Sing Away The Blues With Geet Sammelan In Kolkata

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Kolkata popularly known as the cultural capital of India is the birthplace of many noted singers, dancers and performers. Every now and then there is some cultural program going on in the city. People in Kolkata just love any form of art whether it is singing, dancing, theatre, painting etc. The city has sheltered quite a number of artists who have nationwide fame.
Music is an integral part of human life. It is an expression of soul of a human being. Music is loved and literally worshipped since age old times. The various genres of music are practiced by the people of Kolkata that include classical, rabindrasangit, nazrulgeeti, baul, folk and even rock, jazz, pop etc.
Geet sammelan in Kolkata is a place where a large crowd gathers from all over India for their love for music. The show goes on for 3-4 days where singers of different genres accumulate to perform. Other than the singers the enthusiastic people of Kolkata also gathers to watch their performance and have a musical time with the singers. These musical gatherings are common in the city of joy. ...
... Even the bhajan singers are found to take part in the sammelans. It is a nice ethos of the music lovers that is observed. People are found to come and join from places outside Kolkata. Many upcoming singers also get aspired by the performance of various singers.
Apart from the classical and Tagore’s traditional songs, folk song is also popular among the people of Kolkata. The baul songs that form a part of folk songs that has its origin in Bangladesh are pretty popular among people since the ancient times. Great poets have been found to experiment with this genre of singing and also produced songs related to this genre. Kolkata respects the singer of any kind of genre. So, a Folk singer in Kolkata is equally respected as the classical singers. A new genre of music that revolutionized the music industry in Kolkata is Bengali rock culture. The influence of western culture is noticed prominently here. The youth of Bengal are much inspired and influenced by the western music. This led to the formation of Bengali rock bands. Loud beats, power strokes, strong vocals and an over excited audience—all that are found in rock performances.
The bands are found to be popular within a very short span and inspired more and more young people to form a band of their own and join the culture. Interestingly there has been noticed an intermingling of folk culture with the rock band. Baul band is a new experiment in the music industry and to everyone’s surprise this form became equally popular and well accepted by the people of Kolkata. That is the best thing about Kolkata is that any form of culture is embraced with open arms. They understand the depth of culture and love to cultivate those. This has made the people of Kolkata loved by all. Whatever be the occasion, the people of Kolkata just need one reason to rejoice.
Vijay Soni is an eminent Versatile singer in Kolkata. He has participated in numbers of Bhajan singer in Kolkata. His generous voice and signing style are often compared to Voice of Mukesh in Kolkata. To know more about her visit: http://www.singervijaysoni.com/