Ghazal singer supports Urdu in Schools
All used to pop and rock, Gen X has very few takers for ghazal, feels
Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh.
Ghazal implies beautiful poetry and soft singing. Today people listen
more to hard music. Ghazal can flourish once again but it needs to be
promoted well, says Jagjit Singh, who popularised ghazals.
"People often feel ghazals as past and forgotten regime, but they are
immortal and so is its singing. People still like to listen to Bade
Ghulam Ali khan, Mehdi Hasan and Begum Akhtar. Good and melodious music
can be popular in any era." says Jagjit.
"Ghazals can be saved if Hindi and Urdu languages are taught in
schools. The audience for ghazals is going down because the new
generation does not under stand much Urdu," he says.
On why the secong generation of ghazal singers is not coming forward,
Jagjit rues, "You have to work hard to achieve something in life and in
Ghazal singing riyaz is very important. Nowadays people are launching
albums without having formal training in music."
"Pop and Remix were never a threat to Ghazal. But the need of the hour
is to preserve ghazal, one of the finest form of singing."
The singer of "Yeh Kagaz ki kasthi woh barish ka pani, Bat niklegi to
phir door talak jayegi and Dil Gham ka fasana has no problem with songs
like Ishq Kamina, but prefers to stay away from this leauge.
"I don't see any harm if someone sings these songs. But I am not going
to sing these types of songs. I am not criticising anyone, " he says.
"But I believe that melodious and good music is long lasting," Jagjit
says.
Who after Jagjit Singh? This question may have given many sleepless
nights to the Ghazal fans, but the maestro is not worried and he says
that this wonderful art will survive and retain its place in the world
of music.
"I am not the last one. New singers will soon come forward and Ghazal
would be more popular than before. I am optimistic."
Jagjit Singh says he is very fond of film songs and even he recently
launched an album of his favourite Bollywood songs.
"I like Hindi film songs. Whenever I get and opportunity, I sing for
films," he says.
source:- http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1213391,00110005.htm
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