Music News

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  'Jazz' a theatrical tribute to Bollywood's unsung musicians

  "Invented by the devil for the torture of the saints" - that is how playwright Ramu Ramanathan defines jazz in his play of the same name on the lives of Goan and Anglo-Indian musicians who never got their share of fame in Bollywood.

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  Sonu Nigam's 'Rafi Resurrected' tour in UK

  Last week Sonu Nigam was with his new album 'Rafi Resurrected' on tour in UK. He was accompanied by the worldwide acknowledged and award winning City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) with its conductor Michael Seal.

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  Music Review: C Kkompany

  Suddenly Tusshar Kapoor seems to be seen a lot more than what he used to till a few years back. He began the year with a guest appearance in Halla Bol, followed it up with an item song 'Manzar' in Sunday, tasted success with One Two Three and now would be seen in C Kkompany.

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  Music Review: God Tussi Great Ho

  Together, Salman Khan and Sajid-Wajid have delivered multiple hits in films like Partner, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Tere Naam, Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge, Hello Brother and Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya.

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  Zubin Mehta fans, get set for some Mumbai magic!

  Zubin Mehta, the internationally acclaimed Los Angeles-based music conductor of Indian origin, will enthral his fans at a series of charity concerts here in October.

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  A new song added in Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na!

  Everyone has been singing praises and talking about Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. Over two weeks since its release, the film has gathered worldwide fame and adulation. Imran and Genelia have become stars overnight. Looking at the positive response from the audiences, Aamir Khan and Abbas Tyrewala have now given the audiences another reason to watch the film again.

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  Pankaj Udhas sings for Haldi Hasan in Maan Gaye Mughall-e-Azam

  "Each time Pankaj Udhas sings a song in a film it becomes a super hit. I wish the luck persists with my film as well," says writer-director of Maan Gaye Mughall-e-Azam, Sanjay Chhel. Pankaj Udhas, famous for the hugely popular 'Chithi Aayi Hai' (Naam), makes a comeback to playback singing for films after a gap of three years (his last film was Nigehbaan) with a sure shot hit track 'Ek To Sharaab Kam' in the Mallika Sherawat-Rahul Bose starrer "dark comedy".

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  Music Review: Money Hai To Honey Hai

  There was a time when chartbuster music was guaranteed with every Govinda film. It wasn't just a phase; it was a continued journey that Govinda enjoyed all the way from 80's to the 90's where he delivered at least a couple of foot tapping numbers with each of his films.

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  Sonu Niigaam's Britain concerts - a tribute to Rafi

  Popular Indian playback singer Sonu Niigaam has tied up with a Birmingham-based musical company for a three-concert tour of Britain in memory of legendary singer Mohammad Rafi.

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  Abhishek learns Aishwarya's dance steps for Unforgettable tour

  Abhishek Bachchan is playing the perfect doting husband to wife Aishwarya Rai. When she fell ill after rigorous rehearsals for their much talked about 'Unforgettable' world tour that kicks off in Toronto Friday, Abhishek learnt her steps too.

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  Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor shoot an item song for Shortkut!

  Remember the infamous rivalry between Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor? Apparently, many aeons ago Kapoor had made some uncharitable remarks about Dutt's family, though now Kapoor completely denies.

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  Making Of 'Jee Karda' song (Singh Is Kinng) !

  Akshay Kumar and his team from 'Singh Is Kinng' shot for song 'Jee Karda' in Egypt. The song is shot in the hot temperature of 48 degree. Watch this video of its making with the complete cast and crew. Must see!

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  Bappida's remixed version of 'Bambai Se Aaya Mera Dost'

  Remember the chartbuster track 'Bambai Se Aaya Mera Dost Dost Ko Salaam Karo' in the film Aap Ki Khatir in 1977? After 21 years, Bappi Lahiri has re-created, re-structured and re-vitalized that old Mumbai song for Akshay Kumar in Nikhil Advani's Chandni Chowk To China.

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  Amitabh Bachchan now records 'Hanuman Chalisa' for youngsters

  From hip-hop with son Abhishek, Amitabh Bachchan has now moved to devotional songs. He has recorded the "Hanuman Chalisa" Hindu religious chant and is set to do a new musical interpretation of his father's version of the Bhagavad Gita.

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  A.R. Rahman to compose music for the multi-starrer Blue

  Music maestro A.R.Rahman has given some really diverse music this year. While he started the year with Ashutosh Gowariker's period film Jodhaa Akbar, he surprised everyone with the young and peppy tunes which he composed for Aamir Khan Productions' Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na.

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  Shamir Tandon gets Govinda to sing for Loot

  After making stars like Sanjay Dutt, Urmila Matondkar and even Australian cricketer Brett Lee sing to his tunes, music director Shamir Tandon has now gone ahead and recorded a song with none other than Govinda for Popcorn Entertainment Ltd.'s forthcoming film Loot.

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  Bollywood Mid-year music analysis

  Like it or not but 2008 hasn't been a great year for music coming from Bollywood so far. While there have hardly been any successes on the music stands, even critically one can only count a few albums on the fingertips.

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  Bollywood music eclipsing creativity of singers: Sonu Nigam

  Sonu Nigam, who has rendered several hit Hindi film songs, has hit out at Bollywood music, saying it eclipses the talent and creativity of other musicians and singers in the country.

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  Farhan Akhtar sings live at 'Rock On' music launch

  The music launch of the film "Rock On" was truly different. The Infinity Mall on Andheri Link Road in north-west Mumbai hosted the event, surprising shoppers and music lovers.

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  Music Review: Bachna Ae Haseeno

  Well, these are indeed exciting times for music coming out of Bollywood. Just recently we had Singh Is Kinng arriving with a bang and making a big impression.

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  Music Review: Singh Is Kinng

  'With big power comes bigger responsibility' is the saying that fits in perfectly well for a film like Singh Is Kinng. Reasons are aplenty, the stakes are really-really high and expectations have been unparalleled. Wanna reiterate the reasons? Well, this list is long. Read on.

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  Neil Mukesh to compose the theme song of Freeze along with Pritam

  We had earlier reported that Neil Nitin Mukesh would be making his singing debut in director Jehangir Surti’s Freeze. Now it seems that the actor will not just sing but also compose the song he’s set to croon.

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  Aadesh ties up with Motorola to promote song

  Composer Aadesh Shrivastava has tied up with Motorola to promote his first international track "Bollywood Meets Hollywood" that he recorded with American rapper Wyclef Jean and Abhishek Bachchan.

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  Lyricist Sameer inks five-film deal with Nikhil Advani

  Lyricist Sameer, best known for songs like "Kuch kuch hota hai" and "Ghoonghat ki aad mein", has been signed up for five films by Bollywood director Nikhil Advani.

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  Bollywood musicians' prices hit the roof!

  It looks like the notorious slump in the music industry is over. Suddenly star prices have skyrocketed propelling the music industry to follow suit. "It's all because of Akshay Kumar," says Pritam Chakraborty with a straight face.