Posts

Showing posts with the label Weird but True

Weird but True: Of Music in Space, Astronauts & Aliens

Image
Previously in a special blog titled ‘’Weird but True: Indian Music Now Reaching for the Stars’’ we shed some light on Music in Space, and the magical story of songs being composed for the stars and by the stars (the astronauts) And similarly, we have two other instances for you, which exist somewhere in the vastness of space and where music in space has created magic. That’s right folks. As we call it weird but true. The following content is all about music, space, astronauts and aliens. So, get ready for the journey. Waking up to Music… in Space! First of all, how would you feel like waking up to the latest music songs , or any other random track… millions of miles from Earth? The astronauts have been doing that since 1965. A lot of different soundtracks play for them to wake up. Since missions before Gemini VI were short in duration, therefore the crew did not get wake-up songs. All this information is brought out by Colin Fries, a NASA historian. ( Read abo...

Weird but True: Indian Music Now Reaching for The Stars

Image
Now, many of you may be aware of some amazing facts about Indian Music such as the power of Ragas or the invention of musical instruments or the link between India’s religions and Mp3 songs. But today we will be looking at two of the most amazing things that have happened recently, that will make your listening  music online  experience deeper. Yes, the following two instances may be weird for some but they are 100% true. The Indian Music is now reaching for the stars.  1. Music Plays in Space! NASA’s Voyager 2 was launched in August 1977 and has Voyager Golden Records which are phonograph records and contain sounds and images reflecting life and culture of the Earth. This is intended for any extraterrestrial life form or, for future human beings, a kind of a time capsule. Not many know that among these sounds is a Hindustani classical songs composition called, ‘’Jaat Kahan Ho’’. It was rendered by Surshri Kesarbai Kerkar, a prominent Kh...