Dr. Salil Latay – My Kind of Music...
Every Professional Singer and a Full Time Performing Artist has a
special niche in the kind of music one is presenting. In this post, allow me to
introduce you to the Genre or Specialisation of Indian Light Vocal Music I am
associated with...
1. What is my genre?
The genre in which I sing, perform and compose is called Sukoonbhare
Nagme (Giving the listeners – Peace of mind known as Sukoon and uplifting their
spirits), the Indian equivalent of Easy Listening Music in English. This
comprises of songs – where lyrics reign supreme. It is basically the
presentation of meaningful poetry in a simple music format, so as to maintain
the sanctity of words. This could be a Ghazal, a Nazm, a Light Ghazal (Not too classical
based), a Film based Soft Romantic song, a Non Film Album based song, a TV
serial based song, a song from a Drama, a Devotional, Spiritual, Philosophical
song and even a Patriotic, Social or Motivational song along with my own musically
composed creations. Listening to a creation by moving away and above the preconceived notions of do and don'ts existing genres is the mandatory requisite of this genre of Sukoonbhare Nagme.
This genre requires the audience seating quietly and listening to songs
which are mostly in a slow pace to emphasise the depth of the words. Rarely a
song could be a bit foot tapping too, but the underlying aspect of prime
importance is meaningful lyrics and not just blindly dancing to the rhythm
without any idea about heads or tails of what is being conveyed in the lyrics.
This genre has no language barrier. I personally sing in the
language of Hindustani - The real official language of the Indian subcontinent.
The term coined by Amir Khusro (Musician, Poet and Scholar) in the 13th
century, stating that Hindustani is the mixture of Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit,
Arabic and Persian. This term was in vogue for many centuries till a few years
ago, the terms Hindi and Urdu started getting prominence. I personally
subscribe to the term coined by the Scholar Amir Khusro. Though colloquially most
would describe my presentation today to be in Hindi.
2. What is the audience of this genre?
My singing has always resonated with the audience of the age group
of 30+ and beyond. Midlife to Senior Citizens are the correct target, where my
mission – in its thoughts, vision, premise have struck the right chord right from
day one of my career.
The geographical location of this target audience has also played an
important part. My ideologies about music and life have been shaped by two
major aspects. First – a holistic worldwide view in my upbringing with music
and Secondly – the unique mix of both urban and semi urban background in my
growing up as a person. Hence my music, my voice, my concerts represent the
sprawling urban India of today and beyond. I categorically wish to state that I
represent the culture of urbanisation of India in recent times. A transition
from semi urban to urban in culture and ethos. I represent the real India of
today – urbane, young old exploring the world, still rooted to its true values,
cultural milieu and ethos through customs and traditions. My music represents
this Rising India – Indian in ethos, but global in outlook! I represent the
aspirations and agonies of the Urban Folk Culture of a growing India.
So 30+ aged audience from urban and semi urban setting - elite,
educated from the creamy layers of the society – the real driving force of the
society and nation – by their expertise, vision, education and trade are the
best listeners, appreciators and connoisseurs of my choice of songs and presentation. My
Music caters to the classes – Indians in every part of the globe.
3. In Conclusion
Sukoonbhare Nagme is the genre I represent.
4. See for yourself
The YouTube Channel of Dr. Salil Latay
Dr. Salil Latay
Pune, India
02 December 2021, Thursday
No comments:
Post a Comment