Remembering a Significant Promoter (before the Age of Self-promotion)

Yesterday The New York Times published an obituary by Bruce Weber for Norman Seaman. This name is unlikely to be familiar to most readers, particularly those outside New York City; but it is important to remember him. In an age in which the Internet...

Mithoon Sharma Says ‘music is God’s Gift’

Mithoon Sharma, the singer-composer who gave Indian youth a lot to cheer about with Woh Lamhe from Zaher and Maula Mere Maula from Anwar is all set for a comeback with his new album. Tuhi Mere Rab Ki Tarha Hai under the Bhushan Kumar’s banner.

The Music is the Message?

I noticed that, for the entrance of the Clintons, the Marine Band chose to play the first movement from Ralph Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite. I am less interested in the choice of a British composer than I am with the title of the...

Moroccan Singer Ahmed El Ghrabaoui Dies Aged 71

One of the biggest Moroccan singers of all times, Ahmed El Ghrabaoui, died on Saturday in Casablanca at the age of 71 following a long illness and after a “moving” and “verbose” career.