The Vivid Van Shilpey

The Vivid – Van Shipley

Dinesh S Ghate | dinesh@swaraalap.com When I say the word “Guitar”, the first thing that comes to most of our minds is Hollywood music or foreign guitarists, etc. But what if one tells you our Bollywood Music Industry gave us such amazing guitarists that added the extra shine to the evergreen songs. One of the...

Sebastian DSouza

Sebastian D’Souza: A Musical Legend

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’...

Anthony Gonsalves

Anthony Gonsalves – My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves

Can a boy of just 13 years of age play Violin like a professional and conduct a full Church Choir? Well, yes if he is Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves. Does this name sound familiar? Yes. He was the same Anthony Gonsalves who was paid tribute by his student and legendary composer Pyarelal Sharma in the song...