With over 300,000 songs, 23,000 artists and 50,000 contracts, Saregama is the custodian of over half of all the music ever recorded in India. The premier music destination for South Asian Music and the most authoritative source of the region's musical heritage, the proud history of Saregama stretches back to 1901. Formerly known as The Gramophone Company of India Ltd. and more popularly as HMV (His Master’s Voice), Saregama was established as the first overseas Indian Branch of Electrical & Musical Industries Limited (EMI), London.