A CORRESPONDENT
PATHSALA: YouTube and other social media platforms have over the years become breeding ground for talents. Today, it takes only the click of a button for something to go viral and reach a million viewers worldwide.
Rapper Rhinex Bubu's latest song Voice of Pathsala2 has been loved by a large number of people. The song speaks about life, its struggles and why should one put up a fight and never think about quitting. The song oozes positivity in abundance.
Rhinex Bubu, whose actual name is Hemanta Dutta, is a resident of Titka village in Pathsala in Barpeta district. He said that he never expected the song to become viral in such a big way. "To be honest, when we were composing this song we never imagined that it would be loved so much. We thought that even if we got around 50 shares it would have been a bigh thing for us. But we have received more than that now," said Dutta.
An employee of the Indian Railways, Hemanta composes music whenever he gets some free time and Voice Of Pathsala2 is an outcome of such free-time creativity. "Through the song, I have poured my heart out. The COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone sad and the situation is extremely gloomy. All I wanted to say is that everything will be fine and we will find a solution to every problem. One should not run away when one faces a problem. I have gone through a very bad phase in life. But I have fought hard and come out strong. Today I am happy and I wanted to convey this message to the world," said the young rapper.
One of the best aspects of the song is the use of local Assamese dialect spoken by the people of Barpeta district. "I have spent my entire life here and I am at ease while speaking in my local dialect. This was the reason I wanted to sing in our local dialect," said Dutta. "I wasn't sure how would people react to it. But all my anxiety vanished when people not just loved the song, but also shared it," he added. "Music is beyond the boundary of language. The success of the song has inspired us to create many more songs in the future," he further added. The video of the song has been shot and edited in a mobile phone and the man behind this is Hemanta's friend Bikash Das aka Neel Bikash. "Bubu da is like a friend to me and we have worked together on four songs earlier. When he made me listen to the new rap, it struck a chord and I immediately knew we needed to make a video," said Bikash while speaking to this correspondent.
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