What is Karaoke? 

The concept of karaoke, singing with pre-recorded accompaniment music, originated almost twenty five years ago in Kobe City, Japan. The legend goes that in a small snack bar, when the accompaniment musician fell ill, the owner started to record his instrumental music so that his vocal singer could perform with the recorded music as his accompaniment orchestra.

AND THE CONCEPT OF 'KARAOKE' WAS BORN.

In Japanese, the word "kara" meaning empty ( as in "karate" which means empty handed) and "oke," an abbreviation from the word orchestra,   have been joined together to form the word 'KARAOKE' meaning empty orchestra.  

Since then, this revolutionary concept has spread and developed throughout the Western World and Southeast Asia  including Korea, Bangkok, and Singapore.

Aniruddh and Hindi Karaoke

 It is Aniruddh who has first brought this concept to Indian music in 1988-90 and published his first karaoke album cassettes. His goal to spread Hindi Karaoke has only strengthened since then, with a collection of over 70 albums that bring the colorful voice of Indian music to people all over the world. Indian music defines our rich history and diverse culture, and Aniruddh's Karaoke gives people the medium to express their own traditions and values.

Every music lover has a desire within himself to sing like the artists he most adores. Karaoke music makes one feel like a professional singer when singing into the microphone with professional music accompaniment.  Karaoke fulfills one's desire to sing with full orchestral music and has also stimulated the dream to perform in front of an audience. 

According to Aniruddh, "In this technological world of stress and pressure, the concept of karaoke has grown to be a new way of relief and entertainment. Besides that I believe that it is an excellent learning tool and going to bring out many hidden talents which otherwise would have gone unnoticed and I will prove it my Talent Search project...."