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  1. Bombay Jayashree has a naturally different voice

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    / January 11, 2013 /
    Extremely happy to know that Bombay Jayashree, with who I have sung a few film songs, has been nominated for the Oscars for the lullaby in `Life of Pi’. Jayashree is a unique voice and a lot of her film songs have worked because of the manner in which she...

  2. Sublime Trichur Brothers

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    / November 28, 2012 /
    An experience in the exquisite. Classicism is celebrated here and at a time when the art is going through a redefining moment, it was an awesome evening at Kalasagaram listening to the Trichur Brothers who with the concert have appeared at every premier institution of the genre in the city...

  3. Coming up, time to visit Chennai Margazhi

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    / September 14, 2012 /
    A raging cyclone is crossing the Indian peninsula causing havoc and rain but that is no reason to miss a visit to the world’s only city with a season dedicated to music and dance. The Margazhi festival of Chennai in southern India is a unique opportunity to fill your holiday...

  4. An ode to Kishore Kumar

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    / August 4, 2012 /
    Six hours by train from Bhopal on the Mumbai-Bhopal rail route is the very small town of Khandwa, the home of celebrated singer-actor-composer Kishore Kumar (born August 4, 1929). It was here that Kishore Kumar said he wanted to be cremated. Today his ancestral home is in a dilapidated state...

  5. New is gold

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    / July 3, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Meeting school mates after fifty years is great fun. I had recently been to Chennai to attend my friend’s son’s wedding. There, I met so many of my class mates, but I could recognize only very few faces- time had clearly played its role in transforming the once youthful and...

  6. Ilayaraaja tune at Olympics opening ceremony

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    / June 27, 2012 /
    Celebrated music composer Ilayaraaja’s composition from the 1981 Tamil film `Ram Lakshman’ will be part of the grand opening ceremony at the London Olympics on July 27. The tune will be played along with a few other samples of world music. Radioandmusic.com reports that the track ‘Nanthaan Ungappanda’ composed by...

  7. The Legend called R D Burman

    Posted by Rama Menon
    / June 27, 2012 / 2 Comments
    It’s raining in Hyderabad and I can’t stop humming “rim jhim gire sawan sulag sulag jaaye mann” I love this R.D Burman composition, especially the Kishore Kumar version, because I have always believed that Kishore’s voice complemented Pancham’s music. Gulzar, RD and Asha have been a winning combination too with...

  8. Chennai’s Music Academy granted Research Centre status

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    / June 4, 2012 /
    The name of Chennai Music Academy has always been synonymous with the city’s art and culture scene. Especially the music and dance season every December-January, which is like pilgrimage for any artist and music and dance lover. It has been the venue of the biggest music and dance concerts in...

  9. Kolaveri over Kolaveri in Kerala

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    / April 4, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Someone out there disapproves of Kolaveri. The superhit song, which crossed 50 million hits on You tube, now faces a PIL in the Kerala High court, with a prayer to ban it for the negative effect it has on children. The song ‘Why This Kolaveri Di’, written and sung by...

  10. Rahman and Mani at sea !

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    / March 21, 2012 /
    This is one of those rare photographs that offer us fans a glimpse into how Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman work. The music composer posted this photograph in his Facebook album with this caption : “Brainstorming with Mani Ratnam in the middle of the sea, down in the south...

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