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| News18 Urdu organizes musical talent hunt competition | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct, 22: A musical talent hunt competition for the Kashmir Valley was organized by News18 Urdu at Tagore Hall, Srinagar.
The musical event titled 'Kashmir Ke Sitare' was initiated from 8 August under the aegis of Kashmir Glowkar Society in joint collaboration with News 18 Urdu TV Channel.
"There is no dearth of talent in Kashmir. Our youngsters have excelled in every field. In Music and art also many youngsters are doing very we in Mumbai and other parts of India. This talent hunt show provided a platform to all such youth so that their talent can be recognized properly and other youngsters will also be encouraged to come forward and showcase their talent to entire music world" said Group Editor, News18 Urdu Rajesh Raina.
To participate in the 'Musical Talent Hunt' show the aspirants had to record their videos on mobile, and WhatsApp them to News 18 Urdu. The talent hunt competition was organized in the categories' of Kashmiri Folk, Sufiyana, Light Classical and RAP. Only Kashmiri folk or original compositions were accepted in the approximate two months long promotion. Over 130 auditions were received from all over the valley, even from the remotest areas. The grass root participation of artists was heart warning.
Once all the auditions were received they were screened and the best 20 performances were shortlisted for a live competition. The final competition was held in Tagore Hall on October 19. Their performances were judged by eminent artist like Gulzat Ah Ganie, Waheed Jeelani and Showkat Yaqoob.
Junaid Mir who contested in the light classical category was adjudged as the winner of Rs 51,000 Prize of "Kashmir Ke Sitare". He was closely followed by the following Runner ups, who were awarded Rs 11,000 each Omar Farooq Bhat and Waqar Khan in the Sufiyana category while Saqib Shah for Kashmiri folk music category were the recipients. In the RAP Category the performance of Arshid Rasik and Musaib were jointly adjudged as the runner ups. The event will be telecast by News18 Urdu on October 25 at 5:30 PM. |
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