CHINA CLAIMS TO HAVE '1ST POP SINGER IN SANSKRIT', MAY PRESENT HER DURING WORLD EXPO *** Jai Maharaj posts

Subject:	CHINA CLAIMS TO HAVE '1ST POP SINGER IN SANSKRIT', MAY PRESENT HER DURING WORLD EXPO *** Jai Maharaj posts
Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:25:44 GMT

China claims to have '1st pop singer in Sanskrit', may present her
during World Expo

By Saibal Dasgupta, TNN
The Times of India
Monday, January 25, 2010

Beijing - China's official media is promoting what it describes as
the first pop singer who sings in Sanskrit. She is one of the singers
being considered to sign at the inauguration of the World Expo in
Shanghai, which is expected to draw the glitterati from the world of
business next May.

This could be the reason why Sa Dingding, who won the BBC Radio 3
Award for World Music in the Asia Pacific category in 2008, is
suddenly being promoted by the provincial government of Tibet. The
provincial government has indicated it wants to reshape her image and
get her to focus on Sanskrit singing.

"She is also called the 'first Chinese Sanskrit singer'. To Sa
Dingding, who she was in the past is not important now... To preserve
her new image, she must eliminate all distractions," the local
government of Tibet said on its website.

Sa, who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts run by the People's
Liberation Army, sings in the language of Inner Mongolia, Tibet and
in Sanskrit. Sa is not a Tibetan although she sings in Sanskrit and
Tibetan and dresses in grandiose Tibetan clothing.

"We should pay more attention to her music, to the Zen sensation and
Buddhist spirit in her music," it further said. The official site
went on to say that "Her musical inspirations all come from Chinese
civilization and culture."

Apparently, the local government is pushing her to give up song
writing and singing in languages other than Sanskrit so she can be
presented to the world as a symbol of China's rich cultural heritage.

"It is possible China may be trying to show that Sanskrit is part of
its cultural heritage. What better way to draw world attention than
to get a lovely voice to sing pop?," a Shanghai based expert on
Chinese culture told TNN.

During major events like the Olympic Games and the celebration of the
60th anniversary of the Chinese republic, Beijing usually makes a big
display of the culture and arts of Tibetans and other ethnic people.
It is expected to do the same during the opening and closing
ceremonies at the World Expo.

Sa also won praise from Grammy Award judge Eric T. Johnson. She is
the first Chinese citizen to be invited for a tour of the United
States by the Grammy organizing committee.

More at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-claims-to-have-1st-pop-singer-in-Sanskrit-may-present-her-during-World-Expo/articleshow/5499452.cms

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