Neha Sinha to perform in Auckland –
A popular Pune based singer says that her proposed tour of Australia and New Zealand would be a highlight of her career in music.
Neha Sinha will perform at a show in Auckland later this month, the details of which are not known to Indian Newslink.
However, her parents Abhay and Varsha Dhoke, who have been living and working in Melbourne, Australia since they migrated from New Zealand in 2011, said that Neha is an accomplished singer and that her performance would be a delight to the ears and a solace to the soul, for she is adept in rendering traditional, classical, folk and film music with equal poise and prowess.
Neha has been a professional singer since 2007 and has been a performing artiste at shows held in India. These include major programmes organised to pay tributes to music industry icons such as Lata Mangeshkar, Rahul Dev Burman and Jagjit Singh.
She began singing with her mother when she was three years old and won the top prize in a state level music competition as the ‘Youngest Singer.’
She has come a long since then, and attributes her success to her mother.
“She has been a source of encouragement and inspiration. She was my first teacher and I also learnt from her discipline, humility and self-confidence,” Neha said.
Cultural Capital
It was her daughter’s career in music and higher education that prompted Varsha Dhoke to move to Pune in 1997 when Neha was 11 years old. Neha completed her graduate (BA) degree in Commerce and a postgraduate degree in Mass Communications (with specialisation in Radio, Television and Films) and was ready to take on the world.
‘Nakshatrache Dene- Shanta Shelke,’ her first public performance, telecast on Zee TV Marathi in 2009 promoted her as a teenage artiste with a promise.
Winning the first prize at competitions has almost been a habit for Neha but she regards as true prizes, the guidance that she received from famous lyricist, the late Sudhir Moghe and the opportunity to sing in devotional albums such as ‘Sajda Masiha Ke Dar Pe,’ ‘Bhaje Pandurangam,’ and ‘Shree Mangalacharanam.’
Her non-filmy albums include ‘Mrug Trishna’ rendered with Jasraj Joshi and ‘Aathvan,’ with Hrishikesh Ranade, published in Sydney during 2008.
She was a playback singer in Marathi films ‘Vithhal Vithhal’ and ‘Mala Jagaychay.’
Gratifying Guru
Neha is also grateful to her Guru and Guide Dr Purnima Duhamale, who trained her to render classical and light music and it was under her tutelage that she had opportunities to appear in television programmes such as ‘Baalchitravaani’ and ‘Maharashtra Sangeet Ratna’ on Sanhyadri Doordarshan, ‘Nakshatranche Dene’ and ‘Sur Taal’ on Zee TV Marathi, serial title song for ‘Amritsarita’ on Sanhyadri Doordarshan and ‘Nandadeep’ (song composed by Anand Modak), ‘Tarang’ and ‘Saptasur Ek Sargam’ on ETV Marathi.
Neha considers the legendary Lata Mangeshkar as her ‘greatest passion and Master.’
“She has rendered so many golden songs, each of which has been a mark of perfection. She is a great singer and suits her voice to the scene, actor and emotions to be prortrayed. There is something in her that every singer wishes to achieve,” Neha said.
She admires another playback singer and dreams of achieving her status, not very far into the future.
Indian Newslink will write about this idol and more about Neha in its next issue.
Photo :Neha Sinha
