Saturday, January 28, 2012
Vande Mataram out now ... A New India ...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Nevaan Nigam rocked it gain at the ramp....
The last day of India Kids Fashion Week, included shows by A Z Couture, Payal Singhal, Ashima Singh, Prachi Badve, Archana Patel, Kidology and a grand finale by Nishka Lulla.
Maria Goretti, who was the showstopper for Payal, looked stunning in her Indian ensemble. Ashima chose to pass on her eco-friendly mantra "Live Life Naturally" through her collection. Karishma Tanna was her showstopper. Prachi had choreographer Terence Lewis walking the ramp for her. Sohail Khan walked the ramp for Archana with her son Estash.
Kidology the brand, which boasts of biggies including designers Malini Ramani, Gaurav Gupta, Gauri and Nainika, Nandita Basu, Siddharth Tytler and Maya Nocon had Shruti Sheth walking for them. Sushmita Sen stole the show with her daughters Renee and Alisah when she walked for Nishka. Sonu and Madhurima Nigam cheered for their son Nevaan, who walked the ramp. Manoj Mahla, Director of Craftworld Events Pvt. Ltd, who organised the Week adds, "I attribute the success of the week to the kids. The response has been overwhelming."
IKFW's cause partner was Operation Smile that provides free life-changing surgeries to children born with clefts and other facial disabilities. Nandana Sen, who is the brand ambassador for this cause, was the showstopper for Prachi. Genelia D'Souza was among the guests here.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Sonu Nigam unveils Priya's Third Book - The Perfect World ....
Sonu Nigam meets Oprah Winfrey ....
After meeting the rich and famous of Mumbai and the glamour world, America top TV hostess Oprah Winfrey is planning to visit Dharavi slums on Tuesday morning.Oprah tweeted to a query, "I'm in the slums tomorrow and dinner with a traditional family of four generations.
Meanwhile almost all of Bollywood marked their attendance at the dinner hosted by Parameshwar Godrej in honour of Oprah. Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, "The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby...warm hearted, endearing .. drive her to party in her honor.
Film personalities like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, Karan Johar, Sonu Nigam and many more were present, some of them even gifted traditional Indian stuff.
Writer Shobha De was also present at the dinner. She tweeted, "SRK tells her she is the biggest star in India. Country's A-list queues up for pics with sari-clad celeb.O is WOW!''
Oprah Winfrey clad in a sari was appreciated by everyone. Bachchan tweeted, ``And Oprah in sari .. looking lovely.'' Preity Zinta also tweeted, "Nice 2 see her wear a beautiful Sari :-) Also nice 2 see Ash out after so long !''
Sonu Nigam Live in Concert in Sri Lanka on 18th Feb, 2012 ....
Sonu Niigaam fans in the US and Canada are set to get a treat as he will perform on international shores this summer.The singer, known for his energetic livewire concerts, promises the shows are going to be worth waiting for.
USA Canada tour confirmed for June…This time gonna do something that I’ve never done before but have always wanted to do!” Niigaam posted on his Twitter page.
He is known for Bollywood numbers like “Yeh dil”, “Sandese aate hain”, “Kal ho na ho”, “Main hoon na”, “Tanhayee”, “Panchhi nadiyaan” and “Saathiya”.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Sonu Nigam rocked Mumbai ....
All those who attended this concert were in for a rocking time, as Sonu Nigam made sure it was one fun evening! Starting on a high note with some of his most popular songs, Sonu was at his melodious best with In lamhon ke daaman, Saathiya and Just Chill. He was joined by singer Gunjan for some of the songs. Later, he took requests from people, who asked for some of his older numbers like Bijuria, Yeh dil and others.
For Aaj Ki Raat, he even sang in a girl's voice! Patriotic songs were also much in demand, as was Har Ghadi. But the best part of the evening was reserved for much later, when he asked guests to suggest names of vegetables and weaved them into songs, in the inimitable styles of Bappi Lahiri, Himesh Reshammiya, Anu Malik and others!
Sonu Nigam casts his spell ....
The singer was at Turf Club, RWITC for Gitanjali Ek Ehsaas - A Charity Concert, and sure enough, the singer who's often reffered to as one of India's best playback singers, proved once again that he is an institution by himself. Singing some of his most famous numbers, Sonu lent his voice for a noble cause for the Rotary Club of Mumbai, Nariman Point, that is committed to making a difference to society, and the focal point has been the building of a Rotary Community Center. It will be a hub for club community services initiatives and will enable multilevel services under one roof. The concert was not just an evening of entertainment, but also a Charity Fund Raiser where each member played a part in coming closer to the noble cause.
Sonu Nigam sings with son Nevaan Nigam at Lion Golds Award ....
The highlight of the night was Aruna Irani's impromptu dance on her famous item number Chadhti Jawaani...from film Carvan. Giving company to this yesteryear item girl was the disco king, Bappi Lahiri.
The brand new singing pair of father-son- Sonu Nigam and Nevaan Nigam - also performed on people's demand. It seems the adorable father-son duo would soon sing together in a film.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Sonu Niigaam and Bickram Ghosh - Upcoming Projects 2012
The year 2011 saw the rise of independent acts. The percussionist Bickram Ghosh talks to Shana Maria Verghis about how it affects him. One of his new projects, involves a rising star, the Scottish vocalist, Rachel Sermanni
Haven’t had a New Year resolution for years,” remarked the tabla master Bickram Ghosh. He is jump starting the year 2012, with a unique collaboration at the British Council on January 5.
Him on a multi-percussion set, with two very different vocalists. One of them is the Assamese singer Papon, who has a distinctive style of his own.
And there is Rachel Sermanni, a young (barely 20-year-old), Scottish singer, who writes and sings. She has worked, what is more, with one of 2011s nu-Brit acts, Mumford and Sons.
The trio, who perform under the name, Troikala, were put together by Sony Music. And an album is already in the offing.
Ghosh explained that for him personally, the show will be “an audacious blend of artistes.” And that, “Everyone was so chilled about moving into other spaces, that it made things very easy.”
Rachel, he described as “a beautiful vocalist.” As for him, “I’ve never done done anything connected with Scottish folk before. But Rachel wrote a song called, What Is Waiting, before she had arrived in India. And I did the melody for it. In a matter of four or five days, we were in the studio recording.”
As for Papon and him, he remarked, “With us, it is more like spiritual expression. We try to weave stories into what we are doing. I moved from using tabla in the centre space, to multi-percussion.”
He explained, “I’m not playing the way I normally do on stage here. I stand, and play across various instruments. So the sound is more important than content. The soundscaping becomes different.”
Ghosh went on, “This means that instead of creating a specific tihai, as one would with tabla, I have some fun with various sounds. And it is all totally unchartered territory. So one is completely free to interpret.” With tabla, which has a unique personality, he said, “One brings on board a strong centre.”
The percussionist wrapped another music project involving the Vande Mataram. And also has “three films with Sonu Nigam, along with two Bengali ones.” Nigam and he were working on a music project about two years ago. Then the film came along. He said, “I am not bullshitting. But we did have lots of chemistry. And then various films happened. After that, he said we could compose together.”
During the December just over, Ghosh and Rituparno Ghosh the film director, collaborated on a Jana Gana Mana project, he said, “Marked the hundredth year of the National Anthem.” Ghosh also shared that, “December 27 in 1911, was the first time when the anthem was performed in a public space. We held a musical at the Town Hall in Kolkata.” It was apparently a very lavish production.
Last year was major for a surge in independent Indian artistes. Particularly in the global music field.
A trend that was egged on by the internet. Ghosh commented, “That is the best news for me. Since it is my space. I predicted it would happen. And things would get even better. As people get familiar with sounds that are not from Bollywood.” Young people he remarked, “Are listening to Bollywood. But they are also listening to great international music alongside. This raises standards of listening.”
He concluded, “That is why Midival Punditz or a Karsh Kale gets to figure in Bollywood. I cannot predict how long this trend will continue. But the good thing, is that it will train the ear, to cue into the background music. And after that, the instrumentalist will become just as important as the vocalist.”
Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/32083-planet-drums-2012.html
Sonu Nigam, Kavitaji & L.Subramaniam Working Music!
He registered as a general practitioner after passing out of Madras Medical College but violinist and composer L Subramaniam is better known for storming the world music scene and collaborating with artists such as Yehudi Menuhin. Subramaniam, who gave a concert during the music season after nearly 20 years, performed at Krishna Gana Sabha on December 31.
You were one of the earliest musicians to get into fusion music which is not popular in sabhas here. Do you think purists will ever accept fusion?
There are many styles of singing in Carnatic music. Similarly, fusion as a style is popular in the west. If the purists listen to it with an open mind, fusion music will become acceptable here. Artists abroad keep experimenting with instruments and styles. No such innovations are seen during Chennai's music season.
You performed at this year's music season after a long time. Why the break?
Till the passing away of my father Lakshminarayanan in 1992, I used to perform regularly during the season. After that, we started organising a music festival in his memory. It was held at Music Academy every year on January 2 and when the music festival went international, I did not have time to perform in December.
Now that the ethnic conflict has ended, do you plan to go back to Jaffna in Sri Lanka where you grew up?
I will train musicians in Jaffna if I get a chance. My first concert was at the Murugan temple in Jaffna. In 1994, I performed in Colombo at the invitation of the then president Chandrika Kumaratunga. During that visit, I went to the Colombo radio station to look for my father's recordings. Though he was a famous violinist, none of his records were there. It is sad that many works of Tamil artists and ancient manuscripts of the classics were destroyed during the conflict.
What are you working on now?
(Kavita answers) We are bringing out a set of 10 DVDs on global music, probably by June. I do solos as well as duets with Sonu Nigam, Pandit Jasraj and Lucky Ali. The lyrics are by Javed Akhtar. We are also setting up a music school in Bangalore where all forms of music will be taught, but the violin will get importance.
Your son Ambi is doing well, do you have particular plans for him?
Ambi has been interested in music from childhood. But one day he said he didn't want to become a violinist. So I asked him to put his violin in the cupboard and learn other things, including how to climb trees. After two days he was back to playing the violin and has not looked back since. I will teach him all the techniques I know. He has already released an album and has got awards.
You studied medicine but did you practice? When did you realize that you wanted to be musician full time?
I registered after finishing MBBS but I never practised medicine. During my second year of college, I met a foreign violinist at the Egmore museum who asked me join him and even offered me a scholarship. When I went home to tell my mother, she said I could go abroad after showing her my MBBS degree certificate. My dream of getting a degree in western music was delayed but my mother was happy.
You were one of the earliest musicians to get into fusion music which is not popular in sabhas here. Do you think purists will ever accept fusion?
There are many styles of singing in Carnatic music. Similarly, fusion as a style is popular in the west. If the purists listen to it with an open mind, fusion music will become acceptable here. Artists abroad keep experimenting with instruments and styles. No such innovations are seen during Chennai's music season.
You performed at this year's music season after a long time. Why the break?
Till the passing away of my father Lakshminarayanan in 1992, I used to perform regularly during the season. After that, we started organising a music festival in his memory. It was held at Music Academy every year on January 2 and when the music festival went international, I did not have time to perform in December.
Now that the ethnic conflict has ended, do you plan to go back to Jaffna in Sri Lanka where you grew up?
I will train musicians in Jaffna if I get a chance. My first concert was at the Murugan temple in Jaffna. In 1994, I performed in Colombo at the invitation of the then president Chandrika Kumaratunga. During that visit, I went to the Colombo radio station to look for my father's recordings. Though he was a famous violinist, none of his records were there. It is sad that many works of Tamil artists and ancient manuscripts of the classics were destroyed during the conflict.
What are you working on now?
(Kavita answers) We are bringing out a set of 10 DVDs on global music, probably by June. I do solos as well as duets with Sonu Nigam, Pandit Jasraj and Lucky Ali. The lyrics are by Javed Akhtar. We are also setting up a music school in Bangalore where all forms of music will be taught, but the violin will get importance.
Your son Ambi is doing well, do you have particular plans for him?
Ambi has been interested in music from childhood. But one day he said he didn't want to become a violinist. So I asked him to put his violin in the cupboard and learn other things, including how to climb trees. After two days he was back to playing the violin and has not looked back since. I will teach him all the techniques I know. He has already released an album and has got awards.
You studied medicine but did you practice? When did you realize that you wanted to be musician full time?
I registered after finishing MBBS but I never practised medicine. During my second year of college, I met a foreign violinist at the Egmore museum who asked me join him and even offered me a scholarship. When I went home to tell my mother, she said I could go abroad after showing her my MBBS degree certificate. My dream of getting a degree in western music was delayed but my mother was happy.
Sonu Nigam Thinking of Retuning to Acting again.
Seven years after the release of his last film, Love In Nepal, Sonu Nigam is thinking of returning to acting again.
He has apparently been offered the lead role in a film directed by Akashdeep. When asked, he admits, "Akash is very keen on it. It's a musical. It will be a pleasure if things work out. There is a serious surge of proposals lately. I am looking for bound scripts because I feel I'm too sincere in whatever I do and I deserve similar treatment." Sonu was recently offered the lead role in David Dhawan's Chashme Baddoor which he turned down. "The sudden surge of offers is due to the recent appreciation of my performances at the last six award functions last year, comic timing, etc. That's how Chashme Baddoor came my way."
Sonu adds, "Love in Nepal was my last film and the only worthy film. My agenda is art. Nothing else. I die when I work on something. I have to have equally driven people around me. It's disappointing to see a 100 days and crores of rupees worth time and effort gone nowhere due to some discrepancies. But I guess I had to learn one most important thing from it; the art of saying no when you are in doubt." Has he learnt the art of saying no? "Yes. I was naive and too soft on friends and elders. Now I understand the bigger repercussions of a project gone wrong. Art, great scripts and working with the most talented people is what I am looking at. Money is no criteria at all."
Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-02/news-interviews/30581305_1_sonu-nigam-filmi-art
Sonu Niigaam sings for Krrish 2
Rakesh Roshan's Krrish 3 is the talk of the nation, as it's the third movie in the superhero series. While the shooting of the film is on, the makers are also working in full swing with respect to the music of the film. Rajesh Roshan, who always composes music for his brother Rakesh Roshan's films, recently recorded a song for Krrish 3. The song in question is called 'God Allah Bhagwan' and is sung by Sony Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal with lyrics by Sameer. The song apparently has all it takes to become a chartbuster.
Says Rakesh Roshan, "Right now we have just recorded the song. In fact it's really too soon to say anything about the picturisation in the film. All I can say is that Sameer has given the lyrics to the song with Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal on vocals while the music is being done by Rajesh Roshan."
Source: Bollywood Hungama
Link : http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1399441/Rajesh+Roshan+records+%27God+Allah+Bhagwan%27+for+Krrish+3
View the Video at : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xm2s3u_sonu-nigam-in-krrish-2_fun
Sonu Niigaam at Mangiamo's
What more can one ask for if there's company of good friends, delicious food and a beautiful setting!
There was all this and more when Mohini invited all her friends to the new Italian restaurant Mangiamo at Bandra.
The hostess held a special preview for her friends including Sonu Nigam and wife Madhurima, Alka Yagnik , brothers Rohit and Ronit Roy, Poonam Dhillon, Sheeba and Akashdeep, Ramesh Sippy and wife Kiran Juneja. Jeetendra, Rakesh Roshan and Prem Chopra were seen catching up with each other over some yummy starters. Bhagyashree bonded with the girl gang including Deepshikha, Lucky Morani, Punita Bhalla and Mansi Joshi Roy. With a variety of cuisines and beverages on the menu and an attractive ambience, this latest addition to the city certainly seems to be an ideal place for dining out!
Source : http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-31/bollywood/30573366_1_starry-party-mohini-poonam-dhillon
Watch the Video at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_JtU8eWLwQ
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