To read the full article, please click here. To me, they offer us a way to undo the (ontological) dualities of mind and body, spirit and desire. Their visual and aural aesthetic representations challenge how we come to construct, hear and resist sexuality and the sacred in South Asia. Parveen and Pathak are recognised across South Asia and its diasporas with different degrees of potency: pop music, cultural memory, nostalgic nodes of being, cathartic release, Islamic spirituality, Hindu dance, divine submission, and as soundtracks for the quotidian.
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Based in Mumbai, but with a strong affinity towards the traditional music of the Indian state of Gujarat, she has, since her professional debut in 1998, developed into a leading Indian pop personality widely dubbed the 'Queen of Dandiya'. By centering Abida Parveen and Falguni Pathak, two iconic South Asian musicians, I want to open up a conversation about sound, sexuality, desire, and the divine feminine. Falguni Pathak is a Hindi singer and performing artist from India. In the video shared online, Falguni Pathaks neighbours are treated to her melodious voice as she sings Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaaye.
Building on theories in Sound Studies by critics such as Josh Kun and Jennifer Stoever, I want to attend to sacred sounds emanating from South Asian traditions to think about how sound racialises, genders, and sexualises. Everyone is feeling anxious right now due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which is why singer Falguni Pathak decided to sing for all her neighbours in a balcony concert. It was known as ‘Chardosi Mehendi’ and was applied with a kind of nail polish. From pop music presented in oh-so-cute videos to live performances on stage rocking Garba and Dandiya nights, the indie-pop singer. Karan Johar approached me after seeing my work in Falguni Pathak’s album, and asked me to apply the same kind of henna on Kareena Kapoor’s hand for the song ‘Bole Chudiyan’. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Sounds, in various iterations, disturb, inflict, challenge, heal, torment, arouse, invite and archive, at times all at once. Every 90’s child grew up listening to Falguni Pathak’s songs. Falguni Pathak Biography, Falguni Pathak Bio data, Profile, Videos, Photos. Sound creates worlds in strikingly layered, different and definite ways.
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