Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Music composer Leslee Lewis has explained how indie pop music was made in the 90s. The composer spoke with IANS in the Andheri West area of Mumbai. He shared that back in the day, the labels approached music composers to make music for singers whom they wanted to promote or cast. The composer than used to make the song as per the strengths of the singers.Talking about the same, he told IANS, “In those days, you didn’t, mostly didn’t take a song to the label. The label ca…
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Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Music composer Leslee Lewis and veteran playback singer Hariharan have reacted to PM Modi’s diplomatic gift of their album ‘Colonial Cousins’ to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The two spoke with IANS in the city recently, and spoke about the timeless nature of the album. Leslee Lewis said, “I just said, what is this? This is the most amazing piece of music. We just did it because we loved it because your music has become the fabric of Indian culture. B…
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Music composer and singer Leslee Lewis recalled the immense support and encouragement he received from legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle during their collaboration.Sharing a special memory, Leslee told IANS that the national award-winning singer played an important role in giving him confidence as an independent producer. Recalling an incident from an award show, Leslee shared that after winning an award, Asha Bhosle called him on stage and acknowledged his contributio…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Music composer Leslee Lewis is over the moon after PM Narendra Modi presented Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with a collector’s edition vinyl of the ‘Colonial Cousins’ album during his official visit to Australia. The album was released in the 1990s, and changed the sound of Indian music forever as it blended Indian classical traditions with Western pop, rock and acoustic influences. Hariharan and Leslee Lewis created an album that broke barriers, connected…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The music fraternity is mourning the loss of the legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, who passed away at the age of 92 in Mumbai on Sunday. Following her demise, members of the music industry took to social media, and expressed their grief.The Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman took to his Instagram, and shared a throwback picture with the late singer. He wrote in the caption, “She lives forever with her voice and aura ..What an artist @asha.bhosle (…