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RAVE is India's biggest music magazine. We were founded in March 2002, and recently published our 53rd issue. Every month we publish a variety of exclusive, in-depth editorial, including interviews, reviews, photo features, concert diaries and more, focusing both on Indian music and on the world of music as a whole.

Check out our website: www.raveindia.com

Also check out our new online magazine at www.ravedigital.net

**AUGUST/SEPTEMBER ISSUE OUT NOW**
THE BOLLYWOOD ISSUE!

Inside this month's RAVE:

**COVER STORY**
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Managing Editor Tom Hawking commemorates the tenth anniversary of the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with a special feature investigating the man, the music and the enduring legend

**SPECIAL FEATURE**
A Taste of Bollywood
An exclusive look into the mad, mad world of the world's biggest film industry and India's biggest cultural export. Includes:
Cheese Appeal - a look at the Bollywood's best and cheesiest item songs, plus an exclusive interview with Meghna Naidu
Shame! - we expose the startling scale of plagiarism in Bollywood music, counting down 100 copied songs and exposing the chief plagiarists in Bollywood's Hall of Shame
Beyond Bollywood - a look at the other regional film industries in India, including Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and others
The Way Forward - music director and head of Columbia records Sandeep Chowta writes exclusively for RAVE about the future of Bollywood music
Calling the Tune - the music directors who have shaped the musical history of Indian cinema

Features
WOMAD Preview - Our resident world music expert Madan Mohan Rao previews WOMAD Singapore, Asia's biggest world music festival
O, Brother! - Jim Bessman talks film music with Ethan Coen
Chilling with Remo - we speak exclusively with Goa's pre-eminent musician, Remo Fernandes, on the eve of his UK tour

Also in this issue
Downloads - Tom Hawking examines why Apple hasn't launched an Indian iTunes store
Reviews - Over 100 reviews every month!
Plus gadgets, gear, The Grid, and more!

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