To celebrate World Music Day, ‘NCPA@home’ brings to you a vivid series of musical performances throughout the weekend

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), brings an exciting line-up of performances to celebrate World Music Day this weekend. From Indian musical roots to Jazzified Broadway hits, this World Music Day, NCPA@home makes it worthwhile to spend the weekend with your family swaying to good chords and mellifluous voices.

Swadesi’s ‘The Warli Revolt’ goes viral on social media

Mumbai-based multilingual hip-hop crew Swadesi 's seminal single, The Warli Revolt , has been found going viral. The anthemic single that became a rallying cry for the Save Aarey movement proved to be a career defining moment for the crew who quickly found themselves becoming the voice of socially conscious hip hop in the country.

Dr. L Subramaniam collaborates with legendary singers for Bharat Symphony song

The music industry is going all out not just to write, sing and perform during the lockdown but also create inspiring songs during these trying times. Reputed Tamil violinist and composer, Dr L Subramaniam recently created the single Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam that featured legendary singers. He also got Hema Malini and Pandit Birju Maharaj to perform in the video. The singers and performers completed shooting their parts with minimal technical support and created the video.

Avkash Mann drops his upcoming release ‘Jatt Di Star’

Avkash Mann, a trailblazing young new artist and the son of the legendary Punjabi singer and actor, Harbhajan Mann; recently released his second Punjabi single Jatt Di Star.

Kidshot is India’s first rappers to rap at 350+ words in a minute and a new track

Kidshot, a 22-yr old rapper from Mumbai, known for his fast-paced rapping style a.k.a chopper rap has signed to Mass Appeal India, which is known for amplifying India’s burgeoning hip-hop culture on a global scale. The young talented rapper is set to release Bhot Kuch, the title track from his upcoming debut EP.

GrooveBot's Nu Metal single ‘Toxic’ featuring Pratika

GrooveBot, a nu / industrial metal project, is the brainchild of Chinmay Agharkar, guitar player of progressive rock band Paradigm Shift and grunge outfit Hook from Mumbai, India.

Mumbai Electro-rockers Corner Café Chronicles release their debut album ‘Renaissance’

In a first of its kind launch, Mumbai Electro-rockers Corner Café Chronicles recently released their debut album ‘Renaissance’ - Part 1. This album will have 2 parts, second of which will be released in the next 3 months. In another first, the band will ‘reverse crowdfund’ this album after giving fans and supporters an opportunity to hear the music and make a informed choice to contribute basis their liking of the tracks.

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.