Take me for instance, if I hadn't joined the choir, I'd never sing as much as I do. She was intent on giving other people the opportunity to sing. She modelled our choir on the Calcutta Youth Choir in India. With everyone's help, we've managed to get it up and running. My mum's the lead singer and key motivator behind the choir. Then my taste matured! Gradually I began to listen to more classical tunes which led me to Bengali music which is more melodic and allows you do more with the actual tune. The bulk of Bollywood music goes with dancing because it's so rhythmic and lavish.
In India Bollywood is such a big thing that inevitably I was watching lots of Bollywood films, and I really enjoyed the soundtracks. I live in Kirkcaldy, in Fife, but we're originally from Calcutta, West Bengal in India. We sing Bengali music, probably because most of the members of the choir are Bengali, but we sing Hindi and British music too. It's an Asian choir group, but everyone is welcome to join. I've grown up with her singing and I've been surrounded by music and dancing, especially the North Indian classical dance Kathak.
She came to this country after she got married and got into singing. My mother actually trained on the sitar when she was 17 which is my age. Through Sangeet Mala and through dancing I learn about what it's like back home in India" "Music and dance keep me in touch with my culture.
Listen (1'58) to Indrani Bhattacharya talk about her music Listen (4'36) to 'Oi Ujjvala Din' performed by Indrani Bhattacharya and Sangeet Mala, from their album, Painting the Earth (Sangeet Mala Productions)
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