Dear Dinesh,
I loved your candour and determination, and by all means. BOMBAY THEME is a
landmark in music, the sounds clearly visualise hope emerging from the
debris of detruction and savagery;as such it has an emotional appeal far
beyond the ordinary...
What i meant was that audiences who do not understand the THEME may think
that its a break from continuity... but if that is not so, i'd love to be
proved wrong. And if you can educate the audiences simultaneously, that
itself is great service to the Man and his Music.
Can i make a humble suggestion ? Can the THEME be positioned just ahead of
the Patriotic segment ?
Also, could you please consider adding a snatch from MEENAXI... it has some
wonderul backgrounds, like the Potters and the Bicycle music.. And it is
quite a statement from Rahman Saab and in is own inimitable
style, it also is his personal tribute to another living legend, MF Hussain.
Keep it us, i am waiting for the day when some of the group will tour and
play alongwith Rahman Saab ... And i do think that day cannot be far in the
future
Best of Everything !
On 19/02/07, Dinesh Vaidya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Amit Goel
THANK YOU for your encouraging words about recent performance of The
Wandering Souls. This pat-on-the-back, will help the group to continue
on their mission to take RAHMAN's music and message to the like-minded
persons.
Also noted your suggestion on "not playing Bombay Theme". However,
personally I will differ with your views on BOMBAY THEME. I find this
theme is the healing sound which may emanate from the churning of the
horrors of fights over various divides. This group has played Bombay
theme everytime they performed on stage and each time the members from
audiance have come forward and informed us the emotional effect this
theme had on them and the changes they felt the theme brought within
them.
For me, Bombay Theme is the very core of RAHMAN's music. Emotional, and
touching as you rightly said....
I personally do not want the group to stop playing the Bombay theme
unless we find staring at dead end on the instrumentation or live
artist front. The group has MASTERED the theme very well and is one of
the highlights of the programme. Nevertheless, the decision is
entirely of TWS group and your suggestion will be passed on to the
group chiefs.
Best regards
Dinesh Vaidya
The Wandering souls
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>,
"amit goel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I was one of the thousands of lucky ppl to attend Rahmania, and was
> impressed by the devotion, skill and adventure of these Punelads. It
> was amazing. This was perhasps ONE occasion when the group attempted
> what even Rahman seldom does- and that is the rendition of the Bombay
> Theme. I was touched by the remarks and introduction, for what else
> could have been more secular ever ? But i did feel that the Theme
> needs much more , like, in a roaring audience who prefers the Rahman
> Vocals (whetevr ppl may say abt the purity, language being a
negative,
> etc) the Theme was far too serious a subject to be proffered at the
> platform.
>
> This music of the theme is religon, so, i will make a humble
> suggestion that this be kept out of future performances.
>
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