They didnt even bother to check if we had cameras. I took a few shots. I will try to upload them tonight.
Teja On 9/13/05, Arun Chandrasekhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Rakesh, I'll be going for the Sydney concert on the 17th. You said you > felt like you shoulda taken a recording device....were there any > restrictions on people recording things or didn't the show's organisers care > about that? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rakesh_953" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 5:01 PM > Subject: [arr] Melbourne Concert - The 'Ghanan Ghana' piece ! > > > Melbourne Concert - The 'Ghanan Ghana' piece review: > > Ghanan Ghanan - This is nothing like you've heard before!! It was > just ARR on the piano & Shankar vocalising with just two words 'Ghanan > Ghanan'. The original lyrics of the song were NOT sung, it was just > 'Ghanan Ghanan' sung in different variations to follow AR Rahman's > piano for about 5 minutes!! ARR opened the song with an incredibly > mindblowing piano prelude, and then Shankar slowly started vocalising > from low to high to very high pitch, singing only the words 'Ghanan > Ghanan' in several variations - It was simply magical and something I > will never forget!! Shankar proved he is unmatchable vocally. > > Following the vocal variations of 'Ghanan', Shankar paused for a > moment and then said the following to introduce the second movement of > this incredible piece: "In the film, Lagaan, the clouds come, the > village start singing, but then then the clouds go away. Now, imagine > for a moment that the clouds hadn't just gone past, but rather it > started raining. Imagine....how would A.R.Rahman have composed the > song for such a situation? Do you want to hear it?" ...the crowd > replied with a resounding "Yes!", and then, the large TV screen at the > back showed rain crowds moving along (it looked great with the 3D > glasses on), and then Shankar started vocalising again starting at low > "Ghanan Ghanan Ghanan", and then quickly raising the speed and pitch, > rapidly singing "Ghanan Ghanan" to match the mood of pouring rain. > The melody kept varying to match the situation of rain pouring down. > It was an composition by AR Rahman & Shankar's vocal skills weree > simply superb. It was the most incredible piece of music I have ever > heard. I'm kicking my myself very hard for not taking a audio > recorder of some sort to the concert...folks please take along some > form of audio recording device to capture these incredible pieces > speically made for concerts! > > > > > > > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/iuUuID/dnQLAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
