'Rangi Saari' Singer Kavita Seth: 'Everyone Deserves A Spot And Should Have Their Space To Create'

Singer Kavita Seth, who is known for several songs including her classical Sufi rendition of "Gunja Sa Koi Iktara" in the film Wake Up Sid (2009) and the very recent one 'Rangi Saari', a contemporary rendition of late classical singer Shobha Gurtu바카라�s popular thumri, in collaboration with her younger son Kanishk Seth, says it바카라�s the responsibility of every artist to preserve the traditional art, to keep them alive, and pass it to the coming generation so that it keeps on moving forward. 바카라�Because such beautiful things shouldn바카라�t be allowed to fade away,바카라� she says in a conversation with Outlook.
 
바카라� When we sing traditional compositions or ghazals by old artists, people ask us why we바카라�re singing them, the only reason we do so is because we바카라�ve grown up hearing them and it takes us back to our childhood. So it is important and our responsibility as an artist to do this in order to revive our traditions,바카라� she adds.

A version of  her 'Rangi Saari' track was seen in Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani starrer film 'Jugjugg Jeeyo'.

 
Kavita was recently part of IBTIDA- Ek Mehfil curated by Tanvi Bhatia and Anubhav Jain. The event started with the core essence of the revival of baithaks and mehfils in India and the creators wish to create and bring back the old tradition reliving the enigmatic experiences that formed a seminal part of our historical and cultural milieu which we feel is missing in times today and wanted the younger audience to understand the golden era.
 
Kavita also feels that around, thirty-forty years ago there was so much trend of home gatherings. 바카라�I am from Bareilly, and I remember people coming to my house once or twice a month to meet. When my dad바카라�s friends used to come, we called Qawwali artists over and had musical nights along with food and drinks. I miss all this a lot,바카라� she says.
 
The singer, thereby, credits Ibtida for reviving the art. 바카라�People have given such an overwhelming response to baithaks. One thing I love about it is the physical presence of people enjoying and the great exchange of energy. You have a different energy when you바카라�re performing in front of fifteen thousand to twenty thousand people, you need really high beats, you can experiment a lot, and you get to know what your audience is enjoying more.
 
바카라�After coming to Bombay I wanted to start something like Ibtida, but now I바카라�ve got Tanvi who has started this and getting an amazing response. She is putting in a lot of effort and I think it바카라�s going to be a hit,바카라� she says.
 
When asked if there is something that she wants to change about the current music industry, Kavita says that 바카라�change is constant, and  even in times of Covid, artists have had an advantage, as people are exploring new artists and listening to independent music, unlike old times where people only used to listen to Bollywood music as it was more accessible.바카라�

바카라�But now people are actually experimenting and a lot of new artists have come up in the past two three years. Everyone deserves a spot and should have their space to create. People say there is a lot of competition, but I feel there is no competition in the industry. I feel that my competition is with myself. How I carve myself as an artist, and how well I바카라�m singing is what matters.
 
바카라�Just a request to the people who belong to the field of art or music to find yourself inside you rather than through the outside world, and once you connect with yourself then things will automatically get better,바카라� says Kavita,
 
For the singer, her most ambitious project is 바카라�Mai Kavita Hu바카라�, which could not happen due to Covid. 바카라�In that I am working with different poets,바카라� she says and adds that she is even recording and doing live concerts.
 
바카라� I want to take that project globally, introduce people to these poets and their poetry. India is full of so much treasure, one바카라�s whole life is short to listen to all of them. Apart from that, there are songs from films, which you바카라�ll be able to hear in a few months. So, soon you will get to hear something very sweet,바카라� sums up Kavita.