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Sona Mohapatra
12+ albums
IndianHindiindiafemale vocalistsfemale vocalist
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Sona Mohapatra is a singer and performer from India. She is simply called SONA. Sona means golden in Hindi, the language of the Indian heartland. Sona aspires to make soul music in many genres, music that moves you and therefore her music could be called, Desi Soul. Desi means Indian. She loves to infuse ancient & modern poetry with sounds that blend folk roots, Hindustani classical, Sufiana kalaam , eastern Baul music, contemporary rock ,funk & blues. Sona grew up all across India , small towns and some bigger cities thanks to her father itinerant job. While she trained in Hindustani classical music for over 12 years, these constant moves ensured that she was not influenced by any one particular school of music & developed her own unique style instead .Each of the places became a part of her, imprinting their sights and sounds and music to her aesthetic palate. Sona moved to Mumbai in the post the year 2003 to find a city on the move. The timing was right, the whole country was on the move after years of stagnation- and Mumbai was leading the charge. She fitted in naturally and immediately plugged into the energy of the trains and the colour of the crowds, finding the paradox of traditional life coexisting with unbridled modernization very much in sync with the person she is and her music. The city's longing for love and lucidity amidst the fractured rhetoric of commerce inspired the songs of love and longing and acceptance in her music. Sona formed her first band in this
