Exactly
I agree with u... We are not gonna bother about somebody who has passed an
atrocious statement about a person whom we consider is a GENIUS and a MASTER in
music compositions.... Lets ignore this issue... Jagjit will definitely repent
for such a ruthless comment...
--- On Thu, 29/1/09, ramanujan_mk <ramanujan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: ramanujan_mk <ramanujan...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [arr] Jagjit Singh - What does Rahman know about ghazals
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 29 January, 2009, 11:23 AM
Hello All,
Who cares abt Jagjit Singh's Comments? and his statements / views are
not taken for Oscars..lets stop on this and get going...Ignore! :-)
Jai Ho!
--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Anil Nair <rhythmcalls@ ...> wrote:
>
> And here comes the video :-)
> http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/videoshow/ 4045257.cms
>
> -A
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Thulasi Ram <karoke...@. ..> wrote:
>
> > cough cough! :)
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Anil Nair <rhythmcalls@ ...> wrote:
> >
> >> Didn't expect Jagjit Singh to say this ...or maybe its just yet
again
> >> the "media monster" at work
> >>
> >> -A
> >>
> >> http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html
> >>
> >> What does Rahman know about ghazals?Wednesday, January 28, 2009 06:31
> >> [IST]
> >>
> >> Mumbai:
DNA<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#>,
> >> in association with Rotary Club of Hiranandani Estate, Thane,
brings on
> >> stage the legendary ghazal maestro to recreate the magic of the
music<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#>
form.
> >> On the eve of Jagjit Singh Live in
Concert<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#> (at
> >> the Shanmukhananda Auditorium), the veteran exponent of ghazals
rues the end
> >> of their era in Hindi films.
> >>
> >> Jagjit is not singing any film songs currently because he feels
there is a
> >> lack of taste on the part of today's filmmakers and music
directors. "They
> >> don't know what ghazals are all about and they lack good taste in
music.
> >> What does AR Rahman know about ghazals? He will never use a
ghazal in his
> >> films. All they do is pick up tunes from the West," he says.
> >>
> >> He criticises contemporary music directors for ruining the
Indianness of
> >> sound. "Earlier, in the 60s and 70s, 90% of the music was based
on the
> >> ghazal. Today, there's no poetry phrasing, it's all Western and
the language
> >> is tapori -- a mix of English and Hindi. What kind of lyrics are
Pappu
> >> can't
dance<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#>
> >> saala?"
> >>
> >> Yet the popularity of the form endures. He says, "My audience has
only
> >> grown over the years. I always improvise and add variations to my
old songs
> >> on stage. Every ghazal is re-born on that day."
> >>
> >> Interestingly, Jagjit only performs for a cause. On January 29,
at the DNA
> >> and Rotary concert, he will perform to provide midday meals for
children. He
> >> says, "I never give dates to concerts which are just money-making
measures.
> >> I want to give back to the society. So I give my dates only to
charity
> >> concerts."
> >> --
> >> -A
> >> http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> -A
> http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com
>
