OXLAEYNimisha sings a holi song – GOLD
One afternoon, through a chance encounter, I met the Indian singer Nimisha Shankar. She toured for many year with her family’s singing group before striking out on her own.
She learned Indian classical music first and then became interested in folk songs. The reason they’re used is for season changes, social gatherings, festive occasions. Their folk musical tradition is almost all passed down my oral traditions. Singers have to learn the ragas and undergo certain musical training to know the notes. Unfortunately, today its a dying art.
She sang a few songs for me on the rooftop garden of a friend as golden sunlight dipped down, coating the leaves of the trees. Listen to the entire song, GOLD, here.
