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Vel: As everyone’s dream, even Mekha: Have you learnt any Mekha: Tell us about the Album
my dream is to sing in Rahman instruments apart from singing? “MKT to James Vasanth” which
you created.
Sir’s and Raja Sir’s Music
Direction. When we sing in Vel: I used to play “Thavil “and
their compositions our voice gets “Parai” with my father. After I
reached to the people around the joined Music College, I was told
Vel: We have a Music Union,
during Subramaniapuram it
to learn any music instrument. was to celebrate its golden
I learnt Violin and Mridangam jubilee. And I was given 30mins
Mekha: Have you been a lyrisist during the beginning of my to 1 hour of time to perform in
apart from being a singer? journey. Without the rhythm the function. So I kept thinking
and Shruthi we cannot sing we singing folk songs will not be a
Vel: Yes, I have written village are to learn instruments. It has good idea. And then thought of
songs and my first own lyrics been a long time since I learnt singing about the music director
globe in a quicker time.
was for the Indian Army in 2004 them and have no touch. But I names who took place in this
and got an award for that song can play the instruments quiet 50 years from the past till the
from APJ Abdul Kalam. well. present. And that is how it was
created.
Mekha: Your journey started
with the Song which you sung
about a mother. Tell us about it.
Vel: Actually, to say the fact this
song was the reason that I am
being interviewed as a Playback
Singer. This song was the turning
point in my life, when I sang
this song it was heard by James
Vasanth sir and Sasi Kumar
sir via TV. And that was when
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