MUMBAI: India’s biggest celebration of music, The Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) has been an annual celebration of music in India for a number of years. With The 6th Gionee Colors Gima Awards Co Powered By Hungama & Renault to be broadcast on 5th June, the Academy will air a one hour special titled GiMA Rewind that puts together the most dazzling moments from the GiMA Awards from 11 am to 12 noon on Colors this Sunday, 29th May
Aptly titled ‘GiMA Rewind’, this segment will take you through the most illustrious moments from GiMA, from talented Indian musicians performing on stage to the star-studded acts each year. This 1-hour long episode will feature the King of Playback, Arijit Singh serenading the audience with his soul- stirring performance at GiMA 2015 as well as Ranveer Singh’s rap in GiMA 2014 which he dedicated to the music industry. The Year 2012 saw a number of acts with Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha’shigh energy act on her hit songs like 'Go Go Govinda', 'Chinta Ta' with a surprise guest Mika Singh at the GiMA stage. Adding to the night, her co-star and Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgan also joined her on-stage to groove on the title track of 'Son of Sardar'. This performance will certainly be remembered and it is no surprise that fans will get to relive the energy once more through GiMA Rewind. The
GiMA 2012 had hit a crescendo with the heartfelt tribute to living musical maestro AR Rahman for completing 20 years in the industry. Leading musicians Hariharan & Sadhna Sargam, Udit Narayana, Alka Yagnik, Mohit Chouhan and Sonu Nigamjoined together as they presented their renditions of some of his hit songs like ‘Dil Hai Chota Sa’, ‘Chanda Re’, ‘Mitwa’ and ‘Sadda Haq’ to name a few . The musical experience created by renowned Composer Pritam alongside his band at GiMA 2015 can be revived once again with the Rewind special.
Last year also featured a special act by Sonu Nigam, Suresh Wadkar and Shankar Mahadevan, amongst others to pay a special tribute to Indian composer Anandji Virji Shah who received the Lifetime Achievement Award – Popular. Fans can truly rejoice as all these special moment have been made a part of this epic segment!
GiMA has given the Indian music industry a platform to celebrate and honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in Indian music across various genres. So make sure you watch this unique segment presenting the very best of GiMA Rewind on Sunday, 29th May from 11am to 12 noon, only on Colors!
