escribe classical music in terms of today's pop, rock, reggae, metal rock, punk rock etc.?
Asha : Classical music has a class that only lovers of classical music can express. Today's generation has a different taste for music. We can't force the younger generation to pick up a taste in classical music as they have a lot of other better things to do, i.e. the MTV and V Channels which help them stay tuned to favourite chart busters.
Alex Fernandes : How many songs do you have to your credit in the span of five decades ?
Asha : (trying to recollect the exact figure, she enthuses that it is around 11,000) If you read the book 'Sur Asha' on me, I think you will get the exact figure. The writer of this book went deep into my history to trace out the exact number of songs I have sung. And, matter of factly, I feel he is right with is statistics.
Alex Fernandes : If you don't mind a personal question about Latadidi. Is it true that Latadidi has sung more songs than you ?
Asha : (heaving a sigh, she puts off the question and amicably states that she wouldn't like to comment.) It is left to your imagination to guess.
Alex Fernandes : Do you think the statistics for your songs are right ?
Asha : To be frank, I really don't know the exact figure, but I can assume that Rafisaab and Kishoresaab are far behind by a margin of some 4,000-5,000 odd songs. But, as to Latadidi, I feel there's no one to beat her record in the musical field.
Alex Fernandes : You are a versatile singer. You can belt out any song, whether it is folk, classical, pop, jazz, devotional, ghazal or mujra, with great precision. But Latadidi cannot sing pop or fast numbers like how you pick up the tempo of the rhyt ..... |
