Asha Bhosle’s final musical outing before her passing was an unexpected yet interesting collaboration with British virtual band Gorillaz on an experimental, India-inspired track. The band’s album The Mountain (Parvat) featured the song The Shadowy Light, which carried Bhosle’s distinctive voice. The song features musician Gruff Rhys, flautist Ajay Prasanna and sarod maestros Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash, along with Asha Bhosle.
Now, Damon Albarn, frontman of the band, has shared a moving tribute honouring the late singer.
Taking to Instagram, he shared a couple of throwback pictures with Bhosle and wrote, “Asha Bhosle was someone I had admired from afar for many years, her voice was my gateway to the marvellous world of Bollywood. I met her twice in Mumbai and was entranced by her grace and poise at the age of 91. The memory of sitting cross-legged playing R. D. Burman’s harmonium while she sang will stay with me forever. I send my deepest condolences to her lovely family. Asha, you had the voice of an angel, we love you.”
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About Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. The band is known for its unique concept, featuring four fictional members: 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle, and Russel Hobbs. Albarn is the only permanent musician contributor.
Meanwhile, a couple of weeks ago, Asha Bhosle shared a post in collaboration with Gorillaz, talking about the track The Shadowy Light.
She wrote, “The song ‘The Shadowy Light’ holds deep meaning for me. Visiting Varanasi and travelling along the most sacred river Ganges, observing closely what I saw, I understood the meaning of life, who I was and what I was supposed to do on earth. On ‘The Shadowy Light’, my crossing this deep river signifies my life’s journey… my birth, my relationships, my dedication to music, my achievements and my duties as a daughter, mother, sister, wife and a Hindu Indian. The boatman is my music, my guide across this river of life and when I get to the other side, my journey shall be complete. I shall attain moksha (ultimate freedom) wherein I shall become one of the thousands of sounds floating all around us. If you put some of them together, they form a beautiful tune. Therefore, I shall become one of those sounds, which shall eventually become a musical note in a beautiful song which shall be heard by several generations for thousands of years. This freedom to become one with nature is what awaits me on the other side of the river.” – Asha Bhosle”
The legendary singer breathed her last on April 12.
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