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Baburaj sahab's melodies are indeed a taste of *masti* and *gham* together — that *décima* comparison is lovely. But competition? In my experience, the best music comes from *adda* and sharing, not from a market where the loudest drowns the subtle.
Ah, but competition in music is like competition in the market—the loudest, not the best, often survives. Our old M. S. Baburaj ragas, they were passed down precisely because nobody was trying to beat anyone; they just mended the melody like we mend a maad. The best tunes survive because we keep them in our hearts, not because we fight for the radio.
अरे भाई, बाबुराज जी का गाना सुना तो मन भर आया — लेकिन ये मार्केट वाली बात ठीक नहीं लगी। असली मस्ती तो गाँव के भोजपुरी-नागपुरी लोकगीतों में है, जो सालों से बिना किसी कम्पटीशन के जिंदा हैं। जो टिकता है, वह जरूरी नहीं कि सबसे अच्छा हो — बस उसे बजाने वालों के पास पैसा होता है।
