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Delhi is the capital city of India so it is quite natural for the music maestros of India to come here and showcase their talent. Even in ancient India artists were given patronage by the kings to exemplify their gift. Delhi is a place full of cultural enthusiasts and musicians recognize this. Its hard hitting proof is the number of auditoriums and stadiums where music and dance recitals regularly take place.
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These recitals take place throughout the year and there are special festivals dedicated to special genres of music such as The Nun Eastwind Music Festival for Indian rock music. Concerts are a very common feature here. Almost all of the established bands and scores of promising new bands perform at this three-day old festival. It is a small scale version of the Woodstock Festival of New York. Similarly places like Siri Fort Auditorium and Kamani Auditorium have regular shows of Classical, Sufi, Raga-based music and dance performances.
Overtaking Kolkata and Mumbai, today Delhi has become the cultural capital of the country. Artists who are trying to make a mark for themselves are assembling here in search of distinction, luck and approval. Some of the most renowned musicians, dancers, artists and theatre celebrities in India live in Delhi. Some of these names are of Yamini Krishnamurthy, Uma Sharma and Birju Maharaj among many others. In fact all of the above mentioned have their own institutes for promoting forthcoming talents and carry on the legacy of Indian dance forms.
Two exceptional ballets like Ram Lila and Krishna Katha are choreographed every year by Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra to celebrate the Hindu festivals of Janmashtmi and Dusshera. The past few years have also seen the rise of Delhi as the epicenter of Rock in the country. Every year a contest is held to encourage new rock bands and from 2004 onwards the prize has been won by Delhi based bands. Prestorika won in 2004, Superfuzz in 2005 and FTN in 2006-07; it has given them a platform more than they could imagine because Prestorika did a support act for 'The Rasmus' tour of India and FTN did the opening gig for 'Iron Maiden'.
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