Ajuba Culturals 2011: Unlimited Edition
Region: CA
Chennai: Ajuba Solutions, a premier Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Company in the city organized Ajuba Culturals 2011, an extravagant display of music, style, dance and unique talents by the employees. The competitions were adjudged by some of the prominent names from the entertainment industry. The guest judges were Ujjayinee Roy for music, Gokulnath and Murali for Variety show, Arun Venkatraman and Rishika for fashion show and John Britto for dance. The judges were thorough... more
Views: 1344Bhartnatyam dancer Alarmel Vall's Lasya Kavya
Region: India
Vartika Nanda It was an evening that wil be remembered for a long time. India International Centre, New Delhi cleebrated the release of Lasya Kavya( poetry of graceful dance) on November 5, 2011. The seventy-minute long film revolved around the life and devotion of Bhartnatyam dancer Alarmel Valli. One of the most celebrated dancers of our times, Valli holds the distinction of being the leading proponent of the Pandanallur tradition of Bharatnatyam. She is also the younge... more
Views: 1108Ghost Conjured by DJ Green Lantern
Region: NJ
With over 10 million views on www.worldstarhiop.com, young rapper Nick Carter Green continues to release the spirits of Halloween after his blazing new single “Ghost” is added to DJ Green Lantern’s latest mixtape Overtime Grind. DJ Green Lantern, most notably known for being the DJ for iconic rapper Eminem, has handpicked some of the hottest unsigned artists in hip hop and compiled together on one CD. Personally given the stamp of approval by DJ Green La... more
Views: 1182"Bluegrass Light" by Tony Trischka
Region: New York
In 1974, it was clear that bluegrass could be saved by an infusion of harmolodics, the philosophy created by Ornette Coleman to explicate free jazz. Tony Trischka was the man chosen by the Banjo Gods to accomplish this task, and he does so ably on his first solo record, Bluegrass Light (Rounder Records). On the opening two tracks -- "Two If By Night" and "China Grove" -- the profusion of instruments is reminiscent of that famous Bonzo Dog Band song where a near-infinite array of band-members ... more
Views: 1046"We Get Requests" by the Oscar Peterson Trio
Region: New York
All jazz is avant-garde jazz. Oscar Peterson's album We Get Requests (a wonderful title, both a boast and a complaint) is trio jazz: Oscar on piano, Ray Brown on bass, Ed Thigpen on drums (1964). But for moments in each song, Oscar travels beyond the piano. He transforms his instrument into a radio made of butter, into a tollbooth that only accepts Argentinian postage stamps, into a verb with a backache. Into glowing coals dropped onto a plate of spaghetti. Into an elevator operated by a hawk... more
Views: 1095Jon Bon Jovi's charity restaurant opens
Region: MSJon Bon Jovi has been one of world's biggest rock stars for over three decades, has eaten at some of the best restaurants and tasted some of the best dishes, now opens his own restaurant for charity. According to the Associated Press, there's no place he'd rather have dinner than The Soul Kitchen, a "pay-what-you-can" restaurant he and his wife Dorothea has established inside a former auto body shop near Red Bank train station in New Jersey. The restaurant serves gourmet-quality fo... more
Views: 965Jazzmandu all set to start in Kathmandu
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal: The 9th Surya Nepal Jazzmandu 2011 is all set to go here in Kathmandu Nepal from October 20. The extravagant six-day event will feature popular Valley Jams and will orchestrate various impressive musical marathon of the Jazz Bazaar at Gokarna Forest Resort, the educational feature of the Jazz Master Class at Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory (KJC), the fusion Jazz at Patan concert, and the grand finale Big Jam at Shambhala Garden of Hotel Shangri-La. One of the highligh... more
Views: 1124King Biscuit blues festival
Region: MS
Hundreds of thousands of people from as far away as Madrid come to pay their respects to The King Biscuit Blues Festival. When blues loving tourists, good music, good food and fun mix together, that is the making of a great recipe. Scores of fans from Madrid, Spain to Ohio made there way here to see the birthplace of King Biscuit Time, a live radio show that started its broadcast in 1941. The show was a success and the soul root of the annual King Biscuit Blues Festival. Some very ... more
Views: 668Renowned singer dies in India
Region: Nepal
Mumbai, India: Jagjit Singh a famous Ghazal singer died yesterday at the age of 70 in Mumbai (Bombay), India. Singh, suffered a stroke last month and had been in a coma in hospital ever since. Singh is renowned for his semi-classical ghazal songs all over the world where he sang songs in different languages. He is survived by his wife, Chitra Singh. Jagjit Singh was born on February 8, 1941 in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, to Amar Singh Dhiman, a government employee, and Bachan K... more
Views: 780Blues bliss weekend at the Second street Blues Festival
Region: MS
Music, barbecue, friends and fun proves to be on the agenda for the small southern town of Clarksdale, Ms as the city prepares for a weekend of blues bliss. Hambone Art and Music Gallery and the Rock and Blues Museum will come to life once again on Saturday. The Second Annual Second Street Blues Festival will enlighten the public with live blues from entertaining musicians wanting to perform. Theo Dusbach, owner of the Rock and Blues Museum and organizer of the event says, “if... more
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