Biddu Appaiah News Today

The year 1974 was a remarkable one for music, as it witnessed the emergence and popularity of various genres and styles, such as disco, soul, rock, pop, and country.

I had fallen in love with Nazia as soon as I had heard Aap Jaisa Koi from the Qurbani double LP that my brother had bought. The inside cover had photos of Nazia and the new King of Disco, Biddu (Appaiah). Then in 1981, Disco Deewane came out, and I would listen to that LP for hours on end.

Jones had a flourishing career as a session musician and arranger in the years before joining forces with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham. He participated in thousands of recording sessions in the 1960s — and here are the ones you should know.

Soul II Soul’s ‘Back To Life’ was a hit record with a sound all of its own.

Biddu Appaiah, music composer, produced songs like 'Made in India'. He was among those who made disco and Indian pop music popular worldwide.

Remembering pop star Nazia Hassan on her 57th birth anniversary and how she lived through it all in her 35 years.

Carl Douglas was born in Jamaica and spent some time in Southern California before his family moved to London when he was a teenager. Gifted with a smooth tenor voice that he honed in his church's choir, Douglas tried his hand at making it as a pop star in the '60s, releasing a few singles and an album that went nowhere. In 1974 he hooked up with another British immigrant, Biddu (Appaiah), who'd come from Bangalore to produce records.