Are music in festivals loosing their true color?

The remix fever is taking its place in everything possible. In festivals, generally classical, devotional or semi-classical music should be played.

Nowadays, remix is done for so many songs. Even some devotional songs are remixed. The songs lose their real essence when they are remixed.

In Mumbai during Ganesh Chaturthi, when ‘visarjan’ (procession) of Lord Ganpati takes place, film songs are played. I agree that film songs are more fast and entertaining but the occasion to play these film songs is not right. The actual thing should be that people in the procession should sing bhajans, devotional songs and keep chanting the name of God all through the way. People should have a basic sense of where to play what kind of songs and should be careful that the essence of the festival is not lost.

Navratri is a festival very largely celebrated in Mumbai. Its basic origin in from Gujarat but it is enjoyed by most people in Mumbai. The celebration includes ‘dandiya ras’ which is kind of gujarati dance played during all the 9 nights. There are alot of places where people dance ‘dandiya’ This type of dance is danced on Gujarati songs which are made with the dandiya beats and sung in Gujarati. Nowadays, thinsg are changing. The songs played for dandiya are mostly Bollywood songs or remixed gujarati songs. It is more entertaining but the true value of the dance is lot. Dancing on disco songs in front of Goddess Devi is like a disrespect to our devotion towards the Goddess.

Remix trend is totally the ‘in thing’ now. It is very difficult to change it as it is what people like and demand.