Shaan se suno

It may not be the 'pehli baar', but Shaan is here to give city music lovers two and a half hours of non-stop hits, so they can 'bhool ja' any pain and sing along

Let melody take over you this weekend, as playback and pop singer Shaan will croon to take you back to the days of Woh Pehli Baar and Tanha Dil. The singer in a telephonic interview promises a one hundred and fifty minute long non-stop live performance.
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"I will be playing a few songs including I'm Falling In Love from the film Game and all my old songs.
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I might also pull off a couple of Kannada numbers. Not playing complete songs will give me space to play more numbers", says Shaan. "Every Bangalorean has probably attended one of my shows, I hope they are going to come back for more", he adds.

Shantanu Mukherjee who nearly dominated the pop scene and most of our television screens a decade ago, has been in and out of the musical industry with occasional hits and many live performances.

"Nobody can take away a live performance from you. Though the hits have diminished but I have been constantly active in the performance circuit", he tells us.

With a decade long career behind him, the singer admits that he does not listen to too much music and spends long hours in a personal studio working on an unreleased album. "I don't listen to much music except on the radio once in a while.

It is usually some funk jazz besides film music", he says. Shaan will be releasing a new album starting mid-May by releasing songs individually. "The album is pop music and comprises mostly love songs. I plan to release a song every two months and see the reaction. There is no point bringing out music in bulk these days", Shaan says.

Having started out at a time when pop music was what defined popular culture besides Bollywood, Shaan says things aren't the same anymore. "Music today gets dated very quickly. Music produced today has to be different to make a mark.
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I am glad my career started when it did. Singing has become mechanical these days with voices being nearly robotized with layering.
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There is hardly any sound character. Classics are made out of a natural voice". "Lyrics have become better though.

They are much more sound centric these days with more original words", he adds. Shaan also believes that songs from the South, especially those in Tamil and Kannada could make great chartbusters in Hindi and should be adapted more seriously.

With a career as long as that and many acclaims including film awards we wonder what reactions come his way. "It is not always about what is said but who says it too.

Asha Bhonsle made a very special compliment on my song Jabse Tere Naina from the film Saawariya. I have also heard from a lot of people that the song Bhool Ja has helped them heal their own pain", avers the singer, who once sported long locks.

At White Petal, Palace Grounds
On April 30, 6 pm onwards
Call 9739444465/ 65971094
For R 650 and Rs 1,200