Nuka (Anushka Manchanda) recently released her latest independent audiovisual experience with Kashmir. The bilingual track (English and Urdu) produced and conceptualised by Nuka features the gifted Kashmiri artists Khalid Ahamed (lead singer of the band Parvaaz), and 20-year-old, award-winning Rabab player Sufiyan Malik.
"Is thairaav ki talaash ne kuch ehsaas dilaya hai, ki har pal mein kuch paana zaroori nahi hai, kabhi kabhi khud ko waqt me kho bhi diya karte hai", says Ankur Tewari as he wanders through the streets of Jodhpur for the final episode of MTV Sound Trippin’.
A breakout, rising talent in India’s thriving hip-hop landscape, Ayush Begar aka B-boy Ayush is no stranger to art. From maneuvering slick moves as a breaker to rendering powerful murals as a graffiti artist at The Dharavi Dream Project (TDDP) - Asia’s largest school of hip-hop, the 14-year-old has been the pulse of Mumbai’s arts and culture scene for over three years.
As a tribute to singer Pandit Jasraj, for Diwali, Bageshri Parikh, retired judge at the
Family Court Mumbai, did a Rangoli portrait on the famous singer. From law to music, painting and rangoli portraits, Judge Bageshri Parikh is definitely a very colourful person.
As virtual communication has become the new normal amid the Covid-19 lockdown, the Parent’s Association Thalassemic Unit Trust (PATUT), which is working to raise funds for treatment on children suffering from Thalassemia has decided to organise its annual fundraiser online this year. None other than Ghazal maestro Padmashri Pankaj Udhas will be at his best in the musical night to soothe the ears of his fans and the ghazal connoisseurs.
Sanson Ki Mala, the song that has been stealing hearts of sufi lovers for ages was popularised in the modern culture by musical maestro Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who himself is a legendary vocalist with a voice as soothing as that of a feather’s feel.
A multi-talented genius, Sardar Sodhi is all set to weave his magic among the music fans by singing a different tune that establishes him in the filmy town of Mumbai – Bollywood.
Hyderabad based Dr Surabhi Lakshmi Sarada is an accomplished and reputed Kuchipudi exponent, actress, teacher and choreographer for more than two decades. Surabhi is also the staff artiste of Song and Drama Division, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Jammu-based hip-hop artist Shayaan Bhat aka Shen B has released the music video for his latest single, Sone Do. Filmed in the hills surrounding the viridescent town of Bhaderwahin the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the scenic feature is an escapist glimpse into a man’s gritty unwinding.