Interview of the weekMusic videos in Sikkim are growing with each passing day and despite collected works of creativity coming from different corners of the state, a small yet beautiful music video ‘Jiwan mitho cha’ is attracting attention. Meet Ashis Tamang and Sudershan Sunar (AS Music), young and budding musicians behind the success of the music video ‘Jiwan mitho cha’ from soon to be released Nepali album “Vinnata”.
· What is Jiwan Mitho Cha?
Jiwan
Mitho Cha (life is beautiful) is a voice against SUICIDE and understanding this
beautiful gift to mankind called "life". The lyrics of the song are the message saying that although life is full of struggle and problems we still
need to wrestle through it and give a chance to live to prevail. Suicide is not
the solution. Don't run away from your life; face it, live it. Cheers to
life.
·
Any incident related
to the song you want to share?
Well, the song is really close to our hearts. The
entire composition took just about 10 minutes. The song was composed almost a
year and a half ago. This was in fact our (Ashis & Sudershan) first
composition together and since then we decided to continue our musical
expedition together. The song is soothing to the ears and also fills your heart
with joy when you sing it. We have sung it thousands of times but have
never been bored of it. Many came up with prospects of adding more lyrics to
the song but we kept it as it was originally written and composed. The
simplicity of the song is nursed so that everyone can hear our voice.
·
Why do you think this
concept was required?
The
idea was to highlight the simplicity and innocence of the children and the old.
Whenever I (Sudershan) walked across the road near that school, it brought an
immense amount of joy and happiness to me looking at those little kids smiling,
playing, and enjoying their life. SIKKIM HIMALAYA ACADEMY (Bariakhop, west
Sikkim) is where we shot the major part of the song. The idea with which the
song was written was so alive in that beautiful school. It's a free school and children
come from different places. It gives you great strength looking at the efforts
of the teachers and students contributing to the happiness of each other. I
couldn't find a better place and environment to deliver the message we wanted
to through our song.
· Any future projects?
Yes,
we are working on our album "VINNATA" which is due to be released
this October. The album is a compilation of different social issues with a totally different sound. You will hear a totally new genre; the fusion of metal, rock, and
classical which we have named "metro classics". Of course, there
have been a lot of experiments on mixing different genres and yes the
melody part is taken care of. The lyrics are strong and it would be fun to
listen. We hope people like it. Besides this, we (AS Music) in collaboration with
Hanan Pro are working on a project "KHULLA SADAK -save a child"
against human trafficking which will be released very soon.
· Message to the
readers
Change
is what is required in our society. Change in our thought against social
injustice and discrimination, change in our ideas against religious and
cultural differences. We need to raise our voice for the weaker and unfavored
classes in our society. Let's give them an anthem to sing, encourage and motivate
them. We are all the same. Let's not make speculations in terms of money,
caste, color, or religion. Let us bring a small change in ourselves; 'a change for
changes'
· Tell us about
yourself.
AS
Music is Ashis Tamang and Sudershan Sunar. We do our own compositions, arrange
the song and write lyrics. It's basically our own music. Sudershan (SUDA): my
hometown is Singtam (Sikkim). I am currently working as a banker in Sikkim
State Co-operative (SISCO) Bank Ltd. Ashis: I am from Pedong (Kalimpong) but
currently living in Siliguri and working as a music teacher. Besides this, I am
pursuing my B.A in Indian music and Rock Music. Sabin Tamang is the official
manager of AS Music.
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