Celebrating his silver jubilee at Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s landmark fashion show, the Grand Finale was set to stirring ‘Amro Korobo Joy … Niskehoy’ (‘We Will Dawick’). The powerful rendering came from India’s well -known jazz, soul and R&B singer Vasundhara V.

Talk to Hindu On a video call a week after the incident, Vasundhara says that this cooperation was deeply individual. “As a woman and a Bengali, I have always felt a strong relationship with Mr. Mukherjee’s brand,” she shares. After being sung for one of his campaigns first, the two were discussing Indian music combination with R&B and soul effects for the event.

Cooperation took shape unexpectedly, Vasundhara shares. A day before the Grand Fashion Show, he was already invited to perform at a party on 24 January. Then, in the midst of his preparation, he received a call from Sabyasachi himself. “She wanted me to make a finale track for her,” she remembers. “He also sang how he was imagining the voice.”

Sabyasachi expanded his brand globally, the song had to strike a balance – linguistic and emotionally. The chosen piece, ‘We Will Omor’, was a universally recognized anthem and a historical protest song was also deeply inherent in Bengal’s socio-political fabric. “This symbolizes his journey, the struggles he faced and his cultural success globally,” Vasundhara explains.

While Vasundhara performed a live jazz set at the pre-event party, the finale song was a recorded track, which was made in line with the grandeur of the runway. “The ramp setup was not suitable for live performance. I worked with producer Rohan Rajadhyachar and mixed Bengali and English, which treats the piece with a Arytha Franklin-size sensitivity ”.

The singing of the song in Bengali was deliberately made. “Sabyasachi wanted to make his roots in front and center.” The designer’s label, ‘Sabyasachi Calcutta’, is an Ode for his legacy, and the song reflected that ethos. ,

Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Vasundhara V | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Surprise did not stop with music. Vasundhara, commonly known for the love of his love, was dressed in a striking red saree specially designed by Sabyasachi. “Women from all over the country dream of wearing their saree. To call her and say, ‘I am making you a saree for your show,’ was heavy. “The designer also directed her on her makeup and accessories.

While this incident was a historic moment, it was not the first place in Vasundhara’s fashion world. From Rohit Bal to Ashish Soni and Bibhu Mohapatra, there is a long history of performance for major designers. Each show requires a unique skill set, which often involves live signals from backstages and complex coordination with designers and production teams. “Performance in fashion events is a different art form. You are just singing; You are favorable for the rhythm of the runway. ,

Awakening in school

Vasundhara credited her school songs, Mr. Brown, DPS, RK Puram Delhi for shaping her vision for music in Delhi. “He changed my life. She taught us the instinct before theory, ”she remembers. “We were style-unknown-which meant the energy, story and music of the song were etiquette.”

Vasundhara was designed to do Jazz through the Gospel music, motown and eventually singing. He discovered Jazz through tight vocal groups such as manhattan transfer, initially unaware that this style also had a name. “I just liked those songs, and then I came to know that it is called Jazz.”

Despite being growing up in a family with great cultural pride-his grand-priced PC Barua was the filmmaker behind the first filmmaker Devdas -And his grand-aunt statue Barua Pandey, the famous Golpearia artist from Assam-Vasundhara prepared herself for western styles. Although he took a lesson in Indian classical music, he felt a deep connection with artists such as Whitney Houston and Stewi Wonder. “Something happened when I sang his songs. I lost the track as to who I was and where I was. I was chasing that feeling. ,

Road to become a singer

Like many Indian students, Vasundhara was expected to make a traditional career. The hope was clear with a father who was an IIT topper. “I was an idiot in school, good among academics. My father wanted me to take her to heritage. “But at the age of 15, he announced his decision to pursue music. Instead of rejecting his lump sum, his parents asked him to prove his ability.

Determined, Vasundhara became a “practice crazy”, who was winning the competition after competition to earn her trust. Her mathematics teacher, training her to IIT, even intervening, telling her parents, “This girl is born to sing”. Gradually, as he took professional singing giggs – including voiceover and advertising – he saw her ability and gave her full support.

Singing

Vasundhara, a keen researcher at the Vocal Physiology, has studied the voice of 14 years, especially the role in singing the Vagas nerve. “This nerve connects the brain to the heart, intestinal organs and voice. It also controls micro-exposes, which is why we can tell when someone is just lying after hearing his voice. ,

She shows how subtle emotional changes change the overtone of a note. “If I sing the same note with anger, the tone changes. If I sing it with relief, it changes again. Our bodies reflect our feelings in the voice. This makes music powerful. ,

Despite having technical skills for singing in various styles, Vasundhara has not pursued mainstream playback singing as a career. “I like to do film music as one-off projects, but I could not make my life around it. Bollywood is very big, and while Jazz has a very small market, I want to do what I love the rest of my life. ,