Friday, June 3, 2011

Bollywood inspiration for vicar


From The Church Times-

A CLERIC has recorded an album of his songs, which mix Bollywood film music with Christian lyrics.

The Vicar of Holy Trinity, Biscot, in Luton, the Revd Thomas Singh, recorded Gospel Bollywood: Journey of a Saviour during a three-month sabbatical in Mumbai earlier this year. He raised the money needed to produce the album — about £20,000 — by undertaking a sponsored walk and applying for funding from charities.

Mr Singh began writing songs two years ago, as he waited in his car for his daughter to complete a GCSE exam. “In five or six minutes, I had a full song with melody,” he said.
He has gone on to write more than 20 songs, 12 of which are featured on Gospel Bollywood. There are two versions of the album: one in Hindi, containing two CDs with seven songs each; the other in English, featuring eight tracks.

More here-

http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=113399

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