Hariharan: Don’t get playback offers anymore

Hariharan will perform live tonight in a city
Hariharan will perform live tonight in a city

Hariharan will lift a toast to his 40-year career as thespian with a live opening during a Shanmukhananda Auditorium tonight. Discussing his tour so far, he tells us, “I am happy we could successfully sing all styles that we wanted to. we appreciate song lovers for usurpation me in all genres, and we wish to examination further.”

For a final few years, however, his voice has not been listened as partial of Bollywood soundtracks. Reason? “Because we don’t get playback offers [anymore]. The voice USP for film numbers has changed,” says a maestro singer. Talking about a stream state of film music, he adds, “Any song that brings grin and complacency to people is good. Bollywood song is changing rapidly, as a soundscape of general song is changing. we find it entertaining.”

While eccentric song has, debatably, found a balance nonetheless again, Hariharan topsy-turvy out albums and singles even when a indie song stage had taken a hit. “I have been releasing albums frequently since entrance adult with new songs is a contingency for a singer. New repertoire and appetite are what make we tick. The low proviso of eccentric song didn’t impact me. Even now, we feel things need to get improved [for indie artistes]. India has so many styles of song that need to be showcased.”

Ask him about his arriving eccentric works, and he reveals he is doing a alloy song plan with son, Akshay, who is a composer, arranger and producer. “The alloy is between exemplary song and EDM; a heady brew of both styles. we will also recover a live recording of my renditions of Mehdi Hassan saab’s ghazals soon,” he says.

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