India’s 92.7 Big FM is celebrating the birthday of legendary Bollywood music director R.D Burman, who was fondly known as Pancham, with an on-air concert.
‘Yadon Mein Pancham’ is airing every day from June 22 to 27, between 7 pm and 8 pm across all of the network’s 45 stations.
Singers Akriti Kakkar, Kanika Kapoor, Tochi Raina, Benny Dayal and Abhinanda Sarkar will get together to pay their respects to the music maestro by performing unplugged versions of some of his best songs on-air
These include Dum Maaro Dum, Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna, O Haseena Zulfon Wali, Rimjhim Gire Saawan, Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja, Chura Liya Hain Tumne .
Speaking on the occasion, Ashwin Padmanabhan, National Business Head, 92.7 BIG FM said: “With R.D. Burman’s everlasting music spread across a broad spectrum of music lovers, it still rules the list of our favourites even after two decades. There is no better way to commemorate his birth anniversary.”
Popular singer Tochi Raina stated: “Pancham Da’s talent remains unmatched even today. I loved his style of music. He belonged to Tripura where there were a lot of jungles and any kind of sound fascinated him; that fascinates me because I believe that it explains his love for music and his desire to creating newer music.”
Aakriti Kakkar also expressed her excitement about being a part of the Yadon Mein Pancham on-air concert: “He has been an inspiration for my mother too who has done her Post graduation in Hindi Music and my entire family in general loves his songs.”
Kanika Kapoor said; “I had goosebumps when I began singing Pancham Da’s songs. They were a rage back then and even today, people across ages enjoy his music. No song of his was like another, the thought behind every song, the melody, the lyrics, the whole idea to be precise was different from another.”
Benny Dayal added: “Pancham Da’s greatest quality was that he made songs ahead of time. He brought the sound of Latin, a little bit of disco, twist, rock n roll and some tribal music to create a differentiated music library for aspiring singers and music enthusiasts alike. His songs are simple yet soulful.”