1. I recently visited Crimsonbay (http://www.crimsonbay.com) to download Hindi music - specifically for bollywood music and Hindustani classical music. Their selection of oldies is great - I guess the site is still in Beta thats why the newer music selection is a bit limited. The CrimsonCash model is great - its always good to get music lesser than 99c! But, I wonder if the recent news about music companies raising prices will affect this store. In any case, I do recommend it for any Indian music aficianado. Music is available as WMA , it would be great if they could also offer hindi music MP3 songs as well - but then I'm wishing for too much!

Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Mike Lockhardt

2. Good collection of music at Crimsonbay, but unfortunately the music purchased here is in WMA format. It can't be played in my iPod! :(
I recently bought an iPod and was hoping to fill it up with Indian music. Too bad the folks at crimsonbay just lost out on a lot of potential business from me (and lots of other people too I'm sure)! Why would anyone build a business around selling music in a format that doesn't work on the most popular digital music player around?! Beats me.

Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Prem Chand

3. Is there any poscasting stations in Indian Languages???

Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Dr. K. A. Rasheed

4. Thank you very much

Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Dr. K. A. Rasheed

5. Shaman - Rock band from Bombay here with a unique sound!

Download and burn our debut single!

This band sounds like no other.We are unique, accessible and extremely melodic with anthemic sounds that can unmistakeably bridge the ears of music listeners all over the world.Our lyrics have an underlying message of social equality and brotherhood.

download out our debut single - Patharon ke is sheher mein for free at :

http://music.download.com/shaman/3600-8851...ml?tag=quickurl

This song has got 'hit single' written all over it and will appeal to all the rock music lovers from India and Pakistan.

A brief bio of Shaman:

Shaman was formed in December 2004 after four like minded souls with diverse tastes in music got together to infuse some fresh life in the stale music scene in India. Jamming on some incredibly catchy tunes and musical ideas, the band developed a distinct sound of their own. We have composed a song about the tragic consequences of the floods of ?Terrible Tuesday? that occurred on the 26th of July in Bombay and which threw life in the commercial capital of India out of gear. The band also decided to use that song ?Patharon ke is sheher mein? (City of stones) as a backdrop for a music video that would depict the aftermath of Terrible Tuesday?.

The song with it?s haunting melody and poignant lyrics forms a stark combination coupled with the empathetic images of the music video.? The video for the song was shot immediately in the aftermath of the downpourof ?Terrible Tuesday? and depicts the singer Atin making a documentary and interviewing kids and people who were affected with the floods. After visiting a few of the affected areas in Mumbai where hundreds of people lost their lives and interviewing the hapless survivors many of whom have lost everything and not in the least their kith and kin was a humbling experience and reflected the resilience of human beings in the aftermath of a calamity.

Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Shaman

6. There is a podcast about Indian Music that you might find useful. Its at http://indianmusic.libsyn.com (feed : http://indianmusic.libsyn.com/rss) and is called simply - A Podcast about Indian Music. Try it out !

Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Amit Varshneya