Folklores have that traditional touch. They enthrall the audience exhibiting the tradition through songs and poems that bring about the beauty of tradition. When this tradition is mixed with contemporary styles and modern equipments, it gives a totally different flavor to the whole structure. This is what the world famous Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan does.
Through his contemporary style singing abilities Mame Khan projects the colourful beauty of his land in an exquisite manner. Capturing the minds of people completely, Mame Khan’s singing styles shows his adaptability to the contemporary period. Mame Khan is too good in presenting mind boggling folklores in a contemporary style that his fan following has been constantly increasing for many years now.
Making a traditional note into a contemporary one without losing the flavor of the soil is a herculean task that requires enormous focus and dedication. Mame Khan ensures this shade is rendered to every presentation of his to make each music lover’s heart feel the ecstacy. His stunning voice capturing the mesmerizing beauty of Rajasthan succeeds every time in touching the soul of the audience in a complete manner. The rhythms that act as the base of his music and the tunes that are highly mystic in nature add value to his contemporary style singing.
The Rock ‘N’ Roots band that belongs to Mame Khan targets fusion of the traditional Rajasthani folklore with the contemporary style. The name signifies the intention clearly exhibiting the mix of the modern Rock style with the roots namely the folklore of Rajasthan. Mame Khan has taken the traditional colourful folklore of Rajasthan into a new sphere which is highly contemporary suiting the modern times. By mixing the modern instrument music with the traditional verses which comes out in his astonishing power packed voice, he has given Rajasthan’s folklore a new twist. This twist has taken the roots to unimaginable heights. His Rock ‘N’ Roots band has accomplished what they had dreamt of by mixing the old traditional music with new contemporary style creating cross genre music.
Mame Khan’s fusion between the Rajasthani traditional music and contemporary style has succeeded in enthralling audience around the world. Through his originality and uniqueness in presenting the folklores as fusion music, Mame Khan creates the heat of Thar Desert in every song of his. The seamless blending of pounding beats and instrument from the west add tremendous values to the tireless efforts of Mame Khan. Mixing of popular Rajasthani folklores that are immensely supported by the valuable Sufis with western instruments gives the contemporary touch to Mame Khan’s music.
Mame Khan, through his efforts to add flavor to Rajasthan’s traditional folklore songs, given it a different color all together. While doing this, he has ensured that he has not lost the fragrance of his soil. This fusion he has brought in between age old music tradition and the modern world has only taken Rajasthan and its music to incredible heights
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