Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Each of us is unique in the universe as a living being. So there is no one-size-fits-all way to explain or even to workably explore the intricacies of our internal environment. By internal environment, we aren’t limiting the discussion to matters involving our blood and internal organs. Some very popular TV […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Today, we’re posting about the idea of what motivates a singer (generally) and how important it is to have such matters fully under control prior to a performance (live or in-studio). So this is also a play on words, by citing the familiar filmy term “motivation” as often used by aspiring […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Appearance. We all have various states of appearance and the other meaning of the word that refers more generally to visibility, meaning showing up to be seen (and/or heard) somewhere. Singers appear at various places for varied reasons: rehearsal or practice rooms for learning and preparation (these can be in one’s […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, I’m told that some untidy rumors are about—one even claiming that I lashed out at the award-winning Bollywood writer-director Anurag Basu sir, who among others has worked with my mentor the remarkable composer-music director Pritam da (even years prior to myself working) here in Mumbai. I just want to set the […]
This post is being published in late July/early August, 2022. This blog-site will be undergoing some rather extensive revisions in the weeks and months ahead. We aim to minimize disruptions during this evolution, and hope that you will continue to visit and support the site and its reason to exist for the duration. Dear Music […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, How can I begin this post in order to best honor the memory of the legendary Lata Ma’am? Only one other musical genius of Hindustan it seems deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Lata Ji: sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, whose 82-year career is seemingly one that may never […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Bollywood is more than another name for Mumbai. It’s a film (motion picture) industry—in fact, our film industry is one of the most active and successful Indian businesses, and one with a global reach. As such, it not only provides gainful employment for creatives and technical staffs, it represents both a […]
Namaste,Dear Music Lover, In the entertainment field, there are many levels and areas to explore… whether one views oneself as a performing artist (actor, singer, dancer, etc.), or a host, DJ, TV reporter, writer, producer, director or talent manager—the list of occupations is endless. While nepotism has been said to be on the decline in Hollywood […]
Antara’s Namaste, Dear Music Lover, As noted for the past few years… my relentless web team has been chipping away at the design and build of an online forum here to provide a place for everyone to share their thoughts, feelings and opinions about playback songs in Bollywood movies! It’s called Antara’s Bollywood Takes and […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, It’s true that we like to title posts here a bit provocatively. This is to draw you in and to pique your interest. It doesn’t always have that effect, but we hope that now as you’ve begun to read this, you’ll read the entire post and benefit from what we want […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, While most of us who do playback singing would admit that it’s not an exact science, there are established methods to our madness. In case this post’s title seems confusing, we can allay that or similar concerns by noting it’s not about music practise per se (as in routine musicianship training). […]