Institute of Social and Cultural Engineering

 Arko Mukhaerjee and a New Era of Music Sense : From Abbasuddin Ahmed to Bob Dylan

 (Aditya Sengupta, Author)

Arko Mukhaerjee, have been giving many speeches on Bob Dylan and Abbasuddin Ahmed.  In one of his speeches, he especially mentioned of his interactions he says, “Music flows everywhere” and do not require any kind of passport or visa. Melody could follow any lyrics, and sentiment of that music would be same, be it from Europe, Asia or Latin America.  Arko has generated a long methodology that goes behind his music sense. In this I am just trying to relate those concepts how will Arko’s interpretation of music remind us about the free-flowing Indian tunes which actually is borrowed from Europe, Middle East or America. Also trying to remember Arko’s research on world music which ultimately led to the creation of A New Era of Music Sense. Arko have tried to show that the societal, economic and cultural boundaries can definitely be a crucial element for new and renewed sense of music and how it also impacts other writings of varied writers, composers and thinkers.