Rubina Khan | rubina@swaraalap.com Bipin Pandit, COO of the Advertising Club. He is well known for his dedication to work. But equally, he is known for his passion for music. He is always keen to do something for music and his enthusiasm led to the formation of a platform for young musical talent with the...
Atul Merchant | merchatul@gmail.com Lata Mangeshkar, the incarnation of Sharda Maa - the Goddess of Music, left for her heavenly abode on 6 Feb 2022. we arranged a show on 12 June 2015, to reminisce about the treasure of her renditions. Keeping up with its motto of “By the Musicians for the Musicians”, Swar Aalap felicitated two...
Pinky Maidasani, who has been recognized as India's first female folk rapper, stands out in this genre of music since her rap has a strong Indian flavor. Pinky, the artist who has recently performed for the Bollywood song "Dance Ka bhoot", began her musical career as one of the candidates and a finalist on the...
Bhushan Toshniwal | toshniwalbhushan054@gmail.com A person can be either a singer, a music critic, a guru, or an author on music. however, Padma Vibhushan Dr. Prabha Atre is among those rare artists, who do well in all the above-mentioned facades of music. she has performed all over the world, written books on music, composed over...
Shankar Iyer | burmanfan@yahoo.com Swar Aalap, an organization committed to the cause of musicians, organized an eventful programme with well appreciated prolific Indian Playback Singer and The Javed Ali performing on stage. Manik Sabhagriha, Bandra witnessed an energetic and engaging evening filled with songs and live performances by the singer that left the audience wanting for...
Bipin R Pandit | panditbipin@yahoo.com Shamsherraj Kapoor was the second son of the legendary Prithviraj Kapoor. While his father was a hugely respected theatre and film actor, his elder brother, Raj Kapoor, was an established superstar. But as luck would have it, almost all of Shammi Kapoor’s initial movies flopped—there must have been seven to...
Rich in personality, Pandit Ramdas Ji Sharma, is an exclusive seeker of Nadbrahm, a pakhavaj of Indian music. Resplendent in the mridangam world, was a well-versed Pakhavji of the famous Kudusingh Gharana of Bundelkhand. Pandit Ramdasji was born on November 5, 1916 in the Jalon district of Bundelkhand. His father's name was Pandit Govind Prasad...
Ajit Popat | ajitmpopat137@gmail.com 1956માં સૂર સિંગાર સંસદના સ્વામી હરિદાસ સંગીત સંમેલનમાં શિવકુમાર શર્મા પહેલીવાર પોતાની કલા પ્રદર્શિત કરવા આવ્યા ત્યારનો પ્રસંગ છે. એમના વાદનનો કાર્યક્રમ પૂરો થયો ત્યારે થોડા લોકો સાથે એક પ્રૌઢ વ્યક્તિ શિવજીને મળવા આવી. આવતાં વેંત ડોગરી ભાષામાં સંબોધન કર્યું. શિવજીને આશ્ચર્ય થયું. અહીં મારી માતૃભાષા બોલનાર કોણ ? આપ ડોગરી ભાષા...
I hold my breath, As I look up to its majesty. The stars are bright, And they fill me with gaiety. Behold, I see a star, one shining star Which pierces the night with its wondrous light? I see a star, one shining star, Brilliant, bold and bright. These lines truly amplify the Legendary Music Composer S D Burman, whose gleam still continues...
