A musical celebration of our artistic legacies - Someyochane

Performing arts and artists have been silent sufferers of the challenging sombre times of Covid 19 driven lockdown. Unlike other “business” the profession of entertaining the masses for a living seems to be quite a long time away. Enter Someyochane a music learning and sharing virtual platform conceptualized by Praveen D Rao, which was in the beginning an experiment has fast quickly grown into quite a movement with over 500 well known musicians, poets and technicians joining the wagon.

Guitarist Zohran Miranda drops ‘Ready for love’ – the first single to his upcoming ‘Quadrilogy’

Get set for some new Pop - Tronic sounds as noted guitar player Zohran Miranda recently released his debut single ‘Ready For Love’ and is also set to share new music and sonic thoughts with his upcoming Quadrilogy. The release kicks off the first track, from the series of four singles lined up.

Singer Himesh Reshammiya music set to create the trendsetting craze for film ‘Bad Boy’

With Himesh’s signature super hit tunes and Mithun Chakraborty’s son Namashi and Amrin’s inherited talent and loads of dance moves with an enviable screen presence, ‘Bad Boy music is touted to be the biggest chartbuster of 2020.

‘Gulabo Sitabo’ starring superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana streams on June 12

Amazon Prime Video brings the latest entertainment across genres and languages. The quirky, hinterland tale of a landlord and his tenant, ‘Gulabo Sitabo’, is all set to exclusively premiere on 12th June only on Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead.

Ahmer Javed and Deli Sultanate collaborate for a song ‘Zor’

Kashmir's finest, Ahmer Javed, returns with a scorching new single that embodies the resilience of the Kashmiri community currently experiencing one of the most brutal crackdowns in recent memory. Titled Zor , the self-produced single features veteran MC and social activist Delhi Sultanate who draws parallels between the state's violent dismantling of the resistance in Kashmir and the anti-CAA protests that spread like wildfire across the country prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The single is out on all major streaming platforms now, along with a video by Jatin Prabhakar.

Zaeden releases ‘Dooriyan’ a song which will bring you closer to your loved ones

Following the success of singles Tere bina and Kya karoon? singer-songwriter Zaeden recently released his latest song Dooriyan. Composed and performed by Zaeden, Dooriyan articulates the feeling of melancholy whilst kindling a ray of hope for the ones who are dealing with unexpected separation from their loved ones and coming to terms with the uncertainty that the pandemic may have on their relationships.

Multi-talented duo Bharatt-Saurabh release their new track ‘Sari Raat’

Bharatt-Saurabh have a flare for urban and fresh sounding music and are rapidly making their mark in various genres of music. The duo has announced the release date of their new track Sari Raat.

Tienas’ release second album ‘Season Pass’

Fresh off the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, Tienas aka Bobby Boucher was keen to enjoy the fruits of his labour and start laying down the foundation for his artistic legacy. The Mumbai-based artist's plans were scuppered when the world came to a screeching halt due to the onset of a global pandemic caused by Covid-19.

Saregama music library grows by 10%

While the current pandemic has brought many things to a standstill, Saregama has been able to digitize and bring to life, previously unheard and unexplored musical gems from legends like Gauhar Jaan, Ghulam Ali, Janki Bai, M.S. Subbulakshmi, D.K. Roy, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi amongst many others. These tracks belong to earlier part of the century and range from film to non- film music across various genres and languages.

Lucky Ali releases new single ‘Sacrifice’

Singer-songwriter Lucky Ali has just released a video single titled Sacrifice which he says is "a song for right now". Several years in the making, the track is a collaborative effort between Ali and the Bengaluru-based Hip Hop/Reggae/Dancehall Crew - Low Rhyderz.