And this what we try to give out the message through our music videos and social media. Yes, we do try to come to India every few years and last time we came it was Summer and before we were there for Summer The most memorable moments will from Summer , we were doing a show in Bangalore and it started raining and people expected the show would be cancelled but we still manage to put up a show and it was a very different experience. Singing in the rain with everyone around us, it has been one of the most memorable moments for many of us who were at the tour.
Shaunak: I think different people in the group will have a different answer to the question. But I think of the most memorable destination for me personally was London. We went to London in falls i.
It was amazing to go to completely different cities. So, we walked around did sightseeing so it was a memorable trip for us. The fact for us is the very strong sense of identity.
Apart from this its really amazing to see how much people love it, they love the music which we perform. Mashing Up is a very exciting part and its really interesting to see how songs in different languages, different styles can actually fit in so well.
We have a set music director and music community who is responsible for arranging the songs. Be it your recording, jamming or practising it is always satisfying. I remember the first time I sang A Cappella it is one of the most memorable moments of my life. For each of the members in the group, they have own personal choices. For me personally, obviously, I am a huge fan of Arijit Singh, like the kind of identity he has brought in the Indian music has totally rubbed off on a lot of us.
Benny Dayal is also a big favorite for a lot of people in the group and we recently were able to collaborate with him. I am also a fan of Pritam, not a singer but definitely an amazing music composer and music director. When it comes to Indian Music scene I think the biggest going right now is that Arjit Singh has taken a large part of it.
All the music thing was there in the past but Arjit has totally redefined it. Another interesting thing is that Punjabi Pop music has come to the forefront.
I have a lot of Punjabi favorite songs and I guess a lot from the group as well have them. Shaunak: I would love to collaborate with Arijit, I am really really a big fan of him.
Apart from that, we would also love the opportunity to collaborate with Ed Sheeran, he has an amazing voice and lyrics and it would be really awesome to collaborate with him.
For me, music symbolizes a sense of aspiration and finding inner passion. Apart from that as I said Penn Masala is all about connecting with your inner sense, connecting Indian and South Asia groups in some of the other way. So, music means identity to me and a sense of belongingness.
It's a privilege for us to be able to focus on music. It happens because there are people working to keep us safe. So we realised that we have a platform and a base with our music and we need to use that to bring attention to those people who maybe don't get that much attention," says Kushal. In agreement with him, Sachit says, "After we released the album and after we all came back home, we took a look at the songs and realised that that song could make a really fitting tribute for this video.
That said, the pandemic has hit them where it hurts. The touring has been on hold since March. Masala really misses its concerts. However, given the current circumstances, they're trying to perform virtually at various venues.
Even though they know that their music is the best when listened live, Kushal says, "We'll do our best to approximate that experience online.
Masala's last performance in the country was three years ago and they know that "it's been a really long time. Fun fact: Kushal shares the surname with him and a lot of people have asked him if the two of them are related. They're not. And carrying the band forward is a matter of legacy for them. For Sachit, even though he stays off-stage and off-camera, being part of the group was synonymous with bringing himself closer to his Indian roots and growing up in the US. Also, the members say that it helps them connect better to the other Indian students in the university.
They also admit how close the members of the band are with each other. There have been times where we've flown to other locations to perform a day before our examinations.
For us to do something like this, it is important to love what we do and like our groupmates. The band is two and a half decades old. Nobody knows the exact number of people who've been part of Masala. But Kushal remembers an instance where they've performed at an alumnus' daughter's primary school in the UK. We got to meet his family," says an excited Kushal. This also means that Masala has graduated from making physical copies of music to having them featured on YouTube and Spotify.
Why don't you sing something for us, we said. Kushal obliged. We closed our eyes for a moment and let our personal Penn Masala concert begin.
For a few minutes, we didn't know how far away we all were.
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