music with a nationality? sick!
its quite ironic that just a day after I put up my last blog post, I got a message from a musician which goes as below:
DEAR ALL
PLEASE STOP BUYING CD’S MUSIC OF PAKI SINGERS AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH PAKISTAN THE TRUTH IS THESE MORONS PAKI CRICKET PLAYERS SINGERS DANCER ETC (OR SO CALLED CULTURAL CONTACT IS CRAP ) THESE PEOPLE HATE INDIA AND WE SHOULD KNOW THAT THERE CAN BE NO PEACE WITH A COUNTRY WHO HAS PLANED AND IS PLANING TO KILL INDIANS BE MORE PROACTIVE BOYCOTT PAKI MUSIC ..JAI HIND
and like one of my good friends said on the band’s facebook page, since when did music start having a nationality? music, or any form of art, is probably the only thing mankind has known which transcends all – ALL – boundaries. race, religion, nations, creed, everything. what pains me even more is that this is a band which I’ve had close relations with, have had fun seeing them perform, spent some good times with them. the views of the band member in question maybe personal, but they are completely unwarranted and unprovoked. and they just don’t deserve to be discussed on a forum of music lovers who give you a listening ear. what should be remembered is that musicians are lent a listening ear for their music, which essentially conveys a feeling of love and peace. the listening ear is not meant to abused with immature and irrational personal views which have no standing. yes, music has been a vehicle for conveying feelings of hatred as well. but against oppression, against inhuman behavior. not against music itself.
I pray that better sense prevails, and people get out of the straitjacket they have constricted themselves into with feelings such as these. till then, I know one band whose music I’m going to stay away from.
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan 
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February 5th, 2010 at 6:56 am
rahlu said:
hmmmm whats was said was correct i am on the airborne fan page 2 ..u Muslims see to be always united with it comes to fellow Muslims whats the deal …do you have any idea what Pakistan has done ?? how come u Never have come said any thing against Pakistan ..why don’t you shift to Pakistan ??did mr.aditya say any thing against Bangladesh or any other country ..you guys always have had more attachment towards religion than region since the time of khilafat movement ..what ever it is its really funny how we Indians are never united thx to people like you …
February 5th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
True Indian said:
Rahlu: I guess your last name would be “Thackeray”, even if its not you prove that you belong to the same ilk, who have an absolutely narrow mindset and would like the whole of country to follow the same dictum. Can anyone of you prove that any musician / cricleter from pakistan are terrorists??We all are against Pakistan for what they have been formenting in India for decades but does that mean we stop their musicians or stop enjoying their music….and fyi I am a proud Hindu and an even prouder Indian….
February 5th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Aish said:
Mr.Rahul Vishwas first things first could u please quote a single sentence in which our friend here has said anything against your religion!!You know it is always wise to read something carefully understand its true meaning and then comment on it!!however since you have done that already i would just like to say that do you have any idea how many Christians were brutally murdered in Orissa by your “fellow hindu men”Now being a Christian am i supposed to take that against you??so just relax and think twice before raising a finger on someone else!!