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British Tamil Qawwali vocalist Abi Sampa headlines Royal Albert Hall
The Orchestral Qawwali Project founded by British Tamil vocalist Abi Sampa, and composer husband Rushil Rajan, performed to 5,000 Sufi music lovers at London’s Royal Albert Hall on the 27th May. Reframing traditional and well known qawwali compositions at a scale never seen before, the special one-off show with the National Youth Chamber Choir, London Voices and […]
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Indian fusion band Shakti wins Grammy for Best Global Music Album
Brimming with joy are Shakti band members Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh and Ganesh Rajagopalan, who won a Grammy for Best Global Music Album. The Indian fusion band was up against the likes of Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy, and Davido for the prestigious award. Released in June 2023, the 2024 Grammy award winning album, “This […]
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A.R. Rahman’s Tamil hit Balleilakka performed by National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Milapfest
A.R. Rahman’s 2007 Tamil hit ‘Balleilakka’ from the Kollywood blockbuster ‘Sivaji: The Boss’ has been enthusiastically adopted by choirs worldwide through this arrangement for Earthsongs by Ethan Sperry. The latest, a vibrant music video featuring the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain & the Indian percussion ensemble TARANG, also from the UK. With splashes of colour […]
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Abi Sampa vs Laura Oakes – The Voice Battle Performance
Check out the awesome battle performance between Abi Sampa & Laura Oaks on tonight\’s episode of the Voice UK.
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India’s Ancient Musical Traditions at London’s Dulwich College
Sairaj Puvinathan shares this phenomenon, at one of Englandâ??s oldest schools.
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