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Kiran Ahluwalia-The Nexus of Ghazal
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UPDATED:
- July 26, 2009: Juno
Award Winner NRI Singer, Kiran Ahluwalia - appears in MusicFest
Vancouver concerts-
After a successful 10 days European tour, Juno
Award-winning Kiran Ahluwalia will perform live in Concert at
Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street at Georgia, Vancouver
on Aug 05 at 8.0 0pm. Her team include Nitin Mitta, tabla; Rez
Abassi, guitar; Ashok Bidaye,....................Read
- Feb.25, 2008: Kiran nominated for JUNO AWARD 2008.
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists
and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements
in all aspects of music. Winners are chosen by either members
of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences or a panel
of experts depending on the award. ...... Host:
Russell Peters
Exlusive Interview
with Kiran Ahluwalia, an Indo-Canadian queen
of melody
Toronto, March15,
2004
NRI internet
By Harbans S.Bhaur
Indian Culture and music has name in the
world today especially Punjabi music
is proving unparalleled in this context world over. It produced
Ghazal Queens like Begham Akhtar, Malika
Pukhraj and so many others, amongst Music Maestros
from Tan Sen to Bhim Sen Joshi. Here, in the same series has
highlighted a full-fledged signature of one more; a blend of
Beauty and Melody; a combination of classical and the folk:
KIRAN AHLUWALIA. Kiran, an Indo-Canadian queen of melody has
devoted much of her life to learning the art of Indian vocal
music.. Trained in classical Indian singing, she found herself
drawn to the ghazal form and folk songs of Punjab. Currently,
she is doing research into Indo and Pakistan Canadian poetry
and setting poems written the ghazal form to her own music.
Keeping in view her achievement and her dedication to the world
of music
HARBANS S.BHAUR, a former Chief Translator with The Tribune
Group of Newspaper, Chandiagarh, India, a Stage Director, Dramatist,
Film-script-writer, lyricist and actor, currently an NRI living
in Toronto (Canada), has interviewed her with the efforts of
AVTAR SINGH (USA).
-I'm fine, you?
- I'm OK.Thank you.Yes Kiran,
as you know, I am going to have an interview with you with the
efforts of Avtar Singh. This is for the promotion of Punjabis,
Punjabi Culture and Arts, as you know we guys are shining all
over the world. Punjabi you know, is known as a martial race
world over. We have spread the fragrance of our sweat wherever
we worked and settled.
- It's fine. I agree.
- So Kiran, since you have lots
of achievements to your credit, I would like to start from the
name you got from your parents, that is, k i r a n; Definitely,
when we say there is a kiran, it means there is hope; it's a
ray of hope for generations to come. It's a personification
of LIGHT. What do you think in the context of your musical sphere?
-Yes, Harbans, whenever a person starts his
journey, he sets a target and cultivate a hope in his mind and
heart replete with so many hopes. Similar is, and was the case
with me. It's my privilege that you see a hope in me; a hope
for the betterment of Punjabi Culture and arts. I have my own
way of work. I did and do hard labor to accomplish. God gave
me ruthless energy to accomplish.
- Kiran, as I see you, you are
a combination of Beauty, Brilliance and Melody. Before entering
this field what level of education you acquired?
- I graduated from the University of Toronto
with a degree in Industrial Relations.
- But, how did you choose to
become a singer? Was it a chance occurrence or it was a family
phenomenon.
-There was an atmosphere of music in my family.
My father was fond of music.
- How did you actually begin?
-Right from my childhood; may be at about the
age of seven.
- Do you compose music for your
songs yourself ?
-Not for all but, leaving a few I compose myself.
- How many albums you have released
so far?
-Two.
- One thing I could not understand,
Kiran, how did you think of singing Ghazals and folksongs simultaneously?
-Because found myself equally competent in both
the forms and I feel comfortable while dealing with
- You
have given your voice to Koka, a very popular folk sing already
sung by Sarbjit, who, after she sang, is known Sarbjit Kokewali
till date. Do you think you have paralleled her?
-Yes, I suppose so because these days Koka sung
by me is also equally popular.
- OK. Kiran, something about
your husband and kinds.
-I feel great. I am unmarried.
- Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Thank
you very much Kiran for the time you gave for the Interview.
I wish you a bright career throughout.
-Thanks
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