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Manna Dey rewired the nuts and bolts of classical music by infusing it with Bollywood flavour

Manna Dey was a classical-trained genius whose voice was often overshadowed by commercial hits. Choosing artistry over fame, he redefined what a ‘character singer’ could be—mastering complex ...

AR Rahman birthday special: From 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' to 'Chaka Chak' — his best Bollywood songs

Happy Birthday to the Mozart of Madras! A. R. Rahman has transformed Indian music with his unmatched melodies, innovative ...

Mahesh Kale: Honouring classical music is my default state

Indian classical music does not need saving, it needs momentum. Ahead of Swarsandhya in Hyderabad today, the National Awar ...

‘The audience must feel one with your song’

Padma Bhushan Begum Parveen Sultana, the revered classical vocalist, was recently in Delhi for the Sangeet Nritya Mahotsav.

Saptak: Rajam empowers fest to deliver ‘sam total’ of classical joys

Ahmedabad: N Rajam's violin concert on Day 6 of Saptak was the Song of India. Chennai-born Rajam was first trained in the ...
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Lata Mangeshkar considered him guru, failed as an actor, became a star music composer, worked in over 150 films, name is…

The celebrated composer of the 1940s and 1950s brought a unique blend of Indian ragas and Western instruments to Hindi cinema. His melodies, including songs from Albela and the patriotic classic Ae ...
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25 years: How technology transformed the music of Bollywood duo Salim-Sulaiman

Earlier this month, Indian music composers Salim-Sulaiman collaborated with Pakistani singer Abida Parveen and a Canadian music choir to release the song "Noor-e-Ilahi" for the festival of Eid. The ...