Originally posted by: stunninstar
i dont think classical trainin s the base to be a singer.. lol.. thats the most weird concept i have heard...that a person has to classically trained to be a singer!
Well I tend to differ from you slightly. Ok Classical singing is not necessary for becoming a singer because everyone can't learn it. Its is not a easy thing to learn. But learning classical singing certainly puts in you in a different league altogether.
There are people who never sing in Bollywood. Pandit Jasraj, M.S Subbulakshmi, Ustaad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Pandit Yashraj...just to name a few. Why are these honorific titles (Pandit and Ustaad) attached with their names. That's because they are renowned Classical Singers.
Today with the advent of these reality shows every 'aira gaira nathu gaira' thinks he/she can become a singer. Reality show mein aa gaye...bas fame mil gaya. Baaki zindagi playback karke nahin to stage show kar ke kaat le ge. Well you can not blame them to some extent considering the unemployment these days. But they don't realize music can not be learned by everyone. One really needs to do work a lot.
But then its the Music which finally loses out. How many times we hear this thing from our ancestors that aaj ke music mein woh baat nahin hain, jo hamare zamane mein thi. Well I can't question them because they are absolutely right when they say that.
So kaan se gaaye ya naak se gaaye....well it might not make difference to the masses but it certainly makes a hell lot of difference to the TRUE music lovers who really understand Music. Par chakkar yeh hain aajkal aise log bhi bahut kam hain. That is why Sonu Nigam came out with his album 'Classically Mild' because he said many great legends were repeatedly asking him to sing something, considering them in mind and not the masses.
So ultimately its a compromise between good music and as Himesh calls it rozi roti. He obviously prefers the latter option. But if you ask me I'll always adopt the first school of thought i.e. good music.
There are so many people who think Atif and Himesh as besura singers...but the fact remains their music sells in plethoric numbers. As I said before audience will eat the food which they are served.
I was so thrilled Rahul and Anwesha today actually singing 'Soona Soona' from Classically Mild. And I suppose it got appreciated a lot. Jab tak audience ko aise gaane nahin sunayo ge...audience ko kahan se pata lage ka ki classical singng naam ki bhi koi cheez hain.
And lastly I would just like to say that hum jinta marzi western culture adopt kar le but the fact remains that classical music is the backbone of Indian tradition and culture. Taking care of the classical music is like being supportive to our seniors.
PS: Please don't take my long lecture as any offensive statement. I am entitled to my own opinion naa 😊
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