You are absolutely right Swaps.. The hook line is indeed Bhageshree. And I am not surprised. Because this song is in Malayalam. And usually, music in Kerala or say Malayalam musicians have been using lot of Hindustani music. even the great Swathi Thirunal was equally proficient in Hindustani and Carnatic genres.
if we study the film music, even composers such as Raveendran, Mohana Sitara have used lot of Hindustani Music. Composers from Tamil and Telugu regions too have used Hindustani, but comparatively, lesser than Malayalam counterparts. This is just my observation and I could be wrong too. Bhageshree is a Hindustani Raaga and using it for malayalam lyrics doesnt surprise me. What is absolutely surprising is the treatment given to this song. Psychedelic Rock meeting Hindustani idiom hook-line. I want to ask ARR if this was his tribute to Pink Floyd or Mahavishnu Orchestra :) Regards Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla. http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com --- On Wed, 1/13/10, ~ s...@ps ~ <swaps15...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: ~ s...@ps ~ <swaps15...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [arr] Aaromale...just goin crazy!!!(Raga Bageshree) To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 5:55 PM Yes..the entire song is based on Bageshree...Bageshree has a prominent emphasis on 'Dhaivat'..omitting 'Pancham' & 'Rishabh' in the aarohi..Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa....Sa Ni Dha Ma (Pa) Dha Ga (Re) Sa In Aaromale,ARR hs used 'Audav Bageshree' in most places;i.e, just employin 5 notes of the aarohi...the chorus bit 'Susthi susthi sumuhurtham' is based on the same Raga..Dun think its Bhimpalas/Abheri, as Bhimpalas has a strong 'Pancham'... .Listen 2 the bandish which Hari hs sung in L.A.concert b4 'Pachchai nirame'...u' ll relate 2 wut i m sayin...(though 'Pachchai nirame' is more Bhimpalasi)This is my opinion... Swaps --- On Wed, 1/13/10, raj <arr_nagaraj@ yahoo.com> wrote: From: raj <arr_nagaraj@ yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [arr] Aaromale...just goin crazy!!!(Raga Bageshree) To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 7:21 AM Swaps, You mean the humming that comes as 'Sutti Sutti' as Bageshree.. Chord in his reveiw said Bheemplas/abheri. . If you guys have a discussion on it then it will be really informative for the whole group :) Regards, S.V.Nagaraj --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Vinod R Iyer <vinod.ramamoorthy@ ...> wrote: > > I always wondered why Rahman keeps himself away from the rock genre. Now I > am happy :). Agreed with u swapnil, awesomeness is an understatement. > > Loved the part in the chorus (@2:39) when they break in between ... > > I know I say this everytime when an ARR album releases ... but .. > > Thank You Rahman !! > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 7:28 AM, ~ s...@ps ~ <swaps15480@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > > Aaromale... > > Hell of a track...dunno how 2 describe it! > > Kudos to ARR for crafting such a wonderful song..n yes..i think Alphonse hs > > dun an incredible job croonin it... > > The initial guitar strains give me goosebums... n the best part of the song > > is the Chorus..its really addictive..cant get out off my mind!Hooked on > > completely.. .. > > > > Its actually based on Raga "Audav Bageshree" (Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa)..if u > > rem...in L.A.Concert, Hariharan sang a bandish b4 "Pacchai nirame"..."Tore > > bina mora jiya kaise jiyun"...its the same raga.... > > > > Thanx ARR for givin us such a satisfyin album....luv "Omana > > Penne","Mannippaya" ...every bit of it! > > > > Swaps > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Have Fun, > Vinod > > http://the-other- side-of-mirror. blogspot. com > http://myworldofmnm .wordpress. com >
