Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Bobby Cashing in on country music
From Cybernoon (Bombay, India)
Bobby Cash - India's lone country singer - his name has not been inspired by the angry man of country music, Johnny Cash. It has though a nice bit of human interest story to go with it. Born Bal Kishore Das Loiwal, his father used to call him 'Babu' which became 'Bobby' - and Kishore became 'Kish', which in turn became 'Cash'.
Bobby Cash performed in the city last night, at the Taj President. Last night also saw the Indian release of his first album, 'Cowboy at Heart'. Songs on the album currently feature on the Australian Top Ten charts. For the album which was recorded in Australia, Mr Cash collaborated with the legendary Smoky Dawson and Tania Kernaghan. His influences? You ask Mr Cash to spell them out, 'cause you're not familiar with country music and then there's the accent (Australian??) to tackle. "A wide spectrum really. Merle Haggard, Jorge Jones, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, to name a few."
About the country music scene in India Mr Cash hesitates little before responding, "There is no country music scene in India. But whenever I play in India, I always find an audience. I find that Indians connect well with country music. Country music is at its core sentimental and has its roots in family, respect for elders and for the simple things in life. Hence country music as opposed to rock music is closest to the Indian ethos."
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Cybernoon
Bobby Cash - India's lone country singer - his name has not been inspired by the angry man of country music, Johnny Cash. It has though a nice bit of human interest story to go with it. Born Bal Kishore Das Loiwal, his father used to call him 'Babu' which became 'Bobby' - and Kishore became 'Kish', which in turn became 'Cash'.
Bobby Cash performed in the city last night, at the Taj President. Last night also saw the Indian release of his first album, 'Cowboy at Heart'. Songs on the album currently feature on the Australian Top Ten charts. For the album which was recorded in Australia, Mr Cash collaborated with the legendary Smoky Dawson and Tania Kernaghan. His influences? You ask Mr Cash to spell them out, 'cause you're not familiar with country music and then there's the accent (Australian??) to tackle. "A wide spectrum really. Merle Haggard, Jorge Jones, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, to name a few."
About the country music scene in India Mr Cash hesitates little before responding, "There is no country music scene in India. But whenever I play in India, I always find an audience. I find that Indians connect well with country music. Country music is at its core sentimental and has its roots in family, respect for elders and for the simple things in life. Hence country music as opposed to rock music is closest to the Indian ethos."
Read the article
Cybernoon
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