Kamaal Khan sings for Hrithik Roshan

The O o jaane jaana singer Kamaal Khan recently recorded a song for the current heart-throb Hrithik Roshan for Pantaloon’s Na Tum Jaano Na Hum. After Lucky Ali, composer Rajesh Roshan decided on experimenting with Kamaal’s voice on Hrithik. Three songs for the film, penned by Anand Bakshi, have already been recorded in the voices of Udit Narayan, Falguni Pathak, Abhijeet and Pamela Jain.

Magnasound releases Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt’s The Maestro Of Mohan Veena
India’s only Grammy-award winning artist Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt has released yet another album of his titled The Maestro Of Mohan Veena. Pt. Bhatt has rendered three ragas on this album on his Mohan Veena, namely Raga Yaman in alaap, jod and jhala, Raga Yaman with gat in dhrut and Raga Basant with gat in Madhyalaya. The album also has Pt. Bhatt presenting Ragas Yaman and Basant on Mohan Veena in his own inimitable style. Yaman is a perennial favourite with artists and audiences alike, and Pt. Bhatt has explored the profound melodic potentialities of the raga.

Pt. Bhatt is a prominent disciple of renowned sitar maestro, Pt. Ravi Shankar. He received international attention as the innovator of the Mohan Veena, and further more as a recipient of the prestigious Grammy award in 1994, along with Ry Cooder for their World Music Album, A Meeting By The River. Adding 14 more strings to the traditional Hawaiian guitar, Pt. Bhatt has contributed to the world of Indian instrumental music a new depth and dimension. His Mohan Veena is a versatile instrument which assimilates the niceties and subtle nuances of the sitar, sarod and veena.

Devang Patel’s Patelscope
Devang Patel, the crazy singer who made waves with Madhuri Dixit mili raste mein, khaye chane hamne saste mein, Meri marzi and Mere paas time nahin, is back with his new album titled Patelscope, released by Times Music. The singer, who is known for his funny lyrics, does a spoof of the international hits like Aqua’s Barbie girl, Lou Bega’s Mambo no. 5 and Alane in his latest album. Devang says the tunes are easy to remember and the album is sure to have the listeners in splits. The video which is based on the videos of Barbie girl and Mambo No. 5 is directed by Raj Santhakumar.

talentduniya.com - a portal for singers and musicians
Online Talents (India) Private Limited launched a portal www.talentduniya.com on June 16, in Mumbai. This is India’s first comprehensive portal aimed at providing an international platform to singers and musicians from India to reach out to people worldwide. According to Pradeep Menon, managing director and co-founder of the portal, the focus of the site is to bring forth talent from the Indian sub-continent. “In the future, we will have an exchange of artists, giving chance to artists from India to perform abroad and vice versa,” he said.
Arindam Sengupta, co-founder of the portal said talentduniya.com will bring forth all kinds of talent, be it original lyrics, poetry, music compositions and arrangement skills. The site is free for musicians and singers, where they can upload music of any genre - classical, light classical, pop, techno, instrumental or rock.

The music on the site can be reviewed by listeners and recommended. The site, through reviews and votes from the patrons, will rate the artists and develop the Top Five list for its “discerning surfers.” In the future, surfers from across the world will be able to buy digital music, that has not been released, through the site. Among the unique features of the site is that artists can interact with other artists around the world, and even come together to create music. 25 upcoming artists have already registered with the site.

Classic Sa Re Ga Ma
Classic Sa Re Ga Ma is a socio-cultural organisation which promotes cultural shows, particularly the rich traditional dances of India. The group has been organising dance and musical shows in Jaipur, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Ahemadabad. It was introduced to the press on June 22, in Mumbai. Classic Sa Re Ga Ma comprises dance exponents, musicians and singers from all over India.