Singing to glory | an article about Xaare Aasu on Eastern Chronicle

Singing to glory | Eastern Chronicle

SUCCESS is defined differently by different individuals. Whether it's personal or professional one certainly looks for better opportunities in life. Being engaged in life's hullabaloo one certainly hopes to relish the taste of success.

In another good piece of news for music lovers, one of the most talented singers Queen Hazarika's recent track Xaare Aasu gained huge popularity across the world. In a candid conversation with Buzz the singer says, "I am grateful and overwhelmed. Although we expected it to be a hit, but never thought it would happen overnight," adding that espying Xaare Aasu getting 6000 hits on Youtube on the day of its release was utter surprising. The song is gaining popularity outside Assam as well as abroad.

"The first response I received was from a poet in US, Mardee Agen. People in UK, Slovenia, South Africa and Thailand have listened and shared with their followers," says Queen. As of now the song has been shared over 1000 times in the social media while the numbers are still counting. "It is heart-warming to see that even regional language music is accepted wholeheartedly in the global arena," adds Queen.

Eliciting about her experience she says, "Working outside Assam has always been wonderful. People are professional and unnecessary gossiping is never a part of their discussions". Throwing more light on her recent hit Xaare Aasu Queen says, "I recorded the song in two different studios of Bengaluru, namely Madcat Studios and Eastern Fare, under the aegis of Anil CJ who is a Kannada movie producer and Jim Ankan Deka, the director of Eastern Fare Foundation," adding that the video was directed by Parmita Borah and she was the one who conceptualised the story.

"It was a privilege working with musicians from different parts of the country including the likes of Pratik Nalawade from Mumbai, Harish Marappa and Shreyas Akarshan from Bengaluru, and musician Jim Ankan Deka who hails from Assam and currently based in Bengaluru", adds Queen.

Speaking about the concept of the song she says, "It happened on an impulse. A thought struck my mind one fine day and thus the idea was put to reality in the form of Xaare Aasu," adding that after working with Jim in 'Aawaz-speak up against sexual violence', he was always Queen's first choice for Xaare Aasu as the composer and arranger. It may be mentioned here that 'Aawaz-speak up against sexual violence' is a 2012 multi award winning song.

Sharing her future plans Queen informs that recently she came in touch with Suchethan Rangaswamy who is a well-known playback and Camatic classical singer from Karnataka, with whom she is planning on a fusion album. "This would supposedly be the first of its kind in Assam," says Hazarika further informing that she also has plans to try her luck in bollywood.

She sums up speaking her heart out about her dream, "It is my dream to work with two of the musicians I have always adored, David Foster, the Canadian musician and record producer and Illayaraja, one of the finest music composers in India and a living legend."