Konkani Singer/Song-Writer Jaison Sequeira releases 1st Kannada Song on YouTube

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Alfie Dsouza, Team Mangalorean.
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Konkani Singer/Song-Writer Jaison Sequeira releases 1st Kannada Song on YouTube

Mangaluru: Mangaluru aka Kodiyal aka Kudla is growing day by day. Many talents are born here, from singers to actors to dancers etc. The percentage of youngsters is very high here in this Coastal town aka Education Hub. Yes Kudla has many young singers who are making their families proud. Not only singers but also young actors are making their names in the Industry. Music is one entity which connects people all across the globe. Music has the ability which makes people forget the language and make us concentrate only on the melody. Among many cities in India, Mangaluru is one place where so many songs are composed throughout the year by upcoming and budding young singers. There are many new talented singers here in this City every year.

While looking at all the singers and bands that exist here, for Kudla, music is as essential an entity as probably the story as a whole. Some of the compositions by these new singers remain a patriotic favourite among cult music lovers irrespective of the age or era they belonged to. With the advent of not just online forums to showcase one’s musical inclinations, but also music festivals enjoying a moment on the commercial music scene apart from big music producers showing an interest in their music and underground musicians, it looks like new-age music might just break all social norms and conventions surrounding Education Town-Smart Mangaluru!

If ardent music aficionados and experts are to be believed, in the last decade or so, music and it’s many intricacies have almost transformed into a kaleidoscope of interesting genres, voices, rhythm and tunes, complete with experimental beats and fused instruments. Some of the most talented new musicians on the scene give us their two bits on the changing scenario. And one among them is Jaison J Sequeira, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter hailing from Gurupura, Mangaluru, who started composing songs in his early teens when his parents bought him a keyboard and a guitar.

Having done his schooling at St Joseph’s HS -Bajpe; PUC at St Aloysius PU College-Mangaluru, Degree at Alva’s College, and completing his M Sc in Mangalore University, currently Jaison is employed at Eurofins Advinus Ltd., Bengaluru as a research scientist. Young Jaison has been singing his own songs in competitions conducted by his parish until 2011 when his songs were presented at Konkani Natak Sabha Inter-Parish singing competition, which fetch him prizes. Soon his songs reached a wider audience when 11 out of the 12 songs he sang during the TV reality show “Soad 4” were self-composed. This motivated him to produce and release his maiden music album ‘Ho Jeev’ in the year 2016. This album was nominated in the best music album category during the Global Konkani Music Awards -2017.

Jaison has composed close to hundred songs in different languages including Konkani, Kannada, Tulu, Hindi and English. His poems have been published in regional magazines and websites and recited on All India Radio. Apart from this, he has been frequently uploading poetry recitals on Facebook covering issues pertaining to politics and humanity. He put up his first musical show ‘Poilo Sur’ at Kalaangann-Mangaluru which received much appreciation for its uniqueness. His dream venture ‘Paypassion’, an online portal for all the young and old talents of our region, is in its testing phase.

Being proud and overwhelmed of his First Kannada Song “Oh Chitteye” (Oh Butterfly) on YouTube, Jaison plans to produce more songs in 2018 and for that, he needs financial support from sponsors as original music is a loss-making business, at least in Mangaluru, he says. ‘Oh Chitteye’ speaks about beauty, age and an unending struggle for life. “The makers want to reach it to as many people possible and therefore request all the music enthusiasts to subscribe to their YouTube channel ‘Paypassion Productions’, adds Jason. The song released on YouTube on Republic Day 26 January, received nearly 1500 views on the first day, and the number of viewers is multiplying day by day.

‘Oh Chitteye’ is produced by a brand new production house ‘Paypassion Productions’ in association with ‘Caravan Art Studio’. Jaison has composed, sung and starred in the video of the song. The music is arranged by Roshan Dsouza, one among the top Konkani musicians. The song is mixed and mastered by Darrel Mascarenhas of ‘Mog Asom 2’ fame.Vinay Hassan of the Caravan Art Studio has directed the videography. The video was shot around Mangaluru under Lohith Kumar and Tejesh MP’s art direction. When asked what would be his words of wisdom for budding and established singers, Jaison said, “Modern-day singers should collaborate with each other, so that we build a network of artists. This would definitely help the budding and even the established singers/musicians”.

Team Mangalorean is proud of our very own ‘Kodiyalaso Chedo Jaison Sequeira’ and I conclude this column by saying-“Jason, you very well deserve the congrats for your hard work, determination and dedication towards music. Seems like making the impossible into possible is your own and unique style, which needs to be appreciated. Living up to the expectations is itself a great success and you have made it. You are an inspiring singer and you are an inspiration for the budding singers/musicians. I can say that strength, determination, challenges and confidence counts your success -and no doubt that’s the secret of your success. The latest success of yours in the field of music is yet another ‘milestone’ in your success story. You are for sure going to attain new heights with lot more successes. Keep up the good work that you are entrusted with, and may God bless you”.

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Lyrics of “Oh Chitteye”:

ಓ ಚಿಟ್ಟೆಯೇ…
ನಿನ್ನ‌ ಬ‌ಣ್ಣ‌ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

ಆ ರ‌ವಿಯ‌ ಕೆಂಪು ಬ‌ಣ್ಣ‌ ನಿನ್ನ‌ದೆಯೇ?
ಈ ಧ‌ರೆಯ‌ ಹ‌ಸಿರು ನೀಳ‌ವೆಲ್ಲವೂ?
ಕುಂಚ‌ದಿಂದ‌ ಪ್ರಾಣ‌ ಪ‌ಡೆವ‌ ಬ‌ಣ್ಣ‌ವು ನಿನ್ನ‌ದೆಯೇ?

ಓ ವ‌ಯ‌ಸ್ಸೆ…
ಆಸೆ ನೆರ‌ವೇರಿತೆ?
ನಿನ್ನೊಳ‌ಗಿನ‌ ಹ‌ಡ‌ಗು ದ‌ಡ‌ ಸೇರಿತೆ?
ಈ ಕ‌ಡ‌ಲಿನ‌ ಹ‌ಸಿವು, ದಾಹ‌ ತೀರಿತೆ?

ಸಾಯ‌ಬೇಡ‌ ಸ‌ಮ‌ಯ‌ವೇ
ಇಷ್ಟು ದೂರ‌ ಬಂದ‌ ಮೇಲೆ
ಈ ಕ‌ನ್ನ‌ಡಿಯ‌ಲಿ ನೀ ನ‌ನ‌ಸು ಕಾಣಿಸು
ಆ ಗೋಡೆಗೆ ಈಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ಜೀವ ಕ‌ರುಣಿಸು

ಓ ಜೀವ‌ವೇ…
ಹೊರ‌ಟಿರುವೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ?
ನಾನೂ ಬ‌ರ‌ಲೇ ನಿನ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ…

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