The suspense is over

Just when music buffs were wondering what Daler Mehndi’s upto (his album, long overdue, showed no signs of releasing, after he parted ways with Magnasound), the swinging Sardar has sprung a surprise by signing up with Tips, which will release his new album in May.

Striking the eighth note

He’s been a past master of the seven notes as filmdom’s most venerated singer from the after-greats generation. Initiated into music from early childhood, Suresh Wadkar’s first name, given at the time of his birth, has proved to be amazingly prophetic.

Archies Music launches its first female artist

Archies Music launched its first female artist, Smita, with her debut album Hai Rabba. At 19, she also happens to be the youngest artist to be promoted by Archies Music.

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There seems to be splurge of Lata Mangeshkar albums in the market, what with the ‘Nightingale Of India’ completing 50 years of her singing career. But no one’s complaining because all the albums on the inimitable singer are welcome.

Ravi Shankar setting up music training centre in Delhi

Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is busy setting up a centre in Delhi to impart advanced training in music and research. “The building is ready. This is not going to be just a training centre. We are going to do lots of research and offer very high standards of learning in a ‘gurukul’ system to only a few students,” he said.