Mame Khan's walk to remember at Cannes

He became the first folk artiste from India to walk the Festival de Cannes red carpet. Meet Mame Khan. #Cannes2022

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00:00I have added a little bit of modern taste to the food.

00:20The big thing is that as a folk singer, I am India's first folk singer.

00:26The atmosphere here is very different.

00:34The special thing for me is that I did my first show here 23 years ago.

00:41And after 23 years, I am walking on the red carpet as a folk singer.

00:45It's huge.

00:47What does that mummy khaan say to today's mummy khaan?

00:50He is saying that buddy, it's really good.

00:53The hard work that you have done, the struggle that you have done,

00:58the folk music that you have established, the roots that you have established,

01:01the music that you have brought with you from your teachers,

01:05this is the result of that.

01:14I had promised myself that folk art is dying art.

01:18I had promised myself that I will not let people cry anymore.

01:23And I am doing that.

01:25I think I am quite successful with it because of my audience.

01:29Whenever I sing today, people ask me to sing folk songs.

01:48I have changed the folk music a little bit.

01:51I gave it a little modern taste.

01:53For today's modern audience, the world is getting a little faster.

01:57But I haven't changed a lot.

01:59Do fusion, don't do coming from fusion.

02:01Don't get confused.

02:03How to serve the dish that you are making.

02:18You have seen Deepika ji, Bhoosa bhaaj, Urvashi bhaaj, Taman bhaaj.

02:23Everyone is dancing to it.

02:25Because folk music has a beat.

02:27It has a beat, it has fun, it has colour.

02:31You just have to see it properly.