THE FLUIDITY OF MUSIC

TWO VIOLINISTS TALK ABOUT TRADITIONS, TRANSITIONS, AND THEIR MUSICAL PERCEPTIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS IN TODAY'S WORLD

- BY SHIVA MOSALIKANTI

Music is like a river.

It moves through time, traditions, land and languages. It remembers while constantly shape shifting to fit in everywhere. However, with this effortless, constant flow also comes the need for substantial value. The understanding of music must saturate its path with great depth so that its flow doesn't disperse into nothingness.

Whether it is the diversity of it that you find in the vastness of India, or the rest of the world, Music refuses to stay confined to style or genre and better thrives in its universality. And thus, for many musicians, learning is never linear. One's music is a mosaic of many different elements from around their world. Composer and lead performer for his band The Unemployeds, Mithun Eshwar reflects upon the fluidity of his approach and says, "Some people are passionate about learning languages. For me, the same passion translates as learning different genres of music." For him, his music is found through exploration, expression and the understanding that it is boundless.