Vithur.. thanx for this superb post.. i hope aravind shares the mp3 for it. to me, Rahmania is one of the wholesome program for a rahmaniac. HUGE treat. Raihana is doing a great job.
btw, any ideas on calling Gomzy for one show.. it would be superb :))).. Gomzy.. this is jus for fun!!! On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vithur, > > You could ARR on the show, but Gops? :)) > > > On 7/23/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Dear Rahmaniacs, >> >> VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , >> sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he >> discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- >> >> " Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big >> fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work >> for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music >> label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I >> also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of >> creative stuff etc . >> >> Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of >> his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort >> of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a >> film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was >> told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to >> be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this >> label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to >> explore what is not within commercial parameters. >> >> Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I >> dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai >> , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had >> released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to >> Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it >> in her walkman. And then she used to say, " Its verynice; very nice ". But I >> nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, " Netru >> Illadha Maatram ". Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began >> >> Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie " Duet". The song " >> Anjali Anjali" with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right >> after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know >> if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , >> you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, >> Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, " Lukka Chuppi" and >> want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some >> years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where >> a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. >> >> >> *Experiences as a FAN * >> >> At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. >> That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. >> There used to be a store called, " Giri Stores", where we used to get Tamil >> cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we >> never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was >> not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if >> any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs >> 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to >> reply, " No Sir. nothing has come ". But, I used to make it sure, that >> whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by >> train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to >> Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the >> cassette. That was fantastic. >> >> Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on >> the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this >> Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind >> of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big >> fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are >> much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( >> My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare >> songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good >> forum, for rare information exchange. >> >> Vijay sings a song, " Tere Bina ". ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) >> >> *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * >> ** >> Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I >> met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was >> in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at >> that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in one >> of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was the time, in >> 2000-01, when Rahman was doing Bombay Dreams in London. so, one day, when I >> was travelling to London. I saw Sir in Bombay Airport. I ran towards him, >> and asked him, if he remembered me, when I had met him up in 94, and he >> told, " NO.". So, i thought that this was the opportunity, as no one would >> disturb him, in the plane. No Directors, nor producers. For the full 8 hrs, >> I spoke with him, in the similar manner as I am speaking with you now. I >> told him abt how I bought his cassettes, Internet Community etc . Next day, >> in London airport, I told him, I was free the entire day. If you dont mind, >> can I come with you. He just saw me and he thought that this is a crazy >> fan, but was really convinced, that I was really genuine. I had the fear >> that many like me, would have gone to him, seeking his autograph, photos >> etc. But I think, there is some connection. It can be said as Destiny. He >> agreed, and he took me with him to the place where he stayed in London. he >> was happy, by seeing the Internet community, and he himself gave his email >> id, and his phone number and said, " Keep in touch". and then, we were in >> touch regularly. Whenever he used to come to Mumbai,. I was lucky enough to >> drive him to the studios, been there for recordings etc >> >> We became close friends. This is really Blessings of the Almighty. There >> are millions of people waiting for a chance like this. I dont know, how I >> got a chance like this. Right from the beginning, the fascination to be with >> him, and do anything for him has been there in my heart. At that time, he >> was planning to open a new studios in Chennai by name A.M. studios. He was >> looking for someone to manage the studios. So, he asked me to come to >> Chennai, have a look at it. But that didnt work out. After that, we did a >> lot of write ups, and convinced him on making a website. I used to keep >> telling him, " Sir. I want to do something for you, with you. ". Its a >> passion, thats why. >> >> One day, he called me and said, " Meet me at 5 in the morning". I went at >> 5 in the morning. He said, " I am planning to start a new music label , and >> I think you can do it. You come to Chennai". So, I came to Chennai..... >> >> First of all, thanks to Aahaa Fm, and you, Its an honour. Chennai >> listeners are lucky, as they are in the same place where Rahman is. In the >> coming days, there are a lot of opportunities, coming up in KM Music >> Conservatory, and utilise it . All the best. >> >> >> Vijay.... Have I missed anything... This was an awesome interview. Heart >> touching. Thanks for being in the show. Hopefully, we would get to hear >> Gopal next time with Raihanaji... >> >> Gopal... Pls .. >> >> >> >> -- >> regards, >> Vithur >> >> ARR -- The Sweet Cube always >> >> > >
