Two lives' work in half a lifetime
Charlie Parker, addicted to heroin and unable to get along with people, died at 35, but not before he had played some divine jazz. His 80th birth anniversary falls on August 29 More
A sabha's bouquet for MS
Hamsadhwani celebrated its 10th birthday with an eclectic festival featuring Karnatak and Hindustani stars, and a harikatha about M S Subbulakshmi More
O sathi re!
Kalyanji, who died in Mumbai, leaves a half century of work, and friends who remember him for his generosity and humour More
Love dipped in anguish
Marc Antony brings a ghazal-like pessimism to Latin, a style that's usually more body than soul More
Karnataka's Kabir gives you 'incredible metaphors'
C Ashwath, the man who gave voice to Shishunala Sharif's mysticism and made the music for some internationally acclaimed films, sings at the world Kannada conference in Houston (Sept 1 to 3) More
Gamaka-rich music for a film on Bharati Bharati, filmed by an IAS officer, celebrates the nationalist poet's life with an acoustically lavish but stylistically restrained score by Ilaiyaraja More
Vishal with verve Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar is a fun album, and could well do the trick for the talented Vishal Bharadwaj, shunned so far by Mumbai moghuls for being too 'arty' More
Speaking Latin in the global village Enrique is a showcase for Enrique Iglesias's talent, but like Ricky Martin, he sings Latin music in an unindividual global style More
A double for A R Rahman
Music composer Shrikanth plays Rahman's double in Doubles. Does film commerce dictate that newcomers adhere to Rahman's style, or is it just plain adulation? More
Sound career options
Films, TV, albums ... the industry is clamouring for sound engineers. Two new institutes in Chennai offer courses in audio engineering, and promise to open the doors to a career at the studios More
Khalid Mohamed's directorial debut
The man who writes sardonic reviews in Filmfare and Times of India tries his hand at movie making. Fiza is also Hrithik's second film, and a test of consistency for Anu Malik More
Still no sign of Rajkumar
Veerappan is seeking clarifications from the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments, and there's till no sign of the kidnapped star's release More
Rajkumar's rich musicscape
In five volumes, Legends walks you through the happy, sad and pious numbers of this versatile singer-actor More
Same trip again Ek Dana brings Daler Mehndi back after a year-long break. He's still where you last saw him: riding the loudness bandwagon More
Padams from a playback star
Chithra's rendering of Swathi Thirunal's Malayalam padams is flawless, and the orchestra resonates with authentic sounds More
Keyboard wizard's unoriginal album
Adnan Sami Khan, reputed as the world's fastest keyboard player, falters in Kabhi to Nazar Milao, his album with Asha Bhonsle More
Snapshot of Kitaro
In Thinking of You Kitaro moves away from grandeur to more delicate and gentle music More
The magic of new orchestral colour Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya, Ismail Darbar's second film, shows his flair for warm violin passages and daring orchestral mixing and matching More
Karaoke! Sing along with your favourite pop tracks! Enrique Iglesias. Britney Spears. Madonna. Aqua... Highlight the song of your choice and click. Sing now!
Sing like you talk to a friend. Don't be calculative on stage. Never pretend. That's Bala Saheb Poochwale's philosophy of concert music. And every word rings true when you hear his singing in the Gwalior style
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