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Coke Studio (India)
Coke Studio India, officially titled Coke Studio @ MTV is an Indian television programme, which features live studio-recorded music performances by various artists. Coke Studio combines myriad musical influences, from Hindustani, Carnatic and Indian folk, to contemporary hip hop, rock and pop music. It is inspired by the Pakistani show of the same name. Season 1 premièred on 17 June 2011 on MTV India. Season 2 premiered on 7 July 2012 on MTV India DD National. Season 3 premiered 17 August 2013 on MTV India, Big FM and DD National. Season 3 also premiered on All India Radio on 24 August 2013. Season 4 premiered on 1 March 2015. Seasons Below is a list of featured artists who have performed in Coke Studio India. Season 1 (2011) Each hour-long episode of the Coke Studio At MTV featured six songs and a diverse mix of music from alternative genres including Carnatic and Hindustani, compositions by new musicians, recreated Bollywood tracks, and a special song create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samar Khan
Samar Khan is a Pakistani Cycling, cyclist. She is the first woman in the world to ride cycle on 4,500 meters Biafo Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit Baltistan. Early life and education Khan belongs to Dir, Pakistan, Khas Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She holds a master's degree in physics from Federal Urdu University. She discovered her love for sports in Army School of Physical Training, Kakul, from where she learned Paragliding, Para-gliding. Achievements In July 2016, Khan became the first woman in the world to cycle atop 4,500-metre-high Biafo Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan. She reached Pak-China border, Khunjerab Pass, Khunjerab from Islamabad on cycle & rode over 4693 meters in -5 °C to set a national record. The Biafo Glacier is the world's third longest glacier outside the Polar regions of Earth, polar regions. * A certified paraglider from Army School of Physical Training, Kakul. * National record of riding 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coke Studio Pakistan
''Coke Studio'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television programme and international music franchise which features studio-recorded music performances by established and emerging artists. It is the longest-running annual television music show in Pakistan, running annually since 2008. ''Coke Studio'' combines a myriad of musical influences, from traditional classical, folk, Sufi, qawwali, ghazal and bhangra music to contemporary hip hop, rock and pop music. The show is noted for promoting Pakistan's multiculturalism by inviting artists from various regions and of various languages to collaborate musically. History The concept for the show was created in 2007 by Nadeem Zaman of The Coca-Cola Company, when musical performances were held on a concert-like platform in Brazil. In 2008, the concept was adopted by Nadeem Zaman, then Marketing Head The Coca-Cola Company in partnership with former Vital Signs member Rohail Hyatt, who planned to launch a Pakistani version of the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim–Sulaiman
Salim–Sulaiman is an Indian score composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo compose music predominantly for Hindi films. Life and early career Salim–Sulaiman's ancestral town is Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat. They were born in Mumbai. Salim Merchant was born on 3 March 1974 and Sulaiman Merchant was born on 21 December 1970. They were inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India. Steeped in a family tradition of music as the sons of composer and veteran of the film industry Sadruddin Merchant, Salim mastered the piano on at the Trinity College of Music in London while Sulaiman took up tabla training with such legends as Taufiq Qureshi and Ustad Zakir Hussain. Six years after their first music composition for a Bollywood film, they received acclaim for the film score of '' Bhoot''. Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music for over a decade having scored for movies such as '' Neal 'n' Nik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari & Sukhmani
Hari & Sukhmani (also styled as Hari + Sukhmani or Hari and Sukhmani) is an Indian folktronic duo comprising Hari Singh Jaaj and Sukhmani Malik, who are known for fusing traditional folk music of Punjab with electronic music, and incorporating elements from Sufi poetry of Bulle Shah, Baba Farid, Kabir, and Shah Hussain, in their compositions. Background Hari Singh Hari Singh Jaaj was born in Chandigarh and attended The Doon School in Dehradun. He graduated with a degree in mathematics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He then studied audio engineering in Chennai, and later specialised in electronic music production in Manchester, UK. He performs as a backing vocalist and is the producer and audio engineer. Sukhmani Malik Sukhmani Malik was born in New Delhi and grew up in Chandigarh, listening to folk songs and Sufi music. She got a bachelor's degree in psychology and music and then pursued a master's in Hindustani classical vocal music in Chandigarh. Between 2003 and 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Trivedi
Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian music director, singer and a lyricist who works primarily in Hindi films. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film '' Aamir'', he gained prominence for his work in the Hindi film ''Dev.D'' (2009). Early life Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai, India to a traditional Gujarati family. Growing up, his only connect with music was devotional songs and Gujarati folk. His native city is Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Career In his younger days, an electronic musical instrument fascinated Trivedi and he was slowly drawn towards music, mainly influenced by classical music. At 19–20, he began composing music. In college days, he joined the band Om, who performed at local gigs, small shows and live performances. They struck gold when Times Music took notice at one of their shows, and offered to launch their album. The album however did not fare well, due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advaita (band)
Advaita are an Indian fusion band based in New Delhi, formed in 2004. History In March 2009, Advaita released their first album with EMI titled ''Grounded in Space''. In 2011, Advaita was featured on the Indian leg of the MTV shows '' Coke Studio'' and ''MTV Unplugged''. The band released their second album ''The Silent Sea'' in February 2012 with EMI Records. They have also performed in the hills. A festival named Kasauli Rhythm and Blues Festival, in which they performed for children suffering from various diseases from the age of 15 months till 16 years. Advaita was one of four bands from India, selected by John Leckie, to record two songs with him for a compilation released by the British council. "Drops of Earth" is a compilation album released on 22 March 2013. Advaita currently has eight band members as follows: * Abhishek Mathur - Guitars * Aman Singh - Drums * Anindo Bose - Keyboards * Chayan Adhikari - Western Vocals / Acoustic Guitar * Gaurav Chintamani - Bass * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papon (Assamese Singer)
Angaraag Mahanta (born 24 November 1975), known by his stagename Papon, is an Indian playback singer, composer and record producer from Assam. Papon has also sung in many languages apart from Assamese like Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Marathi. He is the lead vocalist and founder of the folk-fusion band ''Papon and The East India Company''. Career Papon started his musical career in 1998 with the Assamese song "Nasaba Sokule" from the album ''Snigdha Junak''. In 2004 he released his first album, ''Junaki Raati'' Papon made his debut in Bollywood with the song "Om mantra" from the film ''Strings - bound by faith'' in 2006. In 2011, his song was "Jiyein Kyun" from the movie '' Dum Maro Dum'' which was his first big hit''.'' In 2014, he sang "Lakeerein", which is a poem by Gulzar, for the film '' Kya Dilli Kya Lahore'' and "Sun RI Bavli" for Nagesh Kukunoor's film ''Lakshmi''. In 2015, he sang "Moh moh ke dhage" for the film '' Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' and "Humnava" in ''Hamari Adhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpa Rao
Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao; 11 April 1984) is an Indian singer born and raised in Jamshedpur. She completed her Post Graduation in Applied Statistics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, before working as a jingle singer for three years. During her college days, Mithoon offered her to record the song "Javeda Zindagi" from '' Anwar'' (2007), making her Bollywood career debut."Javeda Zindagi" is one of the most popular songs of 2007. Shilpa Rao rose to widespread prominence with the release of Woh Ajnabi from "The Train" 2007 and "Khuda Jaane" from ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008). She was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer award for the song, in 54th Filmfare Awards. The following year, she collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja for '' Paa'' (2009), where she performed the song "Udi udi Ittefaq Se" for which she received another nomination in the same category during 55th Filmfare Awards ceremony. In 2012, Rao teamed up with A.R. Rahman and came up with the song "Ishq Shava" from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIT Delhi
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi is a public institute of technology located in New Delhi, India. It is one of the 23 IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India. Established in 1961, was formally inaugurated in August 1961 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Minister of Scientific Research & Cultural Affairs. First admissions were made in 1961.The current campus has an area of 320 acres (or 1.3 km2) and is bounded by the Sri Aurobindo Marg on the east, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Complex on the west, the National Council of Educational Research and Training on the south, and the New Ring Road on the north, and flanked by Qutub Minar and the Hauz Khas monuments. The institute was later decreed in the Institutes of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology Amendment Act, 1963, and accorded the status of a full University with powers to decide its academic policy, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendezvous (festival)
Rendezvous, aka ''RDV'', is the annual Cultural Festival organised by IIT Delhi. It is a four-day-long extravaganza usually held around October every year. Events Rendezvous, in its every edition, hosts a large number of competitional and non-competitional events engaging a nationwide participation, especially from Delhi and nearby. Ms. and Mr. RDV, Fashion Show, Rap Battle, Beat Boxing are a few to name the mega flagship events. Apart from these, a variety of competitions, workshops and talk sessions are organised by the respective cultural clubs of IIT Delhi namely Dance Club, Debating Club, Design Club, Dramatics Club, Fine Arts and Crafts Club, Hindi Samiti, Literary Club, Music Club, Photography and Films Club, Spic Macay, Quizzing Club. Pronites Following each eventful day at Rendezvous, Pronite brings out artists from various cultures together on a stage. It has been the main star attraction of the festival with performing artists ranging from the famous Indian musical t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1984) is an Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films. He has sung more than 3500 songs in 19+ Indian languages. He is a member of the band S5, launched by SS Music TV channel. He made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie '' By the People'', a suspense thriller. All the songs were sung by S5 members and it was then that A.R. Rahman noticed him and took an audition. Personal life Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district in Kerala. He was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE and completed his schooling there from Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS). He went on to complete his B.Com. and Masters in Journalism from Madras Christian College. Dayal worked as an Events Coordinator with RR Donnelley. He quit his job in BPO to accomplish his career with music. On 5 June 2016, the singer married his model girlfriend Catherine Thangam in a close-knit ceremony i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
