Deepa Raaga Contest Launch

The Star - 18-June-2009

Deepavali song writing contest, cash prizes up for grabs

ARE you a talented song writer and looking forward to establish yourself in this field?
Well, this is the right time for you to show your talent as the Deepa Raaga, Global Deepavali Song writing Contest 2009 is being held.

Song writing talents in Malaysia and the rest of the world are now vying to win over RM85,000 in cash prizes by participating in this global competition to write the best songs for Deepavali.
Deepa Raaga is organised by the Chakravarthy Club which is managed by Eastern Junction (M) Sdn Bhd and the event manager is Earth, Wind and Fire Advertising Sdn Bhd.

The top prize winner will walk away with RM25,000. The runner-up and second runner-up stand to take home RM15,000 and RM12,500 respectively while seven finalists will receive RM5,000 each.

This was announced during the media launch at the Royal Selangor Club, The closing date for entry submissions is July 15.

Managing director of Earth, Wind and Fire Advertising Sdn Bhd M. Marren said: “Our aim in holding this unique competition is to create a pool of enjoyable Deepavali songs in Tamil with catchy tunes that set the mood for the festival.”

Those interested can now submit their entries by uploading songs through the event web portal at www.DeepaRaaga.com. There is no entry fee.

Contestants can also submit their entries to the secretariat office. More than one entry is allowed.

The panel of judges include Malaysia’s highly talented and multi-award-winning sitar player Samuel J. Dass, tabla master Prakash Kandasamy and well-known performer in the South Indian music industry Babu Loganaatan.

The judges will select the best 30 songs for the semifinals from the first round of entries and select the top 10 from the semifinals for the grand finals to be held on Sept 6.