(This story appears in the 22 January, 2016 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
In the Army, during the seventies, it was customary for those proceeding on leave to get LP records for the Officers' Mess. Whenever I went on leave to Bombay (now Mumbai) I would visit Rhythm House to buy records for the Mess. Later when Cassettes came into being an I owned a music system I would pick up a no of cassettes. I have had a long association with Rhythm House. It was not just a shop but a tourist attraction like Gateway of India, Girgaum Chowpatty, Marine Drive and Hanging Gardens. Much pained to learn about its closure. Should I say "RIP Rhythm House"?
on Jan 20, 2016As the author points out, a trip to South Bombay in my childhood years was incomplete without a trip to Rhythm House. I fondly remember the leisurely sifting through their stacks of cassettes then CDs and later DVDs. The knowledgeable and friendly staff will be sorely missed. Goodbye Rhythm House! As the lyrics of the song "American Pie" go, Feb 28 will be "the day the music died"
on Jan 19, 2016