Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad

HaLoH celebrates Indian Harmonica Day at the Historical Landmark Bansilapet Stepwell

2023-11-21T01:48:00.000-08:00

On the 18th of November, a heartwarming event unfolded in Bansilalpet's Stepwell, where members of the Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) gathered to commemorate Indian Harmonica Day. The event held special significance as it paid homage to the father of harmonica in India, the revered Milon Gupta.

HaLoH members showcased their musical prowess by playing a repertoire of melodious tunes on their mouth organs, celebrating the rich heritage of Indian harmonica. The venue, Bansilalpet Stepwell, provided a picturesque backdrop, adding to the charm of the occasion.

The harmonious melodies resonated through the Stepwell, creating an atmosphere of joy and appreciation for this unique musical art form.

The Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) express heartfelt thanks to the audience whose presence added warmth and enthusiasm to the celebration of Indian Harmonica Day. They would also like to thank the Gandipet Welfare Society for giving them the opportunity to perform. Their support and appreciation amplified the joyous atmosphere, making the event a memorable tribute to the legendary Milon Gupta and the rich heritage of Indian harmonica.

We breathe harmonica

-Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad

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HaLoH celebrates Indian Harmonica Day 2021 at Tank Bund

2021-11-30T03:26:00.002-08:00

With the support of The Urban Forestry wing of the HMDA , TS Police, The Indian Harmonica Day event organised on the traffic-free Tank Bund last week had received a tremendous response, with hundreds of citizens thronging the area to enjoy the weekend with their dear ones.

We breathe harmonica !

Indian Harmonica Day 2021 @ Sunday Is Funday on Tank Bund, Hyderabad

2021-11-29T08:48:00.003-08:00

Indian Harmonica Day Celebration 2020 @ HaLoH

2021-11-29T08:28:00.000-08:00

Consecutively for the 9th year, HaLoH team celebrated “Indian Harmonica Day” on the 22nd of November 2020 at Indira Park where Team HaLoH have been meeting and celebrating harmonica since the past 11 years. 

22nd November was the birthday of the Father of Indian Harmonica-Late Shri Milon Gupta, who popularized harmonica in India with his melodies and taught the harmonica to many Harmonica Lovers.

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) organized a musical programme on harmonica by maintaining all the Covid-19 measures , The programme was successful and was appreciated by the audience ,the morning walkers of Indira Park. 

All the Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad enjoyed the event because we met after a long time and played music together.  Few harmonica lovers like Bhavatharini , Rohit Varun , RaviBabu Shika and Sridhar Reddy gave their maiden performances for HaLoH. 

We wish them the best of luck for their music journey with HaLoH.

We breathe harmonica !

Indian Harmonica Day 2020.

2020-10-26T03:06:00.005-07:00

HaLoH Turns 10

2020-10-26T03:04:00.001-07:00

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) was formed 11 years ago on the same auspicious day of Vijaya Dashami.

Team HaLoH assembled at our Adda India Park to celebrate our 11th anniversary.

Happy Vijaya Dashami to All.

SMILES spread SMILES on HaLoH

2020-01-04T06:54:00.002-08:00

Recently Team HaLoH had a great time by performing harmonica for SMILES Old Age home, Medchal, Hyderabad. There was a gathering of about 100 people which comprised of senior citizens, under previliged children, trustees with their families, guests, doctors and nursing staff.

SMILES spread SMILES on each and every member of HaLoH who participated in this programme.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Wishes to all at SMILES.

We breath harmonica !

Please look out for more videos coming up.

HaLoH pays tribute to the Legends

2019-12-19T21:26:00.000-08:00

On 14th December , HaLoH organised a musical evening on harmonica to pay tributes to The Showman' of Indian Cinema Raj Kapoor , First superstar of Indian cinema Rajesh Khanna and Best Singer of the Millennium Md Rafi.

All three legends share their Birthdays in December.

It was held at Our Sacred Space , Secunderabad.

HaLoH celebrates Indian Harmonica Day-2019

2019-11-17T20:07:00.002-08:00

On Sunday, 17^th November 2019, HaLoH celebrated Indian Harmonica Day. 22nd November is the 89th birthday of Father of Indian Harmonica- Late Shri Milon Gupta

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad organized a Karaoke musical programme on Harmonica at Alankrita Resorts.

Our mentor Shri.Kantha Rao garu graced the occasion.

We Breathe Harmonica!

HaLoH performed for Sainikpuri Association

2019-10-20T22:02:00.004-07:00

HaLoH invited by Sainikpuri Association to perform harmonica for Armed Forces members and their families on the occasion of Pre Diwali Celebration and Mela.

HaLoH thanks the audience and all the members for the success of this programme.

Happy Diwali to All.

We breathe harmonica!

HaLoH Turns 10

2019-10-08T09:12:00.001-07:00

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) was formed 10 years ago on the same auspicious day of Vijaya Dashami. A Journey of 10 Years through the slide show.

Team HaLoH assembled at our Adda Indira Park to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad have been growing day by day with more people getting associated during weekly meetings all round the year.

Happy Vijaya Dashami to All

We Breathe Harmonica!

A small step forward for larger audiences at Indira Park

2019-03-26T07:34:00.000-07:00

Inauguration of speaker and microphone facility for Sunday meetup by two youngest members

Saitejas mesmerizes audiences with Carnatic music on harmonica

2019-03-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

Saitejas' performace at Saptaparni on 12th March. HaLoH members greeted Saitejas with a warm welcome.

Khuda Hafiz , Jamal !

2019-02-20T07:40:00.001-08:00

Jamal playing Harmonica at Indira Park

Today, in the afternoon we received a sad news. Mohd Jamaluddin Amjad, our beloved friend is no more with us. He was fighting with cancer since one year. He was a very active member of HaLoH. Jamal, as we all used to call him, was always with a smile. He was a Physics Teacher by profession in a Government School. He was so passionate about harmonica that during his initial days, he used to come very regularly at Indira Park and used to learn from Mr Vinayak. He was a great help in organizing the Indian Harmonica Day 2015. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.

"Merey liye Dua Karna tum log", requested Jamal two months back.

Rest in peace!

Meetup of Harmonica Lovers at Indira Park

2019-01-27T07:18:00.000-08:00

HaLoH celebrated Indian Harmonica Day 2018

2018-12-09T17:33:00.003-08:00

Performance by HaLoH members at Gallery Café

2018-09-03T09:59:00.001-07:00

2018-09-01T20:15:00.000-07:00

HaLoH at Gallery Café

Binaca Geet Mala on Harmonica by Sanat Kumar

2018-08-07T05:53:00.000-07:00

Mr. Sanath Kumar is an IITian and Structural Design engineer by profession. His first introduction to Harmonica was through Binaca Geet Mala of yesteryears. Sanath Kumar recalls his uncle who used to play a small harmonica. Once, during his visit to Bombay while he still was a college student, he purchased a Blue Hero diatonic harmonica from the roadside and thus his journey with harmonica began. Initially, after several years of struggle to get a harmonica teacher, he managed to buy an audio tape of Hindi tunes played by the Legendary Harmonica player, Milon Gupta, which served as a Bible for him. He considers any player(s) who have played a song well as his Guru of that particular song.

Mr. Sanath Kumar strongly believes there is an ever-growing interest and an unprecedented boom in the number of harmonica players. The rise of extremely talented and well-trained young-players all over India is an authentic indicator of a bright future for this little instrument.

He recalls his first visit at HaLoH in the year 2008. He says it was an exhilarating experience to meet so many like-minded harmonica players for the first time in his life at Indira Park. We wish Mr. Sanath Kumar all the best for his upcoming ventures.

During a Sunday meetup at Indira Park

2018-08-06T04:40:00.002-07:00

Harmonica Lovers rehearse for our upcoming event

A. Rajkumar, playing Mera Nam ChinChun Chu on Harmonica, at Indira Park

2018-07-23T08:30:00.001-07:00

Amaran Rajkumar, is one of the founder members of Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad. He is a retired officer from GHMC (Town and Planning Department).

A. Rajkumar has been associated with Harmonica since last 58 years (from 1960). He narrates that he had a Parsi friend named Cyrus Mehta who used to carry Harmonica in his pocket and play. Mr. Rajkumar was influenced by him and purchased a Chinese mouth organ to start his journey.

He recalls one fine evening of 2008 when he along with few other harmonica lovers met at Taj Mahal Hotel and decided to form a Harmonica Club in Hyderabad. They decided to meet at Indira Park every Sunday and play the instrument. Mr. Rajkumar says that HaLoH has played a very significant role in promoting Harmonica in Hyderabad. He also stresses that this small instrument has a very good future as he sees more and more people learning this instrument across India.

Lakhon Hain Nigao Mein by Mahendra P. Gala

2018-05-20T07:03:00.001-07:00

Mahendra Gala, is palying a song from the movie "Phir Wahi Dil Laya Hoon" (1963). The song has been sang by the legend Muhammad Rafi and Music by O.P. Nayar.

Vivek Upadhyaya fascinating with his harmonica playing.

2018-05-08T04:52:00.001-07:00

A beautiful song played by Vivek Upadhyay "Raahi Manwa Dukh Ki Chinta" from the movie "Dosti" (1964). The song was sang by the legend Mohammad Rafi and music directors were Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Vivek Upadhyay played this song at Indira Park, Hyderabad.

Harmonica Lover of this week - Vivek Upadhyaya

2018-05-08T04:45:00.004-07:00

Our Harmonica Lover of this week is Vivek Upadhyay. He is a senior member of Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad. He works in Health Sector. He has been associated with HaLoH since last 5 years. He is a very good singer too. He is a very active member of HaLoH and encourages young members on how to play Harmonica better. His son Saurav Upadhyay is also an excellent Harmonica player and was a reputed DJ in Hyderabad music circle. Saurav is now settled in Dubai. In the above video, Vivek Upadhyay narrates about how he came in touch with Harmonica, what he thinks about the future of this little instrument and what he feels about his journey with HaLoH.

We wish Vivek Upadhyay a great success in his life and we await more beautiful Harmonica songs from him in the coming days.

When HaLoH members come together for a common cause, we create wonders!

2018-04-29T09:54:00.001-07:00