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MUSIC INTERVIEW: ZAKIR HUSSAINMaestro and Percussionist Humbled by Greats, Believes He Is Not In Their Company"I am one of the good ones and there are at least 15 to 20 out there who are really good tabla players, play as good as I do or some even better maybe." |
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MUSIC REVIEW: ZAKIR HUSSAIN AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALLPercussionist Masters the Tabla, Brings Indian Art Form to Mesmerized Western AudiencesWhen you have a legendary tablaist in Zakir Hussain and an apt team of master percussionists performing, struck is a perfect harmony of Indian culture and palatable ears. |
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MUSIC REVIEW: ‘AGNEEPATH’ SOUNDTRACKHighly Anticipated Film Comes with a Hot Soundtrack…Without RemixesQuite the old-school film soundtrack, the music of 'Agneepath' should take more than a few lovers of Bollywood music down memory lane. |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: AJAY GOGALVE & ATUL GOGALVEAjay-Atul Composes ‘Agneepath’ Superhit “Chikni Chameli” with Sony Music"The reaction from our Bollywood celebrities has also been really good, and we are really happy with whatever ‘Chikni Chameli’ is creating." |
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MUSIC REVIEW: 'RA. ONE' SOUNDTRACKFirst-Rate Album is a Worthy Listen for Indian and Western Audiences AlikeHow well the film will be received remains to be seen, but at least on thing is for sure: the 'RA. One' soundtrack is awfully entertaining! |
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MUSIC GALLERY: THE CONGA ROOMElectric Tabla, Bhangra Pop Invade The Conga Room at L.A. LiveWith many more artists still to come, here is a peek into this summer's Karsh Kala and DJ Jay Dhabi shows at The Conga Room. |
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MUSIC REVIEW: 'AARAKSHAN' SOUNDTRACKSocio-Political Film Features a Soundtrack with a Pair of Steamy, Powerful TunesBuzzine Bollywood recommends the 'Aarakshan' soundtrack, mostly because “Kaun Si Dor” and “Saans Albeli” are among the best film tunes to come out of Bollywood this year. |
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MUSIC COLUMN: A.R. RAHMAN AT HOLLYWOOD BOWLMadras Maestro Teams Up With L.A. Philharmonic for a 'Journey to India'A.R. Rahman will be taking Southern California music lovers on a ‘Journey to India’ on July 10th at the Hollywood Bowl. |
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MUSIC COLUMN: FALUNorth Indian Classical Vocalist Infuses Western Sounds, Performed for Dalai Lama, ObamaA unique contemporary-classic musician infusing a variety of genres such as Indian classical, rock, pop, and electronic, Falu is proof positive East and West can co-exist |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: RAM SAMPATHAamir Khan’s ‘Delhi Belly’ the Perfect Playground for Ram Sampath to Institute Changes“I’m particularly proud of ‘Saigal Blues’ because people think it’s actually an old K.L. Saigal song, when actually it’s my original composition.” |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: G-VOOvercoming Obstacles to Realize Artistic Calling as a Musician in the United States"On June 25th, we are going to put all that live and see what happens. We will have dancers, a light show ... we are going all out." |
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MUSIC REVIEW: KARSH KALE - 'CINEMA'Sixth Album Fuses Eastern, Western Sounds“I guess I’d call it Asian Electronica or Asian Fusion. It’s really hard to put it into words … for people who don’t have a context,” Mr. Kale said of his musical st... |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: KAT EYEZFrom Bus Stop to Sound Booth, Musician Develops Genre of Indian Music HallKat Eyez chats with Buzzine about his humbled and hustled beginnings as a musician, what he hopes his listeners will take away from the music, and where Indians will ulti |
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MUSIC COLUMN: SHWETA JHAVERI LIVE AT SKIRBALL CENTERIndian Classical Musician Bridges Eastern and Western Styles at Magical Night in L.A.Mr. Amendola: “Shweta’s willingness to push the boundaries of Indian classical music are a testament of her brilliant musicianship and desire to move the music into new t |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: AISHWARYA NATARAJANMusician is the First Female and Indian Classical Musician to Claim British Honor"Honestly, I didn’t know I was the first woman to win the award until I saw it on one of the write-ups. It’s an incredible feeling and I’m still getting used to it." |
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MUSIC REVIEW: LADY GAGA - "BORN THIS WAY" BOLLYWOOD REMIXIndustry & Artist Have Elaborate Musical Routines & Colorfully Bold Costumes in Common“There was a feeling of excitement and a bit of nervousness. This was the #1 track in 23 countries, and to remix it and give an Indian touch to it was something that we w |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: MIDNIGHT RADIOEthnically Diverse Underground Band Breaks Through With Epic 3D Music Video“It’s a song about break-ups and moving on, but not with anger but with love--always with love. It’s a point of view that is not often heard of from Indian women.” |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: MIKA SINGHMusician Leads the Charge of Bringing Bollywood, Bhangra Together"I feel I am really blessed to have an elder brother like Daler paaji. His support and presence means a lot to me." |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: RAGHAVIndo-Canadian Musician Hopes to Break Language Barriers, Work with Stevie Wonder“America has not yet really seen an Indian artist have mass success doing both English (and Hindi) music, like how Ricky Martin would’ve done it or how Enrique Iglesias d |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: TINA SUGANDHIndian American Musician Humbled by Ringo Starr, Shows There Is No Alternative"To see that a Beatle could be humble--he just recognizes that any of us can be washed away from this Earth at any second, so we need to get off our high horses and be ki |