Monday, November 27, 2000		Entertainment

Music on Net

MUSIC has the power to change your mood to adapt it to a given situation. If you are feeling low, good music can pep you up. Believe it or not, some people even practise music therapy for treatment of ailments, such is the power of music. With the Internet gaining popularity, people looking for music on the net has grown manifolds. With the help of the World Wide Web you can access music of your choice from literally any part of the world. There are millions of web sites for music lovers. They not only sell music CDs and DVDs music videos online, but also offer free downloadable music in MP3 format.

The Indian music too has also spread its wings on the Internet and there are a number of good sites on Indian music. One such site is www.music-from-india.com from Magna sound - the popular music company. This is a good resource on Indian music and offers you both online and downloadable music files in MP3 format. This site has a good blend of film, non-film, pop, classic, regional music and offers the music for everybody's interest. This site is very well laid out as you can search for the music of your choice using the catalogue feature. Using this feature you can get information on a wide range of Music albums like Artist's name, Songs list, Music label etc. You can also listen to the samples of the song present in the album, before you decide to buy them.

Well, that's not all! You can also enjoy music on this site using the audio music station. You can choose a track of your choice and can play it. Moreover, this site also hosts music videos, which can also be played from a wide range of choice available to you.

From this site, you can even send somebody a song along with your message. Go right ahead, log on to the net and send someone a message and surprise someone by expressing your feelings through a song. Though the collection of songs in this category is relatively small, but it is growing.

From features like "Hang Loose", you can find detailed information on a number of artists related to the music world. Other interesting channels of the site are Musical cards, it is quite an interesting feature, though very common these days as you can send a card for any occasion and send it to any one with a personal message. The receiver is treated to music along with the personalised message.

The site also offers contests where you can win prizes. All the questions are related music. So, try your luck while you enjoy excellent music.

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