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Agnee is hard at work, and in the midst of composing songs for Aalaap, its first Bollywood movie as independent music director, Gulab Gang, a film about a gritty gang of women in UP, and Shaala, the Marathi film about a school kid romance in the backdrop of the emergency, the iconic band is determined to support Anna Hazare's anti-corruption drive meaningfully by inspiring its 78000 Facebook friends to join the cause, among other things The band also plans to release a physical album soon and is looking forward to a hectic schedule of touring across the country, plus its Create Wit
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Today, most people confuse Music Therapy with some kind of entertainment, or a relaxing experience They are not aware that it can help one rid oneself of illnesses and diseases. Swagata Panjari met Vidyashree, a trained classical singer with a Masters in the subject and also a qualified Music Therapist from a Mumbai institute, who believes that although strongly based on one-to-one interaction, Music Therapy can be effectively offered via Radio to cure listeners' general health and other problems.
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Last year, SQS, a band of four talented guys from Mumbai, won the first season of Times Music Supastars, described as India's Biggest Pop Band Hunt.
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On the 30th of January, Mahatma Gandhi's martyrdom day, 92.7 BIG FM and BBC collaborated on a unique initiative to transcend borders and mental divides between India and Pakistan to spread peace through music. With the 30th of January being observed as the International Day of Peace, the two radio giants brought together two of the most popular independent music bands -- Euphoria from India, and Strings from Pakistan – in the Music Beyond Borders initiative that had both bands jamming from studios in Mumbai and Karachi respectively from 12 noon to 3 pm.
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Bagging a Rajshri Productions movie as a first commercial film for music direction is a commendable achievement, and that is just what the trio of Meet Brothers and Anjjan achieved. Their music for Isi Life Mein has been appreciated, especially Mohit Chauhan's Isi Umr Mein, which has received good playout across radio stations. Avani Bheda caught up with Harmeet Singh of Meet Bros-Anjjan on bagging the Rajshri film and its music, their journey so far, and their future projects.
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Agnee, one of India's most popular bands, was the first major act in the country to release free music online, and is now into film music direction.
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He always wanted to get into theatre, but a BBC presentation convinced him Radio was his final destination, and Hrishikesh Kannan -- now popularly known as Hrishi K -- entered the world of Radio. Through the years, he has been associated with several FM stations like WorldSpace Satellite Radio Network, Times FM, Radio Mirchi and Win FM. But, he says, he is happiest at 94.3 Radio One, where he currently hosts the Breakfast Show. His MD Vineet Singh Hukmani believes: Hrishi is the best MJ, especially because he is a natural music buff.
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Radi-oh! is about the effervescent careers and lives of the Radio Jockeys, those gifted, garrulous people who unobtrusively take their place beside us in our cars, living rooms, kitchens, offices and gyms as we drive, work, walk and jog about our lives.
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Raghu Dixit is arguably, one of India's most successful indie act, globetrotting with his band and creating music which is a mix of Indian folk, Sufi and classical music to dish out what is often described as indo-world-folk-rock. Having created curiosity all around the world with his sound, the musician recently finished the first leg of an extensive 15-concert tour from May to July in the UK already gearing up for the second edition.
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Arindam Chakraborty eats, breaths and sleeps music! The young producer, musician and lyricist who is on his way to fame has accomplished what many thought would never be possible. Arindam started learning music from Pt. Raja Bose and Pt. Mani Prasad. He was among the top 15 in the reality show, Voice of India season - 1 on Star Plus. He was also awarded as Best Vocalist for the rock competition called Band-e-Mataram".
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Bored of same route of music through instruments, welcome to the world of beatboxing, a form of vocal percussion which primarily involves the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue and voice. At 26, Shlomo is already considered to be one of the finest beatboxers in the world.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr, a leader in the royalty-free music space, is proud to unveil its latest innovationread more
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