GoanTimes May, 31 2019

06 Music
Friday, May 31, 2019 | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 12 Pages
K-pop, meditation music:
Spotify brings new genres
to India's millennials
Curious listeners are making the most of the platform and
breaking away from the domain of regular genres to step into a
refreshingly new musical space
Spotify has unveiled a new playlist called
‘India Discovers’ that includes 40 tracks
by several emerging and established
global artistes that millenials of the
country have discovered on the music
streaming platform in the past 60 days.
The insights are pretty interesting as the
trend shows curious listeners are making
the most of the platform and breaking
away from the domain of regular genres to
step into a refreshingly new musical space.
The 18- to 24-year-old listeners, currently
the largest group on Spotify worldwide,
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'I Just Want to
Sing Now' - Former
Zimbabwe Pacer
Henry Olonga
Auditions For The
Voice Australia
Former Zimbabwe paceman Henry
Olonga, who retired prematurely
from international cricket because of
political reasons, auditioned for The
Voice Australia - a singing competition
- on Monday (May 27).
Olonga performed on a song 'This is
the Moment' and has even made it to the
next round after impressing the judges.
"Music is special to me, because I sung
as a soloist in the choir every term of my
comprising more than 34 per cent of
overall listeners, are discovering artistes
from the West as much as K-pop artistes.
The first among the three trends are
collaborative tracks that have caught the
fancy of listeners. These includes Normani
collaborating with Khalid for Love Lies,
and Scottish rock band CHVRCHES and
Marshmello’s Here With Me.
K-pop is a surprise entry as it emerged
as the second biggest trend, with
South Korean pop artists making up
25 per cent of the playlist. Tomorrow
X Together, girl bands (TWICE) and
independent artists (SUNMI) were the
leading artists from the K-pop genre.
There is more element of surprise as
the young listeners are also discovering
artistes creating sleep/meditation songs
Artistes such as Haley Reinhart, and
Kurt Hugo Schneider, Sam Tsui and
DSharp, who did cover versions of
popular tracks also made it to the list
with Can't Help Falling in Love and
Girls Like You, respectively.
schooling. It became a very important
part of my education," he said.
"I've been singing a lot of music since
I retired from my previous career,' he
said. 'I just wanna sing now. Just sing."
Olonga played 30 Tests and 50 ODIs
for Zimbabwe, picking up 126 wickets
across both the formats. He was the
first black cricketer to represent
Zimbabwe at the international level.
Why listen to Tamil
music if you visit India
For most people, it is impossible to live
one day without listening to music.
It can help us with various things,
from improving our mood to helping
us through difficult times. In other
words, music has been around when
no one else was. Today, there are
various musical genres that exist and
you would be amazed by how much
they are different from one another.
However, there is a type of music that
is all about positive energy, love, and
inspiration lyrics and that music genre
in Tamil music. Tamil has an uplifting
nature that is basically created to
improve someone’s mood and it is said
that this genre will easily improve
your mood and lift your spirits.
If you are planning on visiting India,
you should keep in mind that India
is known as a country where people
are constantly trying to be happy and
cheerful, so their music is not that
different at all. What makes this genre
quite interesting is that most of the
songs that you can find on the Internet
are songs that are used in a wide range
of Indian movies. Bollywood is famous
for making a lot of movies every year
and with the advancements in their
movie industry, the music industry
is blooming as well. They work
exceptionally well together since all
movies require a soundtrack, hence,
the two things fit perfectly together,
especially in Bollywood.
According to Isaimini, there are
various websites that will offer you the
chance to listen to the best Tamil songs
ever recorded. Hence, do not waste any
more time and start searching for some
music.
Here are four reasons why you should
listen to Tamil music when in India:
1. It has depth
In order to really figure out the
meaning of the songs, you will need
patience, space for appreciation, and,
of course, a translation of the lyrics.
If you have all that you will be able to
experience the beauty of Tamil music
which will most certainly touch your
soul with its inspiration lyrics and
lively music.
2. It will excite your sense
Contrary to classical music, Tamil
music excites your sense. You will be
able to feel excited and you might even
get an adrenaline rush since all the
compositions are lively. Its energetic
and wonderfully written compositions
are things that will make you restless
and you will most certainly want to
want to join people on the dance floor.
3. It will help you experience
the culture
India is a country that has a wide
range of traditions and it is easy to
say that all of them are quite different
from what you might celebrate at
home. Music is a big part of the daily
life of Indian people and if there is
a celebration nearby, you will most
certainly be able to hear music around
that place. It is interesting to see how
people enjoy music in India, hence,
you might be able to experience their
culture better if you get to know their
music better.
4. It is good for your health
As we all know, music is therapeutic
and it can help you on an emotional
and psychical level as well. There
are various songs that you can play
that will make you feel happier, less
anxious, and some songs might even
help you gain a new look on life. The
beauty of Tamil music is that its lyrics
are always inspirational and the songs
can help you move on from a problem,
hence you might be able to have a
brighter look at the future.
Conclusion: Tamil music can help you
relax after a long day of walking or
it might simply put you in a dancing
mode, however, whatever you gain
from listening to this music, one thing
is for sure, if you listen to Tamil music
while in India, you will be able to
experience the culture better, as well
as have a lot of fun.