We got the opportunity to sing our National Song Vande Mataram on the occasion of our Independence day, celebrated at International Labour Organization Auditorium, Geneva.
Just to give it a new look, I sang the antara part as solo.
Our National Song Vande Mataram, which has played a historic part in the struggle for Indian freedom, is a poem in the 1882 novel Anandamatha by Bankimchandra Chattapadhyay. In spite of all the controversies, it is still honored equally with Our national Anthem Jana Gana Mana and has equal status with it.
Vande Mataram is very close to my heart, not only because it is the National Song of our motherland India, but also because I like the composition and the melody of the song. This might be the reason why it still attracts musical people to experiment with it again & again. Of course there are so many versions already available, but it is widely believed that the tune set for All India Radio station version was composed by Ravi Shankar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vande_Mataram].
Very recently, I heard a new version of Vande Mataram, Composed, lead & harmony vocals by: Joseph Thomas (Jo).
U can all hear to the new version at:
http://www.jocalling.com/2010/08/vande-mataram-2010/.
I am also posting it in my blog since I like it in its still a new version.
U can all hear to the new version at:
http://www.jocalling.com/2010/08/vande-mataram-2010/.
I am also posting it in my blog since I like it in its still a new version.
Until next, keep the faith..
Shree
