Ahmedabad: When someone thinks about Germany and music, symphony of the mind usually leads to Beethoven, but many Germans have found their Ode for joy in famous Gujarati songs.
Highpoint of a New Cultural Flourish was heard by a meeting at Stadtkirche Sankt Michael, or St Michael’s Church, in the city of Jena Germany.
This is Ragas Romanticism compiled by Gujarati poets who respected Zaverchand Meghani.
The songs were played that day included “Ho Raj Mane Laagyo Kasumbi No Rang” and “Man Mor Bani Thangaat Kare”.
This is a eternal classic in Gujarat.
On October 15 last year, Chauhan’s hardik, came from Ahmedabad’s Asarwa, sang them in the Jena Church.
And the choir that swelled to Kasau was provided by a German singer.
Chauhanese rendition and German friends have arranged social media anger.
They dance on the entire messaging platform and have registered 1 lakh hit on YouTube.
Chauhan now sings Paeans to a German choir called Collegium Vocale, Jena.
“They believe in real inclusiveness and help me learn German and understand their culture,” he said.
“They gave me the opportunity to appear in theaters in Germany and at the concert.” Chauhan, 29, is a biomedical engineer.
Chauhan inherited his love for music from his father, Kamlesh.
Chauhan sharpened his talents by singing with several music groups in Ahmedabad.
He said when he was a student at Gandhinagar Government Engineering College, he began working with theater artists such as Pravin Pandya, Trivedi Nisarg, Mallika Sarabhai, and Raju Barot.
When Chauhan landed in Germany in 2016 to pursue higher education he had become an advanced vocalist.
“I studied German for my master and studied at Ernst Abbe Hochschule in Jena,” Chauhan said.
“I also joined the German National Theater group, Weimar.
I learned German not only for my academic course but also to be more assimilated.” Chauhan said he was part of the musical and then joined the choir of Vocale Collegium students from the University of Schiller Friedrich , Jena.
“I have sung with them for more than four years,” he said.
Singing Meghani’s Doha at St Michael’s, Chauhan said: “The choir I asked me to appear at a concert, scheduled for the next day on October 15, 2021.” He added: “I told them that I could only appear in my mother’s language.
During the practice, I sang Solo with Germany humming in the background.” Chauhan then asked his friends to learn a few words Gujarati.
“They go further,” Chauhan said.
“They are willing to study Gujarati’s composition.
I gave them thematic translations from ‘Man Mor Bani Thangaat Apare’ and the beauty of their work moved.” He said his German friends learned to sing the choir and catch all the notes perfectly in just 20 minutes.
Since then, Chauhan and his singer colleagues have given Gujarati’s composition in several concerts.
Music acumen “My friends and their desire to sing in other languages ​​are both shocking and touching,” Chauhan said.
“Their commitment is 100% so they can do justice for Gujarati’s composition.” He said he appreciated the opportunity he had given.
“My musician colleague gave me full creative freedom,” he said.
“All credit for the show applies to them.
They come out of their comfort zone and give the best with full enthusiasm.” As for the audience’s response to the first event, Chauhan said: “We have sang ‘Casumbi No Rang’ and Saumya Joshi ‘Sapna Vinani Raat ‘.
A man approached me and said that the show had given him goosebumps.
“Chauhan said that local viewers wanted to hear more music from other countries.
“This shows how open they are for new cultural experiences,” he said.