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[This is the fourth part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Previously in this series – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s, 1960s…

Asha Bhosle‘s Hindi film playback singing career spanned nearly 80 years. She worked with nearly every prominent music director during this period, from O.P. Nayyar, with whom she first made her mark, to A.R. Rahman during her golden years. However, it was with R.D. Burman, whom she married in 1980, that she worked most extensively.…

[This is the third part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 1, Part 2, Part 4.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s,…

[This is the second part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 1, Part 3, Part 4.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s,…

[This is the first part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.] Team Nostalgiaana has rekindled the Radio Nostalgia of Retro Hindi film songs through specially curated online shows, served to nearly 200 dedicated…

Manna Dey was born Prabodh Chandra Dey on May 1 1919, in Calcutta. Growing up, he was mentored by his uncle K.C. Dey, a popular singer and composer. He also owed his solid grounding in Hindustani music to Ustad Dabir Khan. When K.C. Dey left for Bombay, young Manna accompanied him. His first break as…