Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 14: Mausiqui Studios, Mumbai-based music and talent promotion organisation today announced winners of Jammu & Kashmir’s biggest ever talent hunt-Shaurya.
‘Shaurya’ is a musical talent hunt that has been conceptualised and organised by Mausiqui Studios with active support from the local administrations and renowned Bollywood celebrities and legends like Sukhwinder Singh and Dilshaad Shabbir Shaikh.
The winners of the talent hunt including Anees Yousuf Qureshi – Vocalist (Kashmir) BIB – K0170, Raghujeet Singh – Vocalist (Jammu) BIB- J1113, Reema Devi – Vocalist (Jammu) BIB-J1011, Adnan Mansoor- Rabaab Player (Kashmir) BIB- K0058, Asif Fayaz – Guitarist (Kashmir) BIB-K0072, Umar Majeed – Santoor player (Kashmir) BIB- K0061, Mansoor Mushtaq- Keyboard player (Kashmir) BIB- K0052, Rajinder Kumar- drummer (Jammu) BIB – J1160, Shobhit Gupta – Violin player (Jammu) BIB-J1125 and Rahul Kumar – Dholak player (Jammu) BIB-J1095.
The winners were chosen from more than 2000 calls and entries that were received till January 11 this month through a combination of online / WhatsApp submission and on-ground auditions at Jammu & Srinagar.
The overall auditions and selection happened under the watchful eyes of extremely talented and renowned musical experts who judged the budding talents. These included Sukhwinder Singh (internationally acclaimed Indian playback singer), Naseem-ul-Haq (renowned J&K singer and music composer), Dilshad Shaikh (music composer, and person behind hits like ‘Rang De Basanti’, ‘Blue’ and ‘Kisna’ and Shazia Bashir (J&K-based Sufi, Ghazal, and light classical music exponent).
The winning talents will now be part of an exciting fusion band that will perform with Sukwinder Singh and Dilshad Shabbir Shaikh live at Srinagar in front of an eclectic gathering on January 18 besides, the winners will also enjoy other perks like – prize money of Rs 5 Lakhs.
Mausiqui Studios will provide support and platform for the band to create its music album and perform in top national and international events for three years, non-exclusive Plug-ins in various Bollywood & regional movies, albums, etc, whereas a special music video will be made on the band and released internationally.
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