The Theme from Baba too can be considered a Spiritual song... :)
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "in2mindstation" <in2mindstat...@...>
wrote:
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> * Thaayum Neeye Thandhaiyum Neeya - BABA
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> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "patevis3" <vishal1278@> wrote:
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> > http://vishal12.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/a-r-rahmans-spiritual-canon/
> >
> >
> > A R Rahman has experimented, quite successfully, with myriad musical
> > genres. But when it comes to spiritual songs, he likes to leave them
> > untainted by not adding a lots of bells and whistles and rely heavily on
> > the core melody itself.
> >
> > I don't think any other music director (in Bollywood, if not in India) has
> > given us more "spiritual" songs than the maestro. I like to call them
> > spiritual songs, as opposed to religious or devotional, because although
> > majority of these songs have either Islamic or Hindu flavor, I find them
> > universally appealing and elevating. Here's a list of my favorites from
> > this genre:
> >
> > * Khwaja Mere Khwaja Jodha Akbar
> >
> > This song was dedicated to the Hidalwali (Saint of India) Khwaja
> > Ghareeb-un-Nawaz, and was rendered by A R Rahman himself. He one mentioned
> > in an interview that this song is very close to his heart, and you can feel
> > his sincerity in the way he has sung this beautiful song. The soul stirring
> > instrumental (Oboe) version of this song gives me goosebumps every time I
> > hear it.
> >
> > [Trivia: The lyrics of this song were not written by Javed Akhar - who
> > wrote all other songs of this movie - but by someone named Kashif.]
> >
> >
> >
> > * Arziyan Delhi 6
> >
> > Backed by harmonium, tabla and continual gentle claps, this mesmerizing
> > qawwali is like an ode to the Islamic culture of Old Delhi. Javed Ali,
> > along with Kailash Kher, does full justice to Prasoon Joshi's meaningful
> > lyrics and A R Rahman's magical tune.
> >
> >
> >
> > * Piya Haji Ali Fiza
> >
> > This was the first Sufi-style qawwali that A R Rahman composed for a movie.
> > For Khuda ke vali (God's friend) Haji Ali, to be specific. Shaukat Ali's
> > beautiful lyrics give a glimpse of how Islam, the monotheist religion, has
> > blended with the local cultures in India: Yahaan hindu muslim sikh isaai
> > faiz paate hai.
> >
> > [Trivia: This song was performed by Ghulam Mustafa brothers, Srinivas and A
> > R Rahman. Can you identify which lines are sung by Srinivas?]
> >
> >
> >
> > Apart from the obvious Sufi semblance, muqaddar/taqdeer/kismat is another
> > connecting link between the aforementioned songs: Arziyan (Marammat
> > muqaddar ki kar do maula), Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Bekasoor ki taqdeer, tune
> > hai saNwaari) and Piya Haji Ali (Bigadi kismat aap ke dar par saNwarti hai).
> >
> > * Al Maddath Maula Mangal Pandey: The Rising
> >
> > Unlike the three songs mentioned above, this one has a high tempo, an
> > adrenaline rush and a dark tone of impending calamity. Murtuza, Qadir and
> > Kailash Kher sing this song with a fervor, with intermittent devout
> > spine-tingling calls to maula by A R Rahman.
> >
> > [Trivia: Murtaza and Qadir are the same Ghulam Mustafa brothers from Piya
> > Haji Ali. They also accompanied A R Rahman in Tere Bina from Guru, and
> > rendered 'Doston se joothi-moothi' in Chupke Se song from Saathiya.]
> >
> >
> >
> > * O Paalanhaare Lagaan
> >
> > There are actually two versions of this song. One sung by Lata Mangeshkar
> > and Udit Narayan, and the other with an additional female singer. It's the
> > latter version that was used in the movie (to distinguish the lines
> > picturized on Gauri and Bhuvan's mother). But I prefer the former one, with
> > Lata's aging yet divine voice accompanied by mellifluous flute and subtle
> > sounds of temple bells. Here's the version that was used in the movie.
> >
> >
> >
> > * Noor-Un-Ala-Noor Meenaxi
> >
> > Written by the great painter and inept director, M F Hussain, this
> > addictive qawwali raised a controversy because some Muslims got offended (I
> > think the song uses a phrase from Quran to praise the beauty of a mere
> > mortal: Meenaxi). And guess who are the singers of this qawwali? Murtaza
> > and Qadir again!
> >
> >
> >
> > * Man Mohana Jodha Akbar
> >
> > As I wrote in my review of Jodha Akbar's music, add Mira's pangs of
> > separation (from Krishna) to Radha's passion (for him) and you get the
> > recipe for this devotional song. The way Bela Shende has rendered this
> > bhajan - her unflattering voice and command over the highs and lows of the
> > song leaves you wondering why she doesn't get more offers as a singer.
> > (Isn't Kangna Re from Paheli is her only other song?)
> >
> >
> >
> > * Ek Tu Hi Bharosa Pukar
> >
> > Lata and A R Rahman joined hands only four times, and the result is always
> > breathtaking. The tune of this song was originally composed for a concert
> > in Malaysia and later used for this movie.
> >
> >
> >
> > * Zikr Bose: The Forgotten Hero
> >
> > This song is something else! I can't really describe the elevated sense of
> > euphoria that it evokes. One shouldn't merely listen to this song, one
> > should experience it. Since I am not a religious person, I attribute the
> > effect of the song to the music (as opposed to its meaning).
> >
> >
> >
> > * Ishwar Allah 1947 Earth
> >
> > The secular message of this melancholic number is in the form of a series
> > of questions to the almighty. It's played in the background when the
> > end-credits roll, and I think that was a perfect way to end this movie a
> > story of savagery and violence narrated by a Parsi girl.
> >
> > ------
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Vishal
> > http://vishal12.wordpress.com/
> >
>
