I was at the show with Gopal Srinivasan.. He has the official song list in the order in which they were performed.. AR's group arrived only around 4 pm, and went to the show at around 6 pm for the mic test and to rehearse the two singers Geoff Iqbal (Mitwa) and master Bhattacharya (Yeh Tara) (who will also be at DC).. The show started around 8:15 pm I guess with Jaage Hain.. Chitra opening the show, and then Rahman coming in.. Next was Khalbali, and some dancer knocked out A R's cheat sheet from the stage.. Most of the songs are covered already I guess.. There was a variation of Ghanan Ghanan.. Solos by my friend Rashid, and by Sivamani, with the bongo player (Gopal will tell you his name, Pat I guess) etc. The Rajasthani singer Aslam absolutely absolutely gave a stunning performance of Rang De Basanti and also had a folk solo, and was part of Ni Main Samajh Gayi.. Because of time constraints, Chanda Re and Barso Re were knocked off.. A R DID PERFORM NEW YORK NAGARAM.. The whole stadium went ballistic for Vaaji Vaaji, which was the first tamil song, followed by Sahara.. The cell-phone lighting was there for Pray for me Brother.. A R went to the piano for the song, then did the unplugged, with En Kaadhale and other songs.. Humma Humma had the greatest reception, (along with Chhaiyya) and VM to end the show.. Gopal and I thought that A R said "We'll skip Dil Se for this show" and then immediately sang Dil Se Re. Ravichandran on Keys. Navin on Flute. An American (?) saxophonist. Another western flautist. Kalyan on Cello. 1 Violon. Sivakumar on the trigger with Pat (?) (also on Bongo). Keith Peters on Bass guitar, Rashid on Guitars, Sivamani on percussion. Srinivas Moorthy conducted. Backing vocals by Ishrath, Reyhana (also sang Chhaiyya), Sayonara (sang Athiradee, Sa re Ga Me etc.), Tanvi, Naresh, and one more singer (Dr).. Aslam (number 2) sang the Mayya chants (Neethi, also for Ramta Jogi). Sridhar mixed (volume). A R left for DC after the show.. I couldn't make it to DC as planned.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Anil Varma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When did the show start and what were the first few songs? > > Here is the list of songs by movie after around 9:10 PM: > > Bombay Tu hi re > Bombay Kehna hi kya > Bombay Humma Humma > Boys Sa Re Ga Me > Dil Se Dil se re > Dil Se Chaiyya Chaiyya > Duet En kaadale? > Kaadalan - Kurukku siruthavale Telugu > Lagaan Ghanana ghanana > Lagaan Mitwa > Guru Maiyya > Guru Dam dara > Guru Ae hathiyare > Pray for me brother > RDB Prayer song > RDB Paathshaala > RDB Roobaroo > RDB Rang De Basanti > Roja Roja Janeman > Sivaji Athidi > Sivaji Righta > Sivaji Vaaji > Sivaji Sahana > SOK New York nagaram > Swades Yeh tara > Taal Ne main samajh gayi > Vande Mataram - Maa Tujhe Salaam > Water Naina neer bahaiye > Water Chanchan > Yuva Kabhi neem neem >
