Sona Mohapatra rocks in new version of cult Odia song Rangabati

Every Odia and even every Indian who has had some contact with western Odisha would know the cult folk song Rangabati. Now, Bollywood singer Sona Mohapatra, with music director Ram Sampath, has given it a contemporary touch and it’s already a rage.

Every Odia and even every Indian who has had some contact with western Odisha would know the cult Sambalpuri folk song Rangabati. Now, Bollywood singer , with music director Ram Sampath, has given it a contemporary touch and it’s already a rage. The song was released on YouTube on July 3 and will be aired on MTV Channel’s Coke Studio Season 4 on July 5.



Watch the music video Rangabati here:

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With her charismatic full-blooded voice and fetching presence, Sona Mohapatra gives a vibrant, contemporary touch to the folk song, without robbing it of its soul. The basic tune remains true to the original but the background music has a fair sprinkling of electronic sounds as padding.

The song also features another Odia sensation, who won India’s Raw Star contest in 2014. He will be singing a popular ditty Bande Utkala Janani, eulogising Odisha. The song also has a funky Tamil-English rap done by Tony Sebastian and Rajesh Radhakrishnan.



Watch Korean dancers groove to the Odia song, Rangabati:

The song has already hit on YouTube with over 1.56 lakh views (at the time of filing this report) since its release on July 3, 2015 {with the promo too touching over 86,000 views}).

Rangabati is a cult Odia song from the ’70s, sung by folk artistes Jitendra Haripal and Krishna Patel while its music is by Prabhudatta Pradhan.

Watch the original Rangabati here: