અજિત પોપટ - અહમદાબાદ । ajitmpopat137@gmail.com મેવાડની મહારાણી અને ભક્ત-કવયિત્રી મીરાંબાઇના ગુરુ ગણાતા સંત રવિદાસની જયંતી નિમિત્તે વડા પ્રધાન નરેન્દ્ર મોદીએ ભક્તિગીતોમાં હાજરી આપી. તેમણે આ પ્રસંગે ભજન કરી રહેલા શ્રદ્ધાળુઓ સાથે સાથે બેસીને કરતાલ વગાડી એ તસવીર મિડિયાએ હોંશભેર પ્રગટ કરી. અગાઉ તેમણે મણીપુરમાં પારંપરિક ઢોલ પર હાથ અજમાવ્યો હતો તો અન્ય એક સ્થળે...
Atul Merchent 'Jataayu' | merchatul@gmail.com There was none before her and will be none after her (न भूतो न भविष्यति). All these qualities, that too at its best in one singer who lasted for five decades is an exceptionally rare divine phenomenon. To understand the achievement of the Mangeshkar sisters, one must understand that in...
Dr. Padmanabh Joshi | pkjoshi8945@gmail.com If you listen to a film song composed by maestros Shanker-Jaikishan, OP Nayyar, or Salil Chowdhury, you also hear a tune being played along with the song in the background. This parallel tune is created with Violin, Cello, Piano, Spanish Guitar, or an Organ. This ‘parallel tune for a song’...
Although destined to become a classical singer, through his highly emotive voice, extra-ordinary command over Urdu, and classical Ragas, and rigorous, and relentless commitment towards his art, Ustad Mehdi Hassan Khan [here after referred to as Ustadji] became known as the Shehenshah-E-Ghazal [Emperor of Ghazal]. Rigorous Taalim Ustadji says, “the most essential thing for a singer, is...
Recently in an interview, Hina Khan talks about the reasons why she chose to do the new music video Pattar Wargi. And how was her experience working with B Praak and Jaani. Some excerpts from the interview on Koimoi.com state that Hina Khan was hooked on the song the moment she heard it. She said yes...
Jonita Gandhi, an Indo-Canadian singer amongst many Asian singers has been featured as a part of Spotify’s North American Campaign for empowering and enabling Asian artists. Their contribution and involvement in the global music landscape for May. The Canadian campaign tagline said, “We have so much to be proud of.” Now, this is apt for the...
English Indie rock band Florence + The Machine will be marking an original song to the upcoming Disney movie Cruella. Walt Disney Studios treated the public to a sneak peak. It has been uploaded beside brand-new visuals from the film. The snippet of the song, “Call me Cruella” creates a sense of wild free spirit...
