Amar Mohile nominated for English Film
Amar Mohile, one of the leading background music composers who has done a lot of Ram Gopal Varma films like Rann, Sarkar Raj, Sarkar, Naach, Road, Agyaat, Vaastushastra, Nishabd and Contract besides Acid Factory, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Musafir, Luck, Love Story 2050, Shootout At Lokhandwala, Dus Kahaniyan, Mission Istaanbul and many more, has been nominated in the category of Best Feature Film Soundtrack for the English film Land Gold Women at the prestigious East End Film Festival 2010. This film festival is considered to be one of the biggest in Britain.
A rock singer’s ‘devotion’
Reliance Media World’s radio arm, 92.7 BIG FM, which pioneered the offering of a devotional band on radio with its show Seher way back in 2006, is bringing back the show in an all new avatar. Being hosted by contemporary spiritual guru and programming director of Art Of Living, Vikram Hazra, the show will wake listeners to a spiritual start each morning Mondays to Fridays across 36 stations. Seher will be more than just about devotional songs.
Vikram is a new-age spiritual teacher and as a prolific rock singer himself, he and his teammates have started the Rock Satsang for Art of Living under the guidance of Sri Sri Ravi Sankar. Vikram’s bhajans and devotional songs are known to take followers to a different level of consciousness. Seher will see Vikram explaining spirituality as he translates the mysteries of the soul and human behaviour in various situations and tries finding answers to the chaos in life. He is the new soul jockey on 92.7 BIG FM.
Daler Mehndi goes devotional
The man who took bhangra pop to every music buff from the ’90s and also dabbled in films like Mrityudaata, Khauff and Rang De Basanti is now out with Mere Raam on Times Music.
“Music is a divine gift from the Almighty. He gives it to us to make this journey of the soul more soulful, happy and serene. I feel it’s a big responsibility. Life is a celebration and it’s easy to forget that with our limiting mindless running. But He is benevolent and through His incessant shower of gifts, God makes us realise every now and then that it’s time to celebrate Him,” says the singer.
The album is available for Rs 150.
NCPA offers varied musical fare
The National Centre for the Performing Arts, India’s premier arts and culture institution, presents Music Mirror-Documentary Films on Music, a new offering from the Indian Music vertical of the NCPA. This series of documentary films on the lives of great musicians, their art, musical instruments and other related topics began this month with a film on celebrated vocalist Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur on May 14. The documentary is made by the Films Division and directed by Prajna Parimita Parasher, on the life and music of Pandit Mansur, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this year.
In their Umang Series, Brajeswar Mukherjee presented a Hindustani Vocal Recital on May 7 under the aegis of the Pu. La. Deshpande Foundation. NCPA. ITC – Sangeet Research Academy (Western Region) will present Umesh Chaudhari (Vocal) and Manju Mehta (sitar) in a Hindustani Music Recital on May 28.
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British Queen kicks off CHOGM today
November 27, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
PORT OF SPAIN: As the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) officially opens today the global community will be looking on as State heads discuss major issues, chief among them climate change.
The meeting is expected to be a precursor to the United Nations’ annual climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from December 7-18. At that meeting nation leaders will try to agree on a pact to reduce emissions when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.
Prime Minister Patrick Manning, chairman of this year’s CHOGM in Port of Spain, told the audience at the Commonwealth People’s Forum earlier this week that CHOGM will be the last opportunity for some of the world’s biggest players to thrash it out over the climate change issue before the Copenhagen conference.
CHOGM kicks off with the Opening Ceremony and Cultural Programme at 9.50 a.m. today at the theatre stage of the newly opened National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain. The CHOGM events will remain there for the morning period.
At 11.20 a.m. the Official Photograph will be taken of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, who arrived yesterday, and Heads of Government, who have been arriving throughout the week. Over in Tobago at 11.30 a.m. His Royal Highness, Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh, will be arriving at Shaw Park.
Back in Trinidad at 11.45 a.m. there will be a joint reception for Heads of Government and invited guests hosted by Manning and Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma to be held at the National Academy.
At 2.30 p.m. events shift to the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain with the Youth Dialogue with Heads of Government. The Hotel will also host the Executive Session I and Retreat Session I at 3.15 p.m. and 5 p.m. respectively.
At 6.30 p.m. Manning and Sharma are scheduled to hold a press briefing at the International Financial Centre building and the day closes with the Queen hosting a dinner for Heads of Government and spouses at the Hyatt Hotel at 10 p.m.
British Queen kicks off CHOGM today was first posted on November 27, 2009 at 12:15 pm.
