And now, a Brazilian in a Bollywood item song
MUMBAI: For those who love some firangi presence in item songs, here's something to sink their teeth into. Brazilian model Mariah will be seen in...
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Swanand Kirkire started as a theatre person and went on to work in television before moving on to the silver screen. Today, he is recognised as a...
read moreT-Series president - marketing media publishing (TV) Vinod Bhanushali - Indians will buy more music online when rock bands arrive in a big way
T-Series has in its library three of 2007's mega blockbusters - Om Shanti Om, Taare Zameen Par and Jab We Met. The label has also been actively...
read moreSufi singer Zila Khan - 'Someone had to speak about the first woman sufi singer of this country'
Zila Khan, one of the top women Sufi singers in the country is launching an album 'Zila, the girl child' on the Saregama label on 8 March 2008. The...
read moreWomen musicians - a rare breed on an uphill journey
The music industry continues to be a male-dominated bastion in India, both in the classical and the film sectors. Apart from women vocalists, the...
read moreMudgal, Shobana delight at Yami
Music Today could not have chosen two better artistes to bring out the essence of their ode to womanhood - Yami. Shubha Mudgal and Shobana, vocalist...
read moreGame for music
It had to happen. The proliferation of desi themed games has resulted in an increased dependence on Bollywood film music. The result - an additional...
read moreAmit Sana - 'Yaadein is meant to soothe the listeners' ears'
It's 2008, and Indian Idol season one runner up Amit Sana is back on the music scene with "Yaadein" a trip down memory lane. The nostalgia trip takes...
read moreA Spiritual Morning with Rashid Khan
A spiritual morning could not have been better defined than the elevating performance by Rashid Khan that Mumbai witnessed at the Gateway of India,...
read moreMission Ustaad winner Sunali Rathod - 'I wish to be a musical icon'.
She is a classical singer, better known for her inclination towards ghazals and bhajans. She won the Best Ghazal Singer award for her album 'Aaghaaz'...
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