Music Personalities

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The band’s last song was released on November 2, and previewed at the Uttarakhand town they visited in 1968

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The Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival brings R&B singer Ne-Yo, English DJ Jonas Blue and DJ Kenny Musik to India for the first time

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What it means to belong to Swati Tirunal’s family and grow up listening to his Navaratri kritis

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Friday Review is a weekly art and culture supplement. The supplement puts the spotlight on the rich and varied art forms practised across the country with a special focus on classical music and dance. It also covers folk and western music and dance, Tamil theatre and television

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Jerry Moss, right, and Herb Alpert, co-founders of A&M Records, appear during their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in New York on March 13, 2006. Moss, a music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records, died Wednesday at his home in Bel Air, Calif. He was 88.

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