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MUMBAI: The heavily promoted Def Leppard concert, scheduled to happen on 17 and 19 October in Bangalore and Mumbai has been indefinitely postponed. E-18, the organisers have cited recent serial blasts in the country and other violent occurences as the reasons for this development. When contacted, E-18 CEO Farhad Wadia said, "How can you have a concert when there are bomb blasts in the country? Security was one of the main reasons why we had to postpone the concert. Eventually, the band also decided not to perform since the situation is too precarious."
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MUMBAI: Mumbai-born composer Ashutosh Phatak will be releasing his debut album, Sigh of an Angel, under the Blue Frog label on 16 October 2008 at Blue Frog, Lower Parel.
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NEW DELHI: Shraddha Pandit, who has earlier done playback playback for films like Khamoshi-The Musical, Sangharsh, Khoobsurat, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai, Soch and Raju Chacha- has now come out with a new album for which she has not only sung but written and composed the lyrics The new album 'Teri Heer' by the 24 year old singer, combines Sufi and Indian genres and has been released by Sony BMG.
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NEW DELHI: Indian pop star Daler Mehndi has been invited by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to Islamabad as an Ambassador of Peace and Harmony. Daler Mehndi's first sufi album Bismillah is to be launched in Pakistan by the President himself. It is the first time that the President of that country has invited an Indian artiste and declared him an Ambassador of Peace and Harmony.
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MUMBAI: The ongoing Pranganga Swarotsov Sangeet Parampara celebrated in memory of Late Pt. Kishan Maharaj and Late Pt. Narayan Chakravarthy saw one of the highly revered Padma Shree award winner Smt. Sitara Devi perform on October 10, 2008. Though the danseuse was not in best of her health, Sitara Devi displayed such zest for life that audience stood up applauding for the courage she displayed at the age of 86. She entered the venue with a walker and was assisted by two people to climb the stage. But the moment Dr Soma Ghosh began to sing, she became the face of Dr.
read moreMUMBAI: British broadcaster Channel 4 has abandoned its plans to launch three digital radio stations as it struggles to cope with financial recession The broadcaster, reports say, can no longer afford the ?10 million cost of launching the service as the advertising revenues slump declined. Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan said in a statement that the decision had been taken reluctantly but the broadcaster had little choice as it was unaffordable for the enterprise.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio One posts 92 per cent growth in revenues in the quarter ended 30 September 2008, over the corresponding period last year. In a media release, the company maintains that this makes Radio One the fastest growing in �rate of revenue growth in the radio sector as compared to last years financials'
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MUMBAI: With western music exponents showing interest in collaborating with our Indian counterparts, at the fusion excellences – Pure Rhythms, organised by BEAMS saw one of world's best jazz pianists Jean Francois Maljean, sitar exponent Niladri Kumar and Bollywood's best discovered vocal talent Sonu Niigaam take the stage at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Bandra, Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: Music director Jatin Pandit has been awarded the fifth Annual FOSAAC Friends of South-Asian American Communities Award in Los Angeles. The award is known to be one of the biggest South-Asian Awards. The theme for this year was celebrating the friendship between the United States and India and Jatin Pandit received the FOSAAC RD Burman Award for outstanding achievement in music and for composing the album America Mein India – a hit in the USA.
read moreMUMBAI: India's first rural Community Radio station will go on air on 15 October 2008, World Rural Women's Day. Named Sangham Radio, the station will be launched in Machnoor Village in Medak District of Andhra Pradesh. Sangham Radio is an initiative by the DDS Community Media and the first radio to be owned and managed by all women from marginalised communities It is also a historic justice that the DDS Community Radio will be manned by women from the margins of the Society, people who have been excluded and rendered voiceless in any public forum.
read moreMUMBAI: Swedish vodka brand Absolut has launched legal proceedings against Absolute Radio, the rebranded Virgin Radio, for trademark infringement. Virgin Radio was reborn as Absolute Radio on 30 September, some months after its takeover from SMG by Times of India subsidiary TIML, as the Virgin brand reverted to its owner Richard Branson.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, is proud to announcread more
MUMBAI: IPRS, Indian Performing Rights Society, hosted a one of its kind landmark event aimed at read more
MUMBAI: Xiaomi India, a global technology brand renowned for its innovation, today announced a stread more
MUMBAI: UK-based audio software company DataMind Audio is launching its flagship plugin, The Combread more
MUMBAI: Ultra Media & Entertainment Group today announced the launch of a ground breaking bouread more
MUMBAI: Mahindra Independence Rock will be celebrating its 30th Edition milestone with its unique line-up, reuniting the legends and unleashing...read more
MUMBAI: For musicians the world over – both independent and managed - this should come as a breath of fresh air. The .music registry yesterday...read more
MUMBAI: Renowned Bollywood playback singer and composer Amit Trivedi is thrilled to announce his latest, Azaad Collab. Known for his soulful voice...read more
