KOLKATA: Bengali singer Haimanti Shukla has slammed the new trend of remixes of old numbers and said tinkering with the original works of legends like R D Burman was sacrilege.
“I strongly feel about it (remixes). Who has given people the right to re-arrange the immortal compositions of R D, Kishore Kumar or Manna Dey? I am not coming out in the streets to air my protest. But I sulk within,” the singer told reporters here at a function.
Shukla, 67, rued that the young generation is losing the habit of listening to music and are more concerned about dancing to peppy tracks.
She recalled many contemporary singers complained to her about the changing audience profile and taste in different concerts.
“This is one of the prime reasons most of the present day albums are fizzling out after initially topping the charts,” said the singer of evergreen tracks like “Kahan Se Aaye Badra” (1980) and “Ekhono Sarengita Bajchhe” (1999).
When asked about her opinion on the music reality shows and their winners, Shukla said, “While they (winners) expect so much at the outset, later on in the face of grim struggle and competition they don’t reach that goal. It mostly boils down to instant fame.” (AGENCIES)
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