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Beloved singer Suman Kalyanpur, whose enchanting voice echoed through the 1960s and 1970s, has passed away at the age of 89. She slipped away quietly in her home on Sunday evening, succumbing to age-related ailments. A true legend, she captivated audiences with her multilingual songs and shared the stage with…

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Asha Bhosle: the bad sister whose singing opened up a world of queer possibility for me

Asha Bhosle, the last surviving singing legend of the golden era of Hindi cinema, has died at 92. She debuted in the industry shortly after Indian independence in the late 1940s and is now widely considered the best-known singer in India, with more than 12,000 songs to her name. Over…

The Conversation

Bollywood classics, rave bangers and Michael Stipe duets: 10 of Asha Bhosle’s greatest recordings

After her death aged 92, we look back on the vast and varied catalogue of one of India’s greatest vocalists, who brought actorly skill to her Bollywood playback performances

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Two Sisters, One Destiny Asha & Lata’s Story Ends Alike?

What if two of India’s greatest voices were connected not just by blood but by fate? The internet is buzzing with a chilling claim that Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the same age, even on the same day. It feels poetic. Almost like destiny wrote their final…

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Indian music legend Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

Two-time Grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voices

The Guardian - UK

Asha Bhosle dead: Legendary Bollywood playback singer dies aged 92

Cultural icon whose voice defined a generation of Bollywood hits has died at hospital in Mumbai after multiple organ failure

The Independent UK

Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony in Mumbai's Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih. Read further on Dynamite News:

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A concert in Hyderabad to pay tribute to ‘Mukesh and Raj Kapoor@100’

Celebrate the musical legacy of two legends Mukesh and Raj Kapoor. Enjoy over 25 evergreen melodies by Samson Mukesh, Surekha Devakarla, Pallavi and Dr Mahesh Joshi sing evergreen melodies at a concert titled ‘ Mukesh and Raj Kapoor@100’

The Hindu

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's kin donates Rs 10 lakh to Tirupati trust as per her 'will'

TIRUPATI: Kin of Bharata Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar donated a sum of Rs.10 lakh to the Tirupati Balaji trust on the legendary singer's behalf and as per her last wishes.

The Times of India

Daily Quiz | On Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar, one of the most celebrated singers of India, was born on September 28, 1929. Here is a quiz on the icon often known as the ‘Queen of Melody’

The Hindu

World Music Day: Fascinating facts about R.D. Burman

It's been over 15 years since the legendary music director R.D. Burman passed away. However, his legacy lives on forever. Fondly called Panchamda, R.D. Burman much ahead of his time and his songs are loved and cherished even today. On World Music Day today, here are some lesser known facts…

The Times of India

Fair play, fair pay: The Indian music industry and royalties

As the reverberations of Bombay High Court’s April judgment, recognising musicians’ rights to their songs, are felt across the country, members of the music industry take us behind the decades-long fight for royalties

The Hindu

BBC Proms 2023: the 20 concerts to book now, from Anna Lapwood to a Northern Soul night

From Portuguese Fado to the Rite of Spring played from memory, a Horrible Histories opera and a tribute to a Bollywood legend, there’s something for everyone

Evening Standard

Ravindra Jain's music was timeless, but he was given limited chances

Tu Jo Mere Sur Mein Sur Mila De… Sooraj Barjatya’s Rajshri Films benefited munificently from Ravindra Jain’s melodies. Their association started with Saudagar in 1973 which featured the magnificently melodious Tera Mera Saath Rahe by Lata Mangeshkar. After Saudagar, Jain and Rajshri couldn’t afford Lataji.

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Javed Akhtar reacts to viral clip slamming Pakistan for 26/11 attack; says 'They agreed with me'

Bollywood veteran Javed Akhtar won over the internet for boldly addressing the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, while on his visit to Pakistan for a literary festival.

Dynamite News

Remembering Lata Mangeshkar: Tracing Her Journey In Bollywood

It's been a year since the nightingale of India left her mortal abode. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Rolling Stones honours Lata Mangeshkar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali reacts calling her 'THE best'

Rolling Stones magazine, considered the bible of music-related subjects, has named our jewel in the ‘croon’, the leader of the Sing Sena, Lata Mangeshkar as one of the top 200 singers of all times.

The Independent UK

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II

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Throwback: When Lata Mangeshkar recalled her friendship with Geeta Dutt

On Geeta Dutt's birth anniversary today, ETimes takes you down memory lane into one of the biggest controversies of her career, which involved Lata Mangeshkar.

The Hindu

Morning digest | Not connected to PFI, says SDPI; R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India, and more

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The Times of India

Madhur Bhandarkar remembers Lata Mangeshkar; says, 'I can sense the void that she has left in our lives' - Exclusive

On the occasion of the 93rd birth anniversary of the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, Madhur Bhandarkar, like many others from the film and music fraternity, who shared a special bond with her shared what he is missing today the most.

The Hindu

Lata Mangeshkar chowk inaugurated in Ayodhya

“The chowk will inspire the art world,” says PM Modi in a video message

The Times of India

Award-winning biography of Lata Mangeshkar ‘Lata: Sur-Gatha’ to be published in English in 2023

Hindi writer-poet Yatindra Mishra's biography of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, titled ‘Lata: Sur-Gatha’, won the 64th National Film Award and the MAMI Award for Best Writing on Cinema (2016–17). And now celebrating the life and times of Lata Mangeshkar on her 93rd birth anniversary in 2023, the book is…

The Guardian - UK

On the anniversary of partition, let’s consign the pitiless logic of Hindu v Muslim to the past

Since 1947, India and Pakistan have shared profound affinities across ferociously policed borders, say Indian novelist Pankaj Mishra and Pakistani writer Ali Sethi

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