Kamal Sabri - 'The sarangi would be heard on radio only when a minister passed away'

Kamal Sabri, son of renowned sarangi legend Ustad Sabri Khan has been reinventing the bowing instrument for quite some years and at the same time,...

Pt. Ajay Pohankar - 'I always respect those who stay true to music'

One of the most respected names in the Hindustani classical music scenario is maestro Pandit Ajay Pohankar. Hailing from the Kirana gharana, Pohankar...

Indie labels take web route to success

MUMBAI: If anybody is being innovative in the current rapidly-evolving music scenario, it's the indie labels. While physical sales have hit a low,...

Jagjit Singh - "Radio jockeys and programming folks don't have any taste for ghazals"

Of late, ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh has remained inaccessible to the media. Perhaps, the only time he comes out into the open for an interview is...

Is the ghazal disappearing?

The number of ghazal singers has come down exponentially in the past decade or so. The few great singers who left a lasting impression on the ghazal...

Multiplex issue strikes discordant note for music

MUMBAI: The music industry is facing the brunt of the impasse between multiplex owners and filmmakers over revenue shares. As Hindi film releases...

Big Music CEO Kulmeet Makkar - The kind of music that is being created now is music on the move

Taking up where he left off last week, Big Music CEO Kulmeet Makkar speaks his mind on the changing dynamics of the Indian music industry in a free...

Labels bargain for better customer connect

MUMBAI: The last few weeks have been bonanza time for connoisseurs of music across genres. It's that time of the year when you surfed through the...

Big Music CEO Kulmeet Makkar - Radio is our friend and the composer is our 'annadata'

After being in the industry for almost two decades, Big Music CEO Kulmeet Makkar has perhaps seen the changing face of music business in India more...

E18 fundraiser - music comes to the rescue