Shreyash Shandiliya And Anup Jalota Collaborate On 'Pratham Kare'

Independent composer Shreyash Shandiliya collaborates with Padma Shri Anup Jalota on 'Pratham Kare', merging contemporary music with traditional bhajan sensibilities. The partnership signifies a commitment to nurturing new talent in India's independent music scene.

Shreyash Shandiliya Collaborates with Padma Shri Anup Jalota for “Pratham Kare”

Independent Music composer and producer Shreyash Shandiliya has collaborated with bhajan singer Padma Shri Anup Jalota on a devotional song named “Pratham Kare”. The track taps into the sensibilities of a contemporary composer and the experience and wisdom of one of India's most renowned devotional voices. The collaboration has expressed to be a memorable and transformational project by both artists.

Bihar-based Shandiliya, a composer, lyricist, and founder of SoulFul Musik Academy and HS Musik Company, has been generating a reputation within India's independent music scene and growing through exposure and connections. Discussing the project, Shandiliya said the opportunity to work with Jalota was not only a professional landmark, but also an immensely personal learning experience. “To witness and to revere the experience of a great musician like Anup Jalota, who connects with every lyric and every note, was wonderful to me. It only confirmed my belief that music, at its essence, is a spiritual energy," Shreyash said.

Jalota, who is known throughout the world as the “Bhajan Samrat,” sees the partnership as a sign of the responsibility for the Bhajans in devotional music, to nurture and host the younger musicians. In previous conversations, Jalota mentioned supporting extremely independent talent like Shreyash, who respect the bhajans by bringing contemporary energy and new life into the repertoire of old pieces. The recent track is titled "Pratham Kare" and has started to gain mobilization for audiences of devotional music interested in the tangible element of a composition with modern arrangements.

In this project, Shreyash Shandiliya can add another gold star to his resume as he has previously collaborated with those in the industry such as Krishna Beura, Suraj Jagan, Shweta Pandit, and Anwessha. Through his founding SoulFul Musik Academy, Shreyash continues to promote young talent as he also participates in India's independent music ecosystem which is growing immensely. Industry figures point out that partnerships in independent music like Shreyash and Jalota's are an important example of checking a newer generation of musical practice against the traditions and contemporary emphasis.