I always feel more comfortable in the kitchen when I’m singing a song from the “paanjalankurichi” series. The tunes are easy to sing, so I can get my point across, and the lyrics, which describe the dishes and food, are fun to sing.
I’ve never been that into the paanjalankurichi series, but I guess I’m still a fan of the paanjalankurichi series, as it’s a series of songs where you sing in the style of the original singers, so I guess I’m a fan, too.
I find it a little weird that Paanjalankurichi, the musical troupe created by the late musician Arjun Singh, features a bunch of singers who are also the original performers of the songs. I mean, the songs are all in the style of their original performers, but the singers in the paanjalankurichi series were singing the songs in a style different than the original singers.
There’s a theory that “new folk music” would have a “folk” element in it, and not “folk music” but “folk songs”. I don’t know if that’s true or not, because I haven’t seen a lot of these songs, but I would like to think it is true. One of the first songs I heard after I found out I was pregnant was “Lakshmanaadu”, by the Paanjalankurichi group.
It seems like these new recordings are very much like the original versions, but the singers are really singing like people who have never heard of their song before.
I was recently listening to a collection of old folk songs called “Rishti” by the same group. They’re very well done and pretty much perfect.
I think these songs are great because they are so different from the traditional rasayana and ghazal music. These songs are so much more’modern’ and accessible than the traditional rasayana and ghazal, and because of that they are a lot more fun. The reason I think folk songs are so fun is because we are not really that good in what we do, and the idea of ‘being in a group’ is so much more fun than being alone.
I was listening to these songs yesterday and was very impressed with the quality of the lyrics. The songs are very catchy and have a modern, accessible sound. The people in the band, Rishti, are very good singers too.
I’ve tried this with both a song called “Kanhaiyali” from the latest album and an old song called “Swayamvara” from the first album. Both were way more fun than my “Shivakaran” song and my “Jai Hind” song.
I had a really fun time listening to these songs, and I have to say I’m really enjoying all the songs, even the one called “Shivakaran.” I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to sing it than I was last night.
