How difficult was it to compose with singers from Haryana and Punjab?
These singers are used to people coming to them, recording their voices and not getting back to them. I had to convince them and assure them that I respect their talent and will use their work with credits. It was funny when these old villagers used to suspiciously enquire about why I wasn’t married yet! The vocals of the tracks are very different and Khalif (in their pristine form), yet an effort was made to make it palatable for the lay man. They are necessarily sung by the original folk singers retaining the raw instruments used. To make the singers comfortable, we had also recorded the music on their dhool-mitti, in their own surroundings, so that they don’t get intimidated by the studio setup. Can you take us through the journey of the album? The singers are original folk singers, the track ‘Jugni’ is sung by 72 year old Des Raj Lachkani. You give the track an ear and you cannot guess that it has been sung by an elderly person, because he sounds so fresh. The track ‘Tu Raja Ki Raj
