Category: Music

Shazneen Arethna is one of the first female rock singers as part of the 90’s and early 2k’s brewing scene when the country was realizing the real potential of independent music in India. Her erstwhile band with a literal name “3 Guys and a Girl” consisted of her fronting the band with guitar player Warren… Continue reading Shazneen Arethna releases new single Dance Alone

Zephyr Khambatta is a Singaporean singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, model and host who also plays the drums. An engineering dropout from the National University of Singapore, it did not take long before Khambatta topped various classes at LASALLE College of the Arts across music and performing art disciplines. A creative force to be… Continue reading Sail Away: Zephyr Khambatta

Bettina Ehrhardt’s film on the celebrated music conductor is being screened at the Mumbai Film Festival. The central tenet of Zoroastrianism, “Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta”, or “Good thoughts, good words, good Deeds”, is also the title of Bettina Ehrhardt’s comprehensive documentary on celebrated Western classical music conductor Zubin Mehta. The 89-minute film, which is being screened… Continue reading Documentary ‘Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds’ pays homage to Zubin Mehta

‘Aapro’ Zubin Mehta is in the news. The ongoing Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival has an 89-minute documentary on the celebrated Western classical music conductor in its ‘Discovering India’ section by renowned German filmmaker Bettina Ehrhardt. Article by Mark Manuel | Huffington Post India It’s called Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds. In Farsi, the… Continue reading Zubin Mehta – Good Thoughts, Words, Deeds, And Music!

In 1969, Hindi film music fans were enthralled to hear the songs of Aradhana, a film starring a budding actor Rajesh Khanna and the well-known actress Sharmila Tagore. Each song was hummable, but the one that really became a rage, especially with younger listeners, was Roop Tera Mastana, which was used in the background to… Continue reading With Kersi Lord’s Passing a Long Era of Hindi Film Music Comes to an End

A new music video by Feritta was recently launched on youtube. Readers of Parsi Khabar will remember that Feritta has been featured here in the past for her previous music videos and other entrepreneurial pursuits.   Feritta’s website bio informs: Feritta is NOT your typical artist.   Sometimes when you want to follow a dreams you… Continue reading Feritta – Get Up Now – Official Music Video

An asteroid has been named after Freddie Mercury to mark what would have been the singer’s 70th birthday. The Queen frontman has had his name attached to Asteroid 17473, which was discovered in 1991 – the year he died. Queen guitarist Brian May told a gathering of 1,250 fans at Montreux Casino in Switzerland that… Continue reading Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after late Queen star to mark 70th birthday