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Goodbye, Zakir bhai. You will forever remain our guiding light
2 days, 15 hours ago

Goodbye, Zakir bhai. You will forever remain our guiding light

The Hindu  

The master-percussionist made the tabla his own in a way that the modest drum set meticulously followed his instructions and was ever willing to roll out his experiments. Zakir bhai pulled us out of our allotted space behind the main artistes in a kutcheri and placed us alongside international stars in cross-genre ensembles. Two years later, I was part of …

Music Life Sound Play Way My Father His Music
Rock star Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury Festival next year
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Rock star Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury Festival next year

Associated Press  

LONDON — Rod Stewart will play the “legends” slot at Britain’s Glastonbury Festival next year, more than two decades after he headlined the music festival, the organizers said Tuesday. Stewart, 79, said on social media that he was “proud and ready and more than able to take the stage again to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury in June.” …

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Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry on ‘Hayavadana’: ‘The potential for multiple interpretations’
7 months ago

Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry on ‘Hayavadana’: ‘The potential for multiple interpretations’

The Hindu  

Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry has dedicated decades of her life to the stage. Though Hayavadana has been staged in Bengaluru by reputed theatre groups in English, Hindi and Kannada, Neelam says her version of the play presents her perspective. We have brought in some interjections and used certain instruments which were not a part of Karanth’s original structure.” Neelam says, local …

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Theater Review: 'Stereophonic' is a brilliant 'Behind the Music' play on Broadway
8 months ago

Theater Review: 'Stereophonic' is a brilliant 'Behind the Music' play on Broadway

The Independent  

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Adishakti gears up for the ‘Remembering Veenapani’ festival
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Adishakti gears up for the ‘Remembering Veenapani’ festival

The Hindu  

There are many ways to remember a mentor. This and some more are what the core team of Adishakti Theatre Arts, Auroville, achieves every year through the Remembering Veenapani Festival. The line-up includes a play in Lepcha that will have live music by Sofiyum, a Sikkimese folk fusion band; a dance-theatre production on Janabai and Lal Ded ; a gig …

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Dhanush to play Maestro Illayaraaja onscreen?
1 year, 1 month ago

Dhanush to play Maestro Illayaraaja onscreen?

Deccan Chronicle  

Although there is no official confirmation yet, interesting news is making the rounds. “llayaraaja is very popular g among Telugu music lovers for his mellifluous songs and foot-tapping numbers and his biopic will trigger interest among Telugu film viewers too,” says a source, who claims that the music wizard had composed 8000 songs in varied languages including Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam …

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Pune family assaulted for asking idol immersion processionists not to play music due to kin's death, 21 held
1 year, 2 months ago

Pune family assaulted for asking idol immersion processionists not to play music due to kin's death, 21 held

India TV News  

A family was allegedly assaulted by 21 persons with sharp weapons in Maharashtra’s Pune district after it asked them not to play the music loudly during the Ganpati idol immersion due to the death of a kin, police said. When the immersion processed passed by their home, he asked them not to play loud music as the family was grieving," …

Kin Idol Immersion Play Music
Renowned pianist to play key works
1 year, 2 months ago

Renowned pianist to play key works

China Daily  

Pianist Yin Chengzong will play one of his famous repertoire, the piano concerto, The Yellow River, in Beijing on Oct 1. Pianist Yin Chengzong, 82, will play part of his famous repertoire, the piano concerto The Yellow River, which was adapted by Yin himself from the cantata of the same title by Xian Xinghai, during a concert at the Forbidden …

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Bias in the world of percussion
1 year, 3 months ago

Bias in the world of percussion

Live Mint  

"I had a flair for rhythm,” the trailblazing percussionist and tabla artist Anuradha Pal told my students at Ahmedabad University, while describing how she came to learn the tabla as a child. Globally, women percussionists are a small group, and in Indian classical music they are a rarity, though the first woman percussionist performed in public nearly 100 years ago. …

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Blondie star Debbie Harry recalls being flashed by David Bowie
1 year, 6 months ago

Blondie star Debbie Harry recalls being flashed by David Bowie

The Independent  

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The Haim sisters are still being accused of ‘pretending’ to play their instruments
1 year, 6 months ago

The Haim sisters are still being accused of ‘pretending’ to play their instruments

The Independent  

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Back to Black: Biopic team recreates Amy Winehouse’s first date with Blake Fielder-Civil
1 year, 9 months ago

Back to Black: Biopic team recreates Amy Winehouse’s first date with Blake Fielder-Civil

The Independent  

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Kentucky, Iowa meet once again, this time in Music City Bowl
1 year, 11 months ago

Kentucky, Iowa meet once again, this time in Music City Bowl

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops sees no issue with playing Iowa for a second straight year, even if the Music City Bowl is nowhere close to the Citrus Bowl where the teams wrapped up last season. Kentucky will be without quarterback Will Levis and running back Chris Rodriguez, while defensive back Kaevon Merriweather opted not to join fellow …

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London orchestra accused of ‘woke nonsense’ after refusing to play national anthem
2 years, 2 months ago

London orchestra accused of ‘woke nonsense’ after refusing to play national anthem

The Independent  

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itel launches Magic X series phone from Rs 2099 onwards with 12 language support and more
2 years, 3 months ago

itel launches Magic X series phone from Rs 2099 onwards with 12 language support and more

India TV News  

itel, a mobile brand for Bharat has added two new feature phones in the Indian market under the Magic X series. The Magic X series is one of the few feature phones in India that not only provides features similar to a smartphone but also assures high-speed connectivity with 4G technology for consumers to always stay connected and enjoy activities …

India Magic Play Phones Series Feature Both Phones
Erhu players harmonize for music competition
2 years, 4 months ago

Erhu players harmonize for music competition

China Daily  

Erhu players perform during the Dunhuang Cup Chinese Erhu Performance Competition. The Dunhuang Cup Chinese Erhu Performance Competition ended on Aug 12. Eleven winners were awarded in the under 11's category in two main groups: professional erhu players and amateur erhu players. The Dunhuang Cup, first held in 2010 by the China Musical Instrument Association, is one of the best-known …

Music Chinese Performance Competition Erhu Players
Kunqu Opera join harp quintet to breathe new life into the music
2 years, 5 months ago

Kunqu Opera join harp quintet to breathe new life into the music

China Daily  

A rehearsal for the crossover concert with adapted songs from the classic Kunqu Opera The Peony Pavilion was held at Jinji Lake Concert Hall in Suzhou on July 5, 2022. A harp quintet and China's ancient Kunqu Opera will meet up in a concert by Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, which will be held on July 9 at Jinji Lake Concert Hall …

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Tickets sell fast as venues welcome return of audiences
2 years, 6 months ago

Tickets sell fast as venues welcome return of audiences

China Daily  

The Chinese play Hello Rob!, directed by Rao Xiaozhi, is staged in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Li Fan, director of the theater and drama department at the Shaanxi Opera House and Xi'an Concert Hall, said, "We've attracted more audiences this year after the city was hit hard by the pandemic." Li Fan said, "As the play premiered in Xi'an in 2003, …

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A relationship of note
2 years, 9 months ago

A relationship of note

China Daily  

The Juilliard Orchestra performing at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing in May. YANG BO/GAO SHANG "Back then, I didn't realize how important his visit to China would be for me personally, as well as to the classical music scene in China. In 1987, Joseph W. Polisi, president of New York-based Juilliard School at the time, led …

Music China School Beijing Polisi
A relationship of note
2 years, 9 months ago

A relationship of note

China Daily  

The Juilliard Orchestra performing at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing in May. YANG BO/GAO SHANG "Back then, I didn't realize how important his visit to China would be for me personally, as well as to the classical music scene in China. In 1987, Joseph W. Polisi, president of New York-based Juilliard School at the time, led …

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Music tours and gigs pick up pace around India
3 years, 1 month ago

Music tours and gigs pick up pace around India

The Hindu  

As the indie music fraternity begins to see a slow but steady post-pandemic revival, artistes have begun doing what they missed most over the past two years: hopping on a plane and flying to one city, then another, then another, waiting to be hit by a different kind of energy from a different kind of music-loving audience each time. Bengaluru-based …

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V Play Music is a highly sought-after guitarist in Bollywood
3 years, 1 month ago

V Play Music is a highly sought-after guitarist in Bollywood

Hindustan Times  

For those who are well versed with the Bollywood music industry, V Play Music is not a new name. Born, Virender Kumar, V Play Music is a highly renowned guitarist and has worked with the who’s who of Bollywood like Badshah and Aastha Gill. V Play Music Concert What many people do not know is that apart from being a …

Music Bollywood Play Badshah V Play Music
Traditional Tibetan musical instruments sing new tunes
3 years, 5 months ago

Traditional Tibetan musical instruments sing new tunes

China Daily  

A concert was held jointly by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture on July 3, 2021. "Tibetan people usually play the oxhead musical instrument while herding or on important holidays," he said. Shide flew from Golog, some 4,000 meters above sea level, to Shanghai to attend a concert held jointly by the Shanghai Conservatory of …

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Carnatic music marries theatre in The Madras Players’ ‘Trinity’, set to reach a global audience
3 years, 6 months ago

Carnatic music marries theatre in The Madras Players’ ‘Trinity’, set to reach a global audience

The Hindu  

In 2020, the celebrated trinity of Carnatic music —Thyagaraja Swamy, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastry — was witness to thundering applause on a stage in Toronto, Canada. Trinity, The Madras Players’ rendition of Seetha Ravi’s short stories translated by Prabha Sridevan, retired judge of the Madras High Court, has been on stage since 2018. The 66-year-old theatre group’s creation, which …

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