Post by Gilby Admirer on Jul 26, 2012 16:27:38 GMT -5
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Pakistani singer Atif Aslam recorded a song with guitarist Slash, Gilby Clarke and Matt Sorum of GnR in 2011 and decided to include them in his Punjabi song Ek Main Aur Ek Tu. If they ever come back together, he might even record a music video with them. "Performing with Slash, Gilby and Matt was a great experience," revealed Atif.
Call it a melange of musical ideas coming together or a treat to fans, both ways the music is always the winner. When pop singer Britney Spears recently tweeted about her collaborating with playback singer Sonu Nigam for the song I Wanna Go, the micro-blogging site went into frenzy and had fans from across the globe pour in wishes. Britney tweeted saying, "His vocals add such a different feel which I love!" 2nd tweet: "Watch out Bollywood, it's Britney and Sonu!" To which Sonu Nigam replied via tweet: "India loves you Britney @britneyspears. Welcome to Bollywood! Am loving the fact that it's OUR Collaboration that marks your first step here. God bless you and more power to Great Music!!! (sic)"
In 2009, music composer and singer Aadesh Shrivastav announced his collaboration with hip-hop artiste T-Pain when he toured India and will be releasing the song Baddest Girl in the World in October 2012. "I am excited about the song and looking forward to its release. I will be lending my voice in the song."
He further add, "In 2006, when Wyclef Jean and I collaborated for the song Hollywood meets Bollywood, we received a good response during his India tour. It's great to see artistes in the industry working towards making new sounds," he shares.
RnB artiste Akon had India do the Chammak Challo and groove to Criminal from the movie Ra.One. Imagine if composers Vishal-Shekhar wouldn't have taken the risk to cast Akon as their voice for these two songs, the idea would never have been explored. "International artistes are happy to be part of Bollywood. It helps not just the musicians but also the industry to grows in terms of music and influences. Akon happened because of SRK and the song was written for Akon. We were happy with the outcome. I feel collaborations are a great step for Hindi film music. We have a few collaborations in the pipeline."
Also, Akon, who keeps visiting India quite often, in his interviews shared how he loved being a part of the song and how he thinks SRK is a superstar. And there were rumours that he might be the voice of SRK's IPL Team Kolkata's new anthem.
Though Shekhar feels international artistes look forward to collaborating with Indian artistes, Aadesh has a different tale to share. "International artistes are not aware of Bollywood. The reason being that the playback culture is not present in the west. I remember when I was recording with Akon for the Peace song, he was surprised to hear about playback singing and said, 'I have to lend my voice for actors?'"
He further adds, "It's not easy to bring international artistes down or collaborate with them for the song.Money does matter." When collaborating with musicians, it helps artistes see a wide spectrum in the world of music. Musician Vishal Dadlani composed Minds Without Fear along with international artiste Imogen Heap for the music show The Dewarists. In fact, the show recently won the Cannes bronze lion 2012.
The connect doesn't end just here. International artistes don't just want to be part of the Indian music scene, but also dedicate their music to fans during their India tour. When world renowned DJ David Guetta enthralled Puneites in March this year, he not only dedicated the track to the city but also ended up announcing that if this song makes it on the album, he will definitely call it Pune.
Similarly, Pitbull has made a reference to his Mumbai concert in his single Get It Started — a concert the singer finds difficult to forget!
Pakistani singer Atif Aslam recorded a song with guitarist Slash, Gilby Clarke and Matt Sorum of GnR in 2011 and decided to include them in his Punjabi song Ek Main Aur Ek Tu. If they ever come back together, he might even record a music video with them. "Performing with Slash, Gilby and Matt was a great experience," revealed Atif.
Call it a melange of musical ideas coming together or a treat to fans, both ways the music is always the winner. When pop singer Britney Spears recently tweeted about her collaborating with playback singer Sonu Nigam for the song I Wanna Go, the micro-blogging site went into frenzy and had fans from across the globe pour in wishes. Britney tweeted saying, "His vocals add such a different feel which I love!" 2nd tweet: "Watch out Bollywood, it's Britney and Sonu!" To which Sonu Nigam replied via tweet: "India loves you Britney @britneyspears. Welcome to Bollywood! Am loving the fact that it's OUR Collaboration that marks your first step here. God bless you and more power to Great Music!!! (sic)"
In 2009, music composer and singer Aadesh Shrivastav announced his collaboration with hip-hop artiste T-Pain when he toured India and will be releasing the song Baddest Girl in the World in October 2012. "I am excited about the song and looking forward to its release. I will be lending my voice in the song."
He further add, "In 2006, when Wyclef Jean and I collaborated for the song Hollywood meets Bollywood, we received a good response during his India tour. It's great to see artistes in the industry working towards making new sounds," he shares.
RnB artiste Akon had India do the Chammak Challo and groove to Criminal from the movie Ra.One. Imagine if composers Vishal-Shekhar wouldn't have taken the risk to cast Akon as their voice for these two songs, the idea would never have been explored. "International artistes are happy to be part of Bollywood. It helps not just the musicians but also the industry to grows in terms of music and influences. Akon happened because of SRK and the song was written for Akon. We were happy with the outcome. I feel collaborations are a great step for Hindi film music. We have a few collaborations in the pipeline."
Also, Akon, who keeps visiting India quite often, in his interviews shared how he loved being a part of the song and how he thinks SRK is a superstar. And there were rumours that he might be the voice of SRK's IPL Team Kolkata's new anthem.
Though Shekhar feels international artistes look forward to collaborating with Indian artistes, Aadesh has a different tale to share. "International artistes are not aware of Bollywood. The reason being that the playback culture is not present in the west. I remember when I was recording with Akon for the Peace song, he was surprised to hear about playback singing and said, 'I have to lend my voice for actors?'"
He further adds, "It's not easy to bring international artistes down or collaborate with them for the song.Money does matter." When collaborating with musicians, it helps artistes see a wide spectrum in the world of music. Musician Vishal Dadlani composed Minds Without Fear along with international artiste Imogen Heap for the music show The Dewarists. In fact, the show recently won the Cannes bronze lion 2012.
The connect doesn't end just here. International artistes don't just want to be part of the Indian music scene, but also dedicate their music to fans during their India tour. When world renowned DJ David Guetta enthralled Puneites in March this year, he not only dedicated the track to the city but also ended up announcing that if this song makes it on the album, he will definitely call it Pune.
Similarly, Pitbull has made a reference to his Mumbai concert in his single Get It Started — a concert the singer finds difficult to forget!
