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BY NARENDRA KUSNUR  Euphoria/ Koi Naa Language & genre: Hindi/ Punjabi, folk-rock Label: Self-released  Rating: *** 1/2 There was a time when Hindrock band Euphoria ruled the music channels, with songs like 'Dhoom Pichuk Dhoom' and 'Maaeri'. Vocalist Dr Palash Sen and the band are back with the folk-rock piece 'Koi Na'. The video, featuring Preeti Verma, shows Palash beginning in a disappointed manner with music labels rejecting his work. But he decides to record something on his own and embarks on a journey. The song features guitarists Adil Rashid and Aditya Shankar Benia, bassist DJ Bhaduri and drummer Prashant Trivedi. The song has a nice folk-rock feel with inputs from the Nazar Pandhar Group. It's the video song from the new Euphoria album Dhoomsday . And it's got the band's trademark sound. Antariksh feat. Rahul Ram & Rohan Prasanna/ Dil Ki Aawaaz Language & genre; Hindi, pop-rock  Label: Self-released  Rating: **** Fronted by Varu...

BY NARENDRA KUSNUR  Showcase/ Soundscapes of India Season 3 Genre : Multiple  Details : Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, August 29-31 Presenters : Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) with curation by MusiConnect India in collaboration with Ministry of Culture  Pictures (top to bottom): Dobom Doji Collective, Harini Iyer of Tamil Jazz Collective, Ngartini Huang of Indonesia, the line-up  There were the known names, and there were the unfamiliar ones. There was rock from Ladakh, abhangs from Maharashtra, Carnatic encounters with jazz, tribal stories from Nagaland, heady folk-fusion sounds from different corners of India. Soundscapes of India Season 3, held in New Delhi's Dr Ambedkar International Centre from August 29 to 31, was largely used as a means to showcase talent from across India. While the live performances took place at night, the days were filled with interesting panel discussions, intense workshops and pitching sessions, where artistes inter...