Music is a great experience for me ever since I started learning it. It can create any mood in mind and can do wonders. Music in life is like a friend forever. It is a relief for me at times of hardships.The most important element in music is the feel we give;otherwise it is just a group of words. Music shows,contests and all are always on demand.The musical reality shows are the new craze in television. They aim at expiscating a good singer and give them a flat to live in..!!But in these shows participant has to do many things other than singing. Many of them demand the participants to do a 100m race or dance while singing....and the talented participants manage to do what ever they are told....If you sing very well and go slow in your movements your marks will get reduced..and of course this is a music competition!!.This is the general idea of a musical reality show.The most popular among them is idea star singer. The major attraction is the ostensibly good judgment.
You may be wondering what made me think about a refuge now..I am very disturbed after listening to such a show.It was a terrific experience and I am forced to write this. Yesterday, a participant sang a famous Hindi melody song..."Tanhayee", beautifully composed by Shankar-Eshan-Loy and sung by Sonu Nigam....It is one among the many i love to hear...But I can't imagine myself listening to a "semi-pop" Tanhayee.....it was horrible to hear .My mind was crying out for the judges' comments and thought they would criticize him harshly..but they appreciated him...I was taken aback when one of the judges said he was greatly moved and wanted to perform a jugalbandhi or so..!!!! Now I recollect that it was not a new experience for me...I have heard many beautiful songs like "Madhura meenakshi"..(composed by Dakshina moorthy swamikal),"Raakkili thann"..(composed by M.Jayachandran)..and many others being performed desperately and they were all appreciated by the judges. The devotional song Madhura meenakshi was sung as if it was a fast number without any devotion, even to the person who might have persuaded the participant to sing that one..hehe!! Similar was the case with other one also. I watch this programme only once in a week or so ...How can they do justice to the music world or to the composers.I have learned music for about 12 years..and I personally do feel that this will only lead to a bad culture in music.
Even as we spend time for talent hunt and all,we still don't know what is pure music in sense. Real music demands any dance or movements along with it..?? Great musicians dance along with music..??If it is the film music that matters,did MohdRafi,Lata Mangeshkar,Mukesh,Yesudas,Chitra and all dance in the stage..?? These shows are not aiming at good singers but at good performers. In that case the name should be Idea Star performer....and then it will be a very nice idea to stay tuned at 8.30pm ...!!!I am not sure whether I was able to express my feelings effectively..But if you can do anything to change this scenario..please do it.
Oh...again I breathe a sigh of relief....!!
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Wonderful post!! I am one of those fellow-dejected-ones who got totally depressed after listening to the Tanhayee rendition. And ofcourse was shocked out of my wits to hear it being praised to the heavens. Believe me, I empathise totally with u!! :)
It gets sickening after while to see the real talent in music being relegated to the background after a while. Slowly it emerges to be a show abt fussy movements and chic designer clothes.
Sad but true indeed!!
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