An angry tune

Singer- composer Amit Kumar has criticised certain music and recording companies, saying that these labels are damaging the standard of music. Amit was interacting on the occasion of the birth anniversary of his mother, Bengali actress and singer Ruma Guha Thakurta, on Thursday in Mumbai. He also re-launched his YouTube channel, Kumar Brothers Music (KBM).

Asked what kind of music he will try to offer to the audience through KBM, he said: “I strongly believe that three basic elements of music – melody, harmony and lyrical value – have to come back, and we are going to focus on this aspect through KBM’s YouTube channel because I am from the old school.” Amit reminisced how his musical learning process happened under his father, the late and legendary Kishore Kumar.

“I learnt everything about music from my father. Apart from him, I have been fortunate enough to work with legendary music composers like RD Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, Rajesh Roshan, Shankar-Jaikishan and many others,” he said.

Amit Kumar recorded many Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, including 170 Hindi compositions by RD Burman. After Burman’s death in 1994, citing lack of quality, Kumar withdrew from the playback scene and concentrated on live orchestra shows. -IANS