rightly said, i also think it should be 200 now. updating wiki would be sufficient i think.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Anil Nair <rhythmca...@...> wrote: > > This 100 million figure (Sales) has been around for quite some time now > ....at least for the past 2-3 years - it should be more than 200 million now > ;-) > Somebody update the Wiki ...am sure media will pick that up (for lack of > official numbers) and very soon, we will have that number being reported by > everyone. > > Just kidding .... > > -A > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > 'Slumdog' Remix The Oscar-winning song 'Jai Ho' is reworked with help > > from a Pussycat Doll > > > > - Article<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs=article> > > - Comments<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs_comments> > > > > more in Arts & Entertainment<http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-arts-movies- music.html>ยป > > > > - Email<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - Printer Friendly<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - Share: > > - Yahoo Buzz <http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/wsj/> [image: more]<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - facebook<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - MySpace<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - LinkedIn<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - Digg<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - del.icio.us<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - NewsVine<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - StumbleUpon<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - Mixx<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - [image: smaller]<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> Text > > Size<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> [image: > > larger]<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj#> > > - > > > > By ETHAN SMITH<http://online.wsj.com/search/search_center.html? KEYWORDS=ETHAN+SMITH&ARTICLESEARCHQUERY_PARSER=bylineAND> > > Getty Images > > > > Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman, above-left, will try to scale the U.S. pop charts > > > > A.R. Rahman triumphed at the Oscars Sunday night. Now one of America's > > biggest record labels is hoping the Indian film composer can conquer the > > U.S. pop-music charts, thanks to an unlikely collaboration with the lead > > singer of the pop group the Pussycat Dolls. > > > > The morning after Mr. Rahman's twin victories for best song and best score > > for the film "Slumdog Millionaire," Universal Music Group's Interscope > > Geffen A&M Records released an English-language pop version of his > > prize-winning song "Jai Ho." (The title means, approximately, "Be > > Victorious" in Hindi.) > > Tune In > > > > Listen to a clip from the remixed version of "Jai Ho": > > > > - "Jai Ho" > > > > Read More > > > > - *Full coverage of the 2009 Academy Awards*<http://online.wsj.com/public/page/oscars.html> > > > > The new version of the song adds to Mr. Rahman's original music and vocals > > a rough English translation of the Hindi lyrics, sung by Nicole Scherzinger > > of the Pussycat Dolls. "You are the reason that I breathe," she sings in the > > song's chorus. "You are the reason that I still believe / You are my > > destiny." > > > > The remix, titled "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)," was produced by Ron Fair, > > the chairman of Interscope's Geffen Records division, and a pop producer and > > songwriter who has created hits for the Dolls, Christina Aguilera and > > others. > > > > The producers were aiming to have the new song ready for release > > immediately after the Oscars whether or not the original won. The remix was > > created over about a month, from mid-January until last week, with > > contributions from three continents. Mr. Fair and a team of songwriters > > worked in Los Angeles, with input from Mr. Rahman, via Skype, in Chennai, > > India. On a concert tour with her group, Ms. Scherzinger recorded her vocal > > parts at studios in various cities around England. > > Getty Images > > > > Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls > > > > Mr. Fair enlisted several lyricists to create English lyrics that satisfied > > competing goals. "The challenge was not to make it too literal, too uncool," > > he says. "We were trying to make something that would appeal to contemporary > > music fans, yet still be true to the story of the film." > > > > Mr. Fair's new mix preserves the original's electronic dance beats, > > Japanese taiko drums, and soaring Hindi melodies. But partly because it was > > composed for a film, the original "Jai Ho" didn't conform to a traditional > > structure for a Western pop song, leading to one of the bigger changes Mr. > > Fair made in creating the remix. "We formatted it so his music would fall > > into our formats for verse and chorus," Mr. Fair says. > > > > Mr. Rahman, 42 years old, has scored dozens of popular films in India, and > > is one of the country's biggest music stars. By unit sales, he's one of the > > most successful in the world, with an estimated 100 million albums sold. A > > spokeswoman said that Mr. Rahman recently returned to his home in Chennai > > and was unavailable. > > > > This isn't Indian music's first appearance in Western pop. In the 1960s the > > Beatles and others used sitars and tablas in psychedelic rock. More > > recently, some hip-hop performers and producers, including Dr. Dre and > > Timbaland, have tapped into Indian music. > > > > Whether the attempt to create a pop-crossover version of Mr. Rahman's work > > will connect with Western fans remains to be seen. Four days after its > > release, and before the start of any significant marketing push, the new > > "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" had climbed to No. 46 on the iTunes Top Songs > > chart. The original (also distributed by Interscope) has been in the > > download service's top 10 all week. > > > > Regardless of the new song's ultimate commercial performance, Mr. Fair says > > he can learn a lot from Mr. Rahman. The executive is scheduled to fly to > > Chennai this summer so the two men can collaborate. "This is one of the > > world's great living composers in any medium," Mr. Fair says. "If I could > > have a little bit of time with A.R. Rahman, it would be like a master > > class." > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html? mod=googlenews_wsj > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -A > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com >
