaving no stone unturned to cash in on the Rahman fever. T-Series has already launched a Rahman compilation last week. Others like Sony BMG, Saregama are working on similar lines and are planning early March launches for...
