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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members  Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and  George Harrison  they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era.

Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer and one of the most popular and successful singers of the Hindi f ilm industry. I had the privilege of singing one of his duet songs with Asha Bhonsle Ji,"Ghungharwa Mora Chham Chham Baje",from the film Zindagi;Music-Shankar Jaikishan;Lyrics Hasrat Jaipuri,at Mohammed Rafi Sangeet Samaroh held in Talkatora Stadium in the year 1996.The opening song 'Meri Awaz Suno' was sung by 'Akriti Kakkar',then a little girl.Today's renowned singer 'Harshdeep Kaur' had also auditioned for the event that year. It was only a week of my joining Lady Shree Ram College first year when I was selected and used to go for event practice with Ma and my Music teacher Gunjan Sir.It was my first and only ever performance in front of such large audience filling up the stadium.It was a memorable day with my whole family and cousins present for the event,applauding and encouraging me.It felt great!!!

Hindustani classical music exponent Pandit Narayanrao Bodas was the Gwalior Gharana exponent.His father was the disciple of the legendary Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar.. Despite his dedication to conserving the heritage of classical vocal music,Pt. Bodas devoted a considerable part of his career to the Marathi natya sangeet,acting in musicals on stage. His son Pandit Kedar Bodas is also a luminary of the Gwalior Gharana. Agra-Gwalior Gharana veteran Pt.Arun Kashalkar

Folk Jazz Band from the French Reunion Islands performed African-Creole music at Goa Jazz Fest. 

The punk Jazz band from U.K. performed at Goa International Jazz Live Festival

By leading Tabla player and scholar Aneesh Pradhan documents the rise of more democratic spaces for classical music in the metropolis in the early 20th century.