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BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender 2017 Steve Vai, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Textures, Swet Shop Boys, Marky Ramone, Indian Ocean, Vishal Bhardwaj, Madame Gandhi, Karsh Kale Collective, Blackstratblues All Stars, The Ram Sampath Experience amongst the headliners. The Happiest Music Festival just announced its much-awaited artist lineup for this year's edition. The eighth edition of the festival is returning with some prominent global artists, including guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, punk rock icon Marky Ramone, metal legends Textures and The Dillinger Escape Plan (both of whom are playing their final tours, Textures is playing their final ever show in Pune), and hip-hop group Swet Shop Boys. The festival also features some of the best artists from India, including Indian Ocean, Vishal Bhardwaj (who will be performing live for the first time), Karsh Kale Collective, Ram Sampath, Dualist Inquiry, Thaikkudam Bridge, The Raghu Dixit Project, and specially curated sets by Blackstratblues and Ru

Avanti Nagral WHAT? Hymn to the rhythm with Avanti Nagral WHEN? 6:30pm-8:30pm, Saturday, 19th August, 2017 WHERE? Furtados School of Music 49, Fern Villa, Next to Quantum Park Society, 52 Union Park, Khar (West), Mumbai – 400052 With an aim to encourage the aspirations of budding music talents, India’s leading music retailer Furtados School of Music (FSM), is conducting High Play series of workshops. The workshop will be directed by a young and multi talented artist Avanti Nagral, who released her debut single, ‘I Like’ in June 2017 with the first Virtual Reality Music Video in South Asia. Avanti is one of the first Indians to pursue a Dual Degree program between Harvard University and the Berklee College of Music. She will be helping music enthusiasts understand the world of music by sharing her aspirational journey. This motivational performance-cum-workshop will guide the participants on how they can connect their passion with a purpose. Avanti will also be showcasin

Independence Day special on Vh1 Catch Vh1 Soundnation featuring India’s best Indie musicians this Independence Day only on Vh1~ ~Vh1 presents World Television Premiere of Ride-to-Roots with Nucleya on Independence Day~ ~Vh1 pumps it up this month by airing the prestigious 2017 Video Music Awards in India~ Staying true to its vision to offer the best of music entertainment, Vh1 has lined up the finest shows on India’s 71st Independence Day. The channel will celebrate Independence Day with a unique musical special Vh1 Soundnation that will feature the Indie artists who have contributed to the rise of the music scene in the country. Music lovers can get a bold flavor of the Indian music scene at 6 Vh1 Soundnation gigs and 2 festivals including Nikhil Chinapa’s Satellite Festival, 5 radio interviews with trending Indian artists namely Vasuda, Rajakumari, SPRYK, Oceantied and Burudu on 11th August on Radio One, Radio Indigo and an exclusive master class for budding musicians with

Times Music launches Humma Humma with a Trap remix by MojoJojo A.R. Rahman’s iconic dance track Humma Humma makes a groovy come back with Trap artiste MojoJojo, launched by Times Music. Neeraj Shridhar, from the legendary pop act Bombay Vikings, has given the vocals for the Redux version of Humma Humma. The music video also features four of India’s most versatile and well-known dancers adding a never seen before concept to the track. The music video features Trap DJ MojoJojo who had earlier released his debut album ‘Shots Fired’ with Times Music, Melvin Louis who shot to fame with Dance India Dance, Svetana Kanvar who is a crew member of The BOM squad, Eden Dolreich Pereira who is a faculty at a leading dance institute and Devika Chandnani who is a prominent contemporary dancer from New York. Humma Humma Redux is a perfect blend of modern music and contemporary dance forms portraying the diversity of music and dance as a form of art. Shot on the sets of a court room, the mus