India's musical extravaganza is famous right from the beginning of Indian history. The country has witnessed birth to a number of musical prodigies time and again. Earlier, we had our expertise confined only in classical genre but now we have expanded our musical territory to almost all genres.
It would be a lie to say that Indians don't have music in their genes. Right from the rickshaw-wala across the street to the millionaires of our country - everyone enjoys the melodies equally, music does act as the universal language in a versatile nation like India. Not only do we have versatility in our language, but also in our music. It binds our youth to the older generation, connects us right from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Songs like Gulaabi aakhen, dilbar mere, still find place on the lips of the youth, keeping in mind, the fact that genres like EDM, pop, are successfully attracting the youths.
With India's huge musical fan base, fests like Sunburn, NH7 Weekender, Enchanted valley carnival, and many more are becoming popular every year. With the growing fan base, artists are keen in attracting the Indian crowd, performing in India. Due to this collaborations of Indian artists with international artists are on the rise. With the latest being Biba by Marshmello x Pritam. This is not the only one. Phurrr by Diplo x Pritam, Singh is king by RDB ft. Snoop Dogg, Chammak Challo by Akon, Boro Boro by Aarsh, and the list is never ending. So, what's the point I am trying to make?
The latest track from the house of Marshmello and Pritam
Out of all these collaborations, or new tracks, are we loosing our own musical culture? The originality of Indian music producers is degrading and our classical tracks are lost, unable to peep in the crowd of new music genres. Songs are losing meaning. The reason people love music is because people relate to the lyrics and the emotion that flows through the music. But most songs these days are related to romance that too having pathetic lyrics. Being a music lover myself, the tracks with banal lyrics do attract the listener initially but after a certain time the song no longer appeals to be the daily-listening track. For example, Biba has got quite catchy beats but I highly doubt of the survival rate of the song in the long run. The irony is today's youth is that the Indian youths are more inclined towards listening and promoting western music as that makes them so-called "cool" , on the other hand, western artists are trying to integrate Indian classical music with latest genres. We need to uplift our culture, songs, and not degrade them.
The beatles with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
George Harrison with the maestro Ravi Shankar
India has been a home to music for a long time. Artists like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, did find their inspiration of quite a number of songs in Indian music. The beatles learned sitar from the maestro Ravi Shankar himself, incorporated the same in songs like Norwegian Wood and Within You, Without You. I'm not against any genre, music is universal and these collaborations are taking Indian artists to the much-needed worldwide attention we deserve. But somehow Indian music is failing to get the attention in the country itself. What is much needed right now is to promote songs with lyrics worth remembering, songs which can connect our classical music to the modern generation. An excellent example is of Nucleya's initial remixes of the songs like Dum maaro Dum, which introduces the classic to the youth. Amit Trivedi's sound of nation performed at the Mirchi Music Awards is a another great example of uplifting local music from different states. Shows like Coke Studio are also doing an excellent job is remaking the songs in a more appealing manner. It is the versatility that we cherish among us then why are we forgetting the versatility of our music? The sky is the limit for the growth of Indian music. With new budding artists from every corner of India, the country is yet to witness some ground-breaking music, and India will be no less than a buzzing musical capital where each song gives you an unexpected tremor of musical emotions in the upcoming years.
Picture credits: Google
It would be a lie to say that Indians don't have music in their genes. Right from the rickshaw-wala across the street to the millionaires of our country - everyone enjoys the melodies equally, music does act as the universal language in a versatile nation like India. Not only do we have versatility in our language, but also in our music. It binds our youth to the older generation, connects us right from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Songs like Gulaabi aakhen, dilbar mere, still find place on the lips of the youth, keeping in mind, the fact that genres like EDM, pop, are successfully attracting the youths.
With India's huge musical fan base, fests like Sunburn, NH7 Weekender, Enchanted valley carnival, and many more are becoming popular every year. With the growing fan base, artists are keen in attracting the Indian crowd, performing in India. Due to this collaborations of Indian artists with international artists are on the rise. With the latest being Biba by Marshmello x Pritam. This is not the only one. Phurrr by Diplo x Pritam, Singh is king by RDB ft. Snoop Dogg, Chammak Challo by Akon, Boro Boro by Aarsh, and the list is never ending. So, what's the point I am trying to make?
Out of all these collaborations, or new tracks, are we loosing our own musical culture? The originality of Indian music producers is degrading and our classical tracks are lost, unable to peep in the crowd of new music genres. Songs are losing meaning. The reason people love music is because people relate to the lyrics and the emotion that flows through the music. But most songs these days are related to romance that too having pathetic lyrics. Being a music lover myself, the tracks with banal lyrics do attract the listener initially but after a certain time the song no longer appeals to be the daily-listening track. For example, Biba has got quite catchy beats but I highly doubt of the survival rate of the song in the long run. The irony is today's youth is that the Indian youths are more inclined towards listening and promoting western music as that makes them so-called "cool" , on the other hand, western artists are trying to integrate Indian classical music with latest genres. We need to uplift our culture, songs, and not degrade them.
India has been a home to music for a long time. Artists like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, did find their inspiration of quite a number of songs in Indian music. The beatles learned sitar from the maestro Ravi Shankar himself, incorporated the same in songs like Norwegian Wood and Within You, Without You. I'm not against any genre, music is universal and these collaborations are taking Indian artists to the much-needed worldwide attention we deserve. But somehow Indian music is failing to get the attention in the country itself. What is much needed right now is to promote songs with lyrics worth remembering, songs which can connect our classical music to the modern generation. An excellent example is of Nucleya's initial remixes of the songs like Dum maaro Dum, which introduces the classic to the youth. Amit Trivedi's sound of nation performed at the Mirchi Music Awards is a another great example of uplifting local music from different states. Shows like Coke Studio are also doing an excellent job is remaking the songs in a more appealing manner. It is the versatility that we cherish among us then why are we forgetting the versatility of our music? The sky is the limit for the growth of Indian music. With new budding artists from every corner of India, the country is yet to witness some ground-breaking music, and India will be no less than a buzzing musical capital where each song gives you an unexpected tremor of musical emotions in the upcoming years.
Picture credits: Google
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