With the advent and further development of technology today new forms of music have become order of the day, for which traditional forms of songs of various States have taken a backseat,” said MP Prasanna Patsani while attending a programme on ‘Promotion of traditional songs’ here on Thursday.
Patsani graced the occasion as chief guest and awarded the winners for achieving feat in their respective fields.
On the occasion cultural programmes including rendition of traditional songs, showcased by eminent artistes lingaraj K Singh, Aarti Mishra, Dibakar Mohanty and lata Ghosh, enthralled the audience.
Expressing joy over getting to listen to traditional music for the first time, one of the students said, “We could hear each and every instrument that made us feel very happy. We had never been exposed to such traditional music earlier, so we are excited to be here.”
Another member from the audience, Santosh Ku Jena, said, “The musical troupes detailed about the traditional musical instruments like table, sitar and flute and their performance was absolutely mesmerising.”
“Our objective was to make the traditional songs get heard in the rock music era, and to promote art and culture among the young generation” said organiser of the event Bharat Chandra Behera.
Among others, former Minister Panchanan Kanungo, Nandini Foundation secretary Hemanth Rath and Satya Sai Seva Sangathan district president Ramakanth Das were present.