March '99. March '99.
S A M E E R  The lonesome name gives no inkling of his antecedents, in an era where they matter more than they should. Sameer is no unsung hero, and has created his own style. Without any pretense to a poetic background or culture, Sameer has consistently delivered exactly what a film situation asked for. |
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| Padma and Suresh Wadkar |
As different as chalk and cheese,
yet husband-wife, the only thing they have in common is their passion for music. One of
the country's most proficient singers, Suresh Wadkar married one of his students, Padma.
While she is vivacious, upbeat and cute, he himself is an introvert, |
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A N U P J A L O T A is the undisputed, unequalled 'Bhajan Samrat' of our country. he is
the son of Purshottamdas Jalota, a singer of high caliber, who is greatly appreciated and
acclaimed for his devotional renditions. Anups music touches the innermost chords of
hearts, young and old. He is the pioneer of his own style in Bhajan singing. He has sung
one particular bhajan with variations in 'ragas' and style, and that is the reason for his
popularity.
Music and drugs have always been close. It would
appear it takes one to enjoy the other. Rather, to really enjoy a drug high, you need
suitable music to go with it. And no matter what the purists might tell you, music can be
better enjoyed or appreciated with a little bit of help from some stimulants. Besides
which, there are certain genres of music, by certain kinds of groups, which can only be
really listened to in a certain state of mind only produced by certain types of drugs!
Music for drugs, as the phenomenon is known.
Talat Aziz celebrates 20 years of success with the launch of `Irshaad' , an album comprising the all-time favourites of his fans.
All we now want to hear is Bhangra Pop! With the music of sarson ka saag and makhai ki roti wafting through amps nationwide, it would seem that India has changed its musical tastes. Is Bhangra Pop here to stay or is it going to fizzle out soon? A R2R Special Report .
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Dreams die fast......Whoever wrote that
obviously hadn't reckoned with the Taurani brothers, Kumar and Ramesh, who by sheer
toil and business acumen made their dreams of a national music conglomerate real with the
success of TIPS Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Like with most success stories this one, too, was fuelled by that one emotion that is
behind many a tour de force - passion. And as far as the brothers Ramesh and Kumar are
concerned, it began with a capital `P'.
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U.K. band 'The Prodigy' are one of the biggest Techno Dance music bands in the world. A profile. |
