[arr] Mayya mayya by Neethi
A lot of people in this group have been mistaking Neethi for Tanvi. The person who sang Mayya Mayya, Barso Re, Ni Mein Samaj Gayi and Ramta Jogi is Neethi. for the SFO (Oakland) concert. Neethi is a new singer in Rahman's team. She hasnt sung any movie songs for Rahman till date. Maybe after the US tour, we might get to hear Neethi in some of his movies. Kunal.
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the girl with naresh is singer TANVI Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow
Re: [arr] Re: More Pics from the Vancouver Concert
Yeah duraba is right..Amazing phtgraphs really..Clarity is great..Waiting for the videos Deepak durba bhattacharjee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deepak, you are brilliant!!! How did you take those images? They all seem to be taken by a professional photographereven better .are you so? Thank you so much for taking and sharing them as well.. Can anybody guide me to identify the singers? 1. The man standing in between Sadhana Sargam and Blaaze 2. The girl in red flowing dress 3. The girl with Naresh in green-blue top. 4. Two men inbetween Naresh and Blaaze Durba --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Deepak Lakshmanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://flickr.com/photos/deesarus/sets/72157600318020406/ -- ~~ Deepak Lakshmanan insert a cool quote here - Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Know how!
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Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing Deepak! On 6/6/07, saraswathi suvarna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the girl with naresh is singer TANVI __ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow
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thanks for sharing pic really wonderful pa Kalimuthu V [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing Deepak! On 6/6/07, saraswathi suvarna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the girl with naresh is singer TANVI __ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow - Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.
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Thanks for the comments. I have modified my account settings. Now anyone can download the pics. I only ask that these pics not be used for any commercial purposes without my consent. Thanks and Regards, Deepak On 6/6/07, Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey dude.. cant download any pic. please let us know how to download it. Do share the album with us.. the pics are of outstanding quality.. u really did some magic capturing those photos On 6/6/07, Deepak Lakshmanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://flickr.com/photos/deesarus/sets/72157600318020406/ -- ~~ Deepak Lakshmanan insert a cool quote here -- ~~ Deepak Lakshmanan insert a cool quote here
[arr] Singers for Concerts Recordings as well...
hey v enjoy listening 2 more of voices in.., rehman, hariharan, sukhvinder, shankar mahadevan, SPB, Yesudas-Senior, Chitra, Alka Yagnik, Kavitha Krishnamurthy, Vasundra das, Sujatha Chinmayee after Tere bina. i request rehman to use more of these voices in concerts. Plse enough of madhusri's voice sadhna sargam's voice for they are just ordinary without weight in it shrill. Dont understand why keep on using these two average voices 4 shows. Whereas alka, kavitha, chitra chinmayee all have unique pitch, tone weightage. For hindi i prefer more of alka than lataji as even lataji's voice is little rough. Alka's voice is a perfect blend to suit any kind of song Kavithas voice is another variety highlight. For tamil i prefer chitra, sujatha chinmayee. Vasundra for stylish songs i found another thing in all stage shows..., to give equal color atmosphere., hariharan sadhana come in matching colors in most of d concerts. Isn't it. I m bit unhappy for not getting shankar mahadevan, alka yagnik, sujatha chinmayee in these concerts also request rehman to use more of these good voices in recordings as well in future Kunal Rajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A lot of people in this group have been mistaking Neethi for Tanvi. The person who sang Mayya Mayya, Barso Re, Ni Mein Samaj Gayi and Ramta Jogi is Neethi. for the SFO (Oakland) concert. Neethi is a new singer in Rahman's team. She hasnt sung any movie songs for Rahman till date. Maybe after the US tour, we might get to hear Neethi in some of his movies. Kunal. - TV dinner still cooling? Check out Tonight's Picks on Yahoo! TV.
Re: [arr] Re: More Pics from the Vancouver Concert
Thanks Durba. I did shoot all the pics, but I won't call myself a professional by any means. For your questions, 1, Sorry, I didn't get the name when Blaaze introduced the team. 2, That I believe is Neethi, the new girl who sang Maiyya Maiyya and Barso re. Pretty good singer. 3, That is Tanvi. 4, Sorry, no idea here either. - Deepak On 6/6/07, durba bhattacharjee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deepak, you are brilliant!!! How did you take those images? They all seem to be taken by a professional photographereven better .are you so? Thank you so much for taking and sharing them as well.. Can anybody guide me to identify the singers? 1. The man standing in between Sadhana Sargam and Blaaze 2. The girl in red flowing dress 3. The girl with Naresh in green-blue top. 4. Two men inbetween Naresh and Blaaze Durba --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Deepak Lakshmanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://flickr.com/photos/deesarus/sets/72157600318020406/ -- ~~ Deepak Lakshmanan insert a cool quote here -- ~~ Deepak Lakshmanan insert a cool quote here
Re: [arr] need of songs!please help
yea as thulasi mentioned asoka isnt rahman's but one thing, if you really want to complete your collection, then buy original, dont download files unless youre paying for them of course. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: asoka (actor SRK) is not by ARR On 6/6/07, dant3kev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey there...can anyone help get me download links for rahman ji's songs?i need these 2 complete my collection 1 - Vande mataram full album 2 - Fire 3 - Thakshak 4 - Doli Saja Ke Rakhna 5 - Zubeidaa 6 - The Legend of Bhagat Singh 7 - Lakeer 8 - Netaji Subash Chandra Bose - The forgotten Hero 9 - Asoka (Tamil) or Hindi Version i do hope u good samaritans out there will help me get these files..if so there isnt any sites that do so, if u have d files, do send them by e-mail...thanking you in advance god bless ar rahman!!! p.s do mail me if anyone need any other songs by rahman ji..:)
[arr] Re: More Pics from the Vancouver Concert
Deepak, you may not be a professional photographer from fiscal point of view but your shots are even better than the professionals. I can say that for 100% certainty because I do have to check hundreds of photographs taken by those so called 'professional'...btw...i have checked your other clicks updated in Flickr also Ever since I became a member of this group I have come across so many real 'gems' mastering in almost all parts of art/culture/science/knowledge/etc. This is another achievement of being an ARR fan apart from being able to listen to his celestial music. Should I need to mention their names? I think all who are dedicated to this group know and recognize their talents. Durba --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Deepak Lakshmanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Durba. I did shoot all the pics, but I won't call myself a professional by any means. For your questions, 1, Sorry, I didn't get the name when Blaaze introduced the team. 2, That I believe is Neethi, the new girl who sang Maiyya Maiyya and Barso re. Pretty good singer. 3, That is Tanvi. 4, Sorry, no idea here either. - Deepak On 6/6/07, durba bhattacharjee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deepak, you are brilliant!!! How did you take those images? They all seem to be taken by a professional photographereven better .are you so? Thank you so much for taking and sharing them as well.. Can anybody guide me to identify the singers? 1. The man standing in between Sadhana Sargam and Blaaze 2. The girl in red flowing dress 3. The girl with Naresh in green-blue top. 4. Two men inbetween Naresh and Blaaze Durba --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Deepak Lakshmanan deepaklakshmanan@ wrote: http://flickr.com/photos/deesarus/sets/72157600318020406/ -- ~~ Deepak Lakshmanan insert a cool quote here -- ~~ Deepak Lakshmanan insert a cool quote here
[arr] Please clarify.....
Hi all I was hearing to Pudhupettai music done by YSR there is one music selling dope the beginning i felt while hearing that i had heard this music somewhere else then after some searching i found out it is similar to BABA - theme music. Are they really similar or it is only me who is feeling so...can any clarify.. I tried uploading both the files but i am unable to do so. can anyone please clarify me.. waiting for ur responses ARR Rocks... Prasanna
Re: [arr] Singers for Concerts Recordings as well...
Hi sarathy You are 100% right man. I too don't understand why Rahman is doing this. I also hope he stops using Madhushree for tamil songs, especially because of her diction, and also she messed up a lovely song in Sivaji, if only Rahman had used Chitra for this song it would lifted it up by 100% what with the way our Hari sang man he was really great in this song. Even for the Athiradee I hope the song was given to Shankar Mahadevan, he would have done a better job since the song was a very high pitched one, with due respects to Rahman. --- Sarathy S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey v enjoy listening 2 more of voices in.., rehman, hariharan, sukhvinder, shankar mahadevan, SPB, Yesudas-Senior, Chitra, Alka Yagnik, Kavitha Krishnamurthy, Vasundra das, Sujatha Chinmayee after Tere bina. i request rehman to use more of these voices in concerts. Plse enough of madhusri's voice sadhna sargam's voice for they are just ordinary without weight in it shrill. Dont understand why keep on using these two average voices 4 shows. Whereas alka, kavitha, chitra chinmayee all have unique pitch, tone weightage. For hindi i prefer more of alka than lataji as even lataji's voice is little rough. Alka's voice is a perfect blend to suit any kind of song Kavithas voice is another variety highlight. For tamil i prefer chitra, sujatha chinmayee. Vasundra for stylish songs i found another thing in all stage shows..., to give equal color atmosphere., hariharan sadhana come in matching colors in most of d concerts. Isn't it. I m bit unhappy for not getting shankar mahadevan, alka yagnik, sujatha chinmayee in these concerts also request rehman to use more of these good voices in recordings as well in future Kunal Rajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A lot of people in this group have been mistaking Neethi for Tanvi. The person who sang Mayya Mayya, Barso Re, Ni Mein Samaj Gayi and Ramta Jogi is Neethi. for the SFO (Oakland) concert. Neethi is a new singer in Rahman's team. She hasnt sung any movie songs for Rahman till date. Maybe after the US tour, we might get to hear Neethi in some of his movies. Kunal. - TV dinner still cooling? Check out Tonight's Picks on Yahoo! TV. Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545433
Re: [arr] Singers for Concerts Recordings as well...
hey hey hey... listen, Madhushree Sadhana Sargam's voice r just amazing... lemme tell u this, thier voice holds a magical silkness which is not there in other singers u mentioned if not y have the sang many songs for various Mds... Sadhana Sargam has almost mastered Tamil diction as she has been singging many tamil songs in the past years though i heard from my fren during her interviews she still says she dun understand a WORD in tamil... Madhushree, agreed need to have double effort slotted in to get a good tamil diction.. but she was very good in Unnakul Naan - Pachaikilimuthucharam and Vaaji Vaaji - Sivaji... have to agree these angels voices can beautify a song just by thier voice... cant imagine any other singers singging their song instead of themdun believe me?? Listen to Sadhana's Sneghidene - Alaipayuthey, Swaseme - Thenali, Boom Boom - Boys as for Madhushree, listen to her Ding Dong - Ji, Oru Kalavani - Lee, Perunthil - Pori
RE: [arr] need of songs!please help
Asoka indeed is from ARR. It is not the one which is done by SRK, but the remake of Yodha in Malayalam, one of his first movie albums and one of the finest too. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tanyaagha Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:57 PM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [arr] need of songs!please help yea as thulasi mentioned asoka isnt rahman's but one thing, if you really want to complete your collection, then buy original, dont download files unless youre paying for them of course. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com mailto:arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com , Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: asoka (actor SRK) is not by ARR On 6/6/07, dant3kev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey there...can anyone help get me download links for rahman ji's songs?i need these 2 complete my collection 1 - Vande mataram full album 2 - Fire 3 - Thakshak 4 - Doli Saja Ke Rakhna 5 - Zubeidaa 6 - The Legend of Bhagat Singh 7 - Lakeer 8 - Netaji Subash Chandra Bose - The forgotten Hero 9 - Asoka (Tamil) or Hindi Version i do hope u good samaritans out there will help me get these files..if so there isnt any sites that do so, if u have d files, do send them by e-mail...thanking you in advance god bless ar rahman!!! p.s do mail me if anyone need any other songs by rahman ji..:)
Re: [arr] Singers for Concerts Recordings as well...
If you knew how ARR trained non-tamizhan singers to sing in tamizh, you will be speechless and you won't talk that way... - Original Message From: lakshmi pathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 9:39:57 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Singers for Concerts Recordings as well... Hi sarathy You are 100% right man. I too don't understand why Rahman is doing this. I also hope he stops using Madhushree for tamil songs, especially because of her diction, and also she messed up a lovely song in Sivaji, if only Rahman had used Chitra for this song it would lifted it up by 100% what with the way our Hari sang man he was really great in this song. Even for the Athiradee I hope the song was given to Shankar Mahadevan, he would have done a better job since the song was a very high pitched one, with due respects to Rahman. --- Sarathy S saarathysrini@ yahoo.com wrote: hey v enjoy listening 2 more of voices in.., rehman, hariharan, sukhvinder, shankar mahadevan, SPB, Yesudas-Senior, Chitra, Alka Yagnik, Kavitha Krishnamurthy, Vasundra das, Sujatha Chinmayee after Tere bina. i request rehman to use more of these voices in concerts. Plse enough of madhusri's voice sadhna sargam's voice for they are just ordinary without weight in it shrill. Dont understand why keep on using these two average voices 4 shows. Whereas alka, kavitha, chitra chinmayee all have unique pitch, tone weightage. For hindi i prefer more of alka than lataji as even lataji's voice is little rough. Alka's voice is a perfect blend to suit any kind of song Kavithas voice is another variety highlight. For tamil i prefer chitra, sujatha chinmayee. Vasundra for stylish songs i found another thing in all stage shows..., to give equal color atmosphere.. ..., hariharan sadhana come in matching colors in most of d concerts . Isn't it. I m bit unhappy for not getting shankar mahadevan, alka yagnik, sujatha chinmayee in these concerts also request rehman to use more of these good voices in recordings as well in future.. .. Kunal Rajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: A lot of people in this group have been mistaking Neethi for Tanvi. The person who sang Mayya Mayya, Barso Re, Ni Mein Samaj Gayi and Ramta Jogi is Neethi. for the SFO (Oakland) concert. Neethi is a new singer in Rahman's team. She hasnt sung any movie songs for Rahman till date. Maybe after the US tour, we might get to hear Neethi in some of his movies. Kunal. - - --- TV dinner still cooling? Check out Tonight's Picks on Yahoo! TV. _ _ _ _ _ _ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers. yahoo.com/ dir/?link= listsid= 396545433 Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
[arr] The Taj anthem!!!
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds
[arr] Re: The Taj anthem!!!
STUNNING !!! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds
Re: [arr] The Taj anthem!!!
hey cool man.. thanks.. On 6/7/07, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds
Re: [arr] The Taj anthem!!!
Spellbounding composition.. Stunning melody.. Stupendous picturization.. Overall a magical song from the musical whizkid ARR rules On 6/7/07, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds
[arr] Who's going to the New York concert?
Hi, I was wondering if there are some fans out here in New York who're going to the concert and would be willing to enjoy the conert together. Lemme know. BTW, also if anyone needs a rideshare from Queens (Kew Gardens) to the venue, I can accomodate 4 people in my car. Cheers, Niyant
Re: [arr] The Taj anthem!!!
:-) nice find 1 more good tapping number vdeo too is colorful. what abt tv channels ? they ve to air it soon mmm. full version or edited version ? rehmans voice is becoming more more good. shahul hameed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey cool man.. thanks.. On 6/7/07, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center.
Re: [arr] Who's going to the New York concert?
;-) i ll bear d share for travelling 4m ur place 2 venue also for concert tickets for all 5 of u. mmm. hope u r sharing my flight charges 4m india 2 ur place including boarding, lodging sight seeing charges Niyant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I was wondering if there are some fans out here in New York who're going to the concert and would be willing to enjoy the conert together. Lemme know. BTW, also if anyone needs a rideshare from Queens (Kew Gardens) to the venue, I can accomodate 4 people in my car. Cheers, Niyant - Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing.
Re: [arr] The Taj anthem!!!
Simply speechless after seeing the video. wow man ARR looks so gud in the video... no words to describe the music ARR rocks Prasanna On 6/7/07, Sarathy S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :-) nice find 1 more good tapping number vdeo too is colorful. what abt tv channels ? they ve to air it soon mmm. full version or edited version ? rehmans voice is becoming more more good. shahul hameed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey cool man.. thanks.. On 6/7/07, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center.
[arr] Sold out AR Rahman show in Oakland show Highlights (HQ VIDEO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jO6qF-Szeo
Re: [arr] The Taj anthem!!!
Deevane Mohabbat Ke Hain- Jo Hai Un Ko Pahla Salam Tohfa Mohabbat Ka Hai jo Har Dil Ka Usko Salam the tune at the end of the Taj Anthem, embodying this lyrics is heavenly... i love it! On 6/7/07, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds
[arr] A R REHMAN SPEAKING TO THE HINDU NEWSPAPER
HI TO All ARR FANS ... I GOTTHE VALUABLE INFORMATION REGARDING REHMAN'S FAVOURITE MUSICIAN . REHMAN LOVES M S VISWANATHAN VERY MUCH.. REHMAN COMMANDS HIM A REAL GENIUS...[REHMAN OPPOSED COPYING OTHER PERSON'S MUSIC REHMAN ALSO TOLD THAT THE PERSON WHO IS COPYING OTHER PERSON'S MUSIC ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY IS LOOKING BEHIND THERE MUSIC. HE TOLD ALL THISINFORMATOIN IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE HINDU'].. - Download prohibited? No problem! CHAT from any browser, without download.
[arr] Oakland concert : Fan Frenzy Greets A.R. Rahman at Bay Area Show
http://www.indiawest.com/view.php? subaction=showfullid=1181237002archive=start_from=ucat=7 - By LISA TSERING India-West Staff Reporter OAKLAND, Calif. - Halfway through a lively show at the Oracle Arena June 2, A.R. Rahman put on the brakes, and took a moment to ask the audience to pause in their revelry. You are all in high spirits right now, the composer said softly. But think about those who are in hunger, or living in poverty. Seated at a grand piano, he started to play the gentle Pray for Me Brother, inspiring thousands of fans to wave their lighted cell phones in the dark, swaying to the music. It was just one of many memorable moments during a three-hour concert that saw the sold-out crowd leap to their feet for his greatest hits from Dil Se, Taal, Roja and Bombay, and newer, but just as distinctive, songs from Rang De Basanti, Water and Guru. The show wasn't all Bollywood - when Rahman performed Vaaji vaaji en jeevan si sivaji and Athiradee from Sivaji, the hotly anticipated Rajnikanth starrer due out June 15, his South Indian fans erupted in hysteria, gyrating in the aisles and screaming, Sivaji! Sivaji! A performance of the film's Sahaana saaral by Chitra and a young male singer got an equally enthusiastic response. From the beginning of the concert, when the maestro appeared on a high riser at the back of the stage greeted by a fireworks display, to the ending strains of Vande Mataram, his signature closing piece, A.R. Rahman led an unforced program that veered between the extremes of his prolific catalog, from haunting ballads to infectious rockers. Some of his musicians told India-West backstage that the song list hadn't been put together until the last minute, which lent an air of spontaneity to the show. Rahman is an unlikely megastar. Softspoken, humble and completely dedicated to his music, he spent most of his time onstage behind a large bank of keyboards, out of the spotlight, as his longtime musical director, K. Srinivas Murthy, led a group of Indian and Western musicians and percussionists. The composer has always been willing to cede attention to his guest stars, who included ace guitarist Rashid Ali and University of South Florida music student Patrick Hernly, a gifted young percussionist who blew the crowd away with a virtuoso centerstage display of tabla bol. Vocalists Sukhwinder Singh, Hariharan, Chitra, Madhushree, Sadhana Sargam, Blaaze, Naresh Iyer and other talented voices, along with scene-stealing drummer Sivamani, got some of the best response with songs from Guru, including sizzling versions of Tere bina and Barso re. But one of the major discoveries of the evening was Neeti Mohan, an extraordinary young vocalist who added sparkle to a version of Guru's Mayya mayya when she appeared onstage wrapped in a huge, voluminous, bright red length of silk. As she slowly turned, dancers unwrapped her to reveal a saucy belly-dancing costume, and Mohan, accompanied by two more belly dancers, writhed to the item number's Middle Eastern beat. Mohan, who is a trained dancer, singer and actress with a spot on Coke [V] Popstars 2 and a role in the Sunny Deol production Socha Na Tha to her credit, is also the lead singer in a Mumbai pop band called Aasma. Rang De Basanti produced some of the most exciting scenes of the night as Naresh Iyer teamed with rapper/lyricist Blaaze on the rock anthem Paathshala/Be a rebel, and Sivamani tore up the drums on Khalbali as dancers in shiny white bodysuits moved around the stage. Hariharan, accompanied by Sadhana Sargam, lent a delicate touch to Sapnay's Chanda re and - since no Rahman show would be complete without it - turned in a haunting version of Roja in Hindi. Sukhwinder excelled on Ramta jogi and his usual marathon version of Chhaiya chhaiya, and was joined by Stanford University's talented a cappella troupe Raagapella on Chan chan from Deepa Mehta's Oscar-nominated film, Water. Naresh Iyer, too, got plenty of stage time on songs like RDB's Roobaroo, performing a duet with Rahman on vocals. Fans hoping for songs from Lagaan, Bombay Dreams or Jillendru Oru Kadhal, one of 2006's biggest Tamil soundtracks, will have to wait until Rahman's next show, as he deliberately left them out this time around. Rahman's between-song patter was economical, at one time giving a brief mention to the fact that several of Water's songs had been shortlisted for a Best Song Oscar nomination. He also mentioned his efforts to help bring the Taj Mahal to international prominence with a new campaign to add it to an official list of the New Seven Wonders of the World (as India-West readers know, Rahman has agreed to compose a song to spread awareness of New7Wonders.com, the New Seven Wonders voting campaign on the Internet). Officially, the Taj is not a Wonder of the World, he said. That's a fact. Ask your friends to vote for it on the Net. Rahman even showed his comic side
[arr] Toronto concert : India's Elvis set to rock ACC
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/221954 interesting ...the note about the Japanese fans -- WORLD MUSIC TheStar.com - entertainment - India's Elvis set to rock ACC WHO: A.R. Rahman's 3rd Dimension Tour WHERE: Air Canada Centre WHEN: Sunday, 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: $30-$150 @ ticketmaster.ca Arguably the bestselling recording artist in history, A.R. Rahman makes a long-awaited stop in Toronto Jun 07, 2007 04:30 AM Prithi Yelaja Toronto Star A.R. Rahman's loyal contingent of ethnic Japanese fans live in hope that he will one day give a concert in their country. The groupies follow him everywhere. A dozen of them, waving placards besieging Please come to Japan, were camped outside hotels where he was staying in San Francisco and Vancouver. They will doubtless be in Toronto when Rahman lands, along with a troupe of 70 singers and dancers, for a nearly sold-out concert at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday. His huge fan base is a testament to his status, by some estimates, as the bestselling recording artist in history. With more than 200 million album sales, he's arguably bigger than Elvis or the Beatles. But in his characteristically humble way, Rahman, who has a degree in Western classical music from Oxford University, explains it this way over the phone from Vancouver: I'm not a pop artist. Most of my albums are film soundtracks and when the movies become a big hit, so do my songs. It used to be before all the downloading started, you could easily sell 20 to 30 million albums in India. I've had about 10 films that went on to become big cult hits, so it's a calculation of that, says the soft-spoken Rahman, 41, adding with a chuckle, We don't get paid royalties like (in) the U.S. If that were the case, I would be a very rich man. Further boosting his popularity was the fact that Rahman's films previously were dubbed in three languages: Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Miami University in Ohio offers a course on his music and last year 150 students there put on a show with Rahman as the chief guest. To say that his concert here is long-awaited, is an understatement. It was supposed to happen two years ago as part of a world tour that included London, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. The North American leg was postponed due to scheduling conflicts with other projects, namely the theatrical production of Lord of the Rings, for which Rahman wrote the musical score in 2006. Indeed, Rahman has often collaborated on crossover projects he composed the music for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Bombay Dreams, as well for Deepa Mehta's movie trilogy: Earth, Fire and Water. His more recent Bollywood work includes Rang De Basanti and Guru, which had its worldwide premiere here earlier this year. With more than 75 film scores to his credit, Rahman confesses he is on a mission with his music. In these hard times music is really an uplifting shrine where all communities can come together. There's so much turmoil happening in life whether it's religious, political or racial. Music is all about love. It's a unifying force, says the Chennai-based Rahman, who is married with three children. Even in India and Pakistan, when Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was there, most of the Indians were listening to him and Pakistanis were listening to Lata Mangeshkar. Bollywood could not come up with a better storyline than Rahman's true life. Born A.S. Dileep Kumar to a Hindu family in Chennai, India, his father died when he was nine. The family ran a small firm renting out musical instruments. In 1988, after his sister was miraculously cured of a mysterious illness by a Sufi saint, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Allah Rakha Rahman. A devout Muslim who prays five times a day, Rahman says he has never faced a backlash because of his conversion. In life, the journey is what's interesting. Everyone has their struggles. Each person gets led into a path. We had some trouble and we got redemption through this path. Religion is a personal thing and I think people respect that. Rahman was doing jingles for television commercials in 1992 when director Mani Ratnam tapped him to do the score for the movie Roja, which became a massive hit. Aside from performing his film songs, he has a few surprises in store for fans on Sunday. Each concert is slightly different. I go by instinct. Nowadays when you do a concert it's all over the Net ... but you need to keep some mystery to keep the excitement going. Laughingly, he adds, one thing he definitely won't be doing is dancing. I don't dance. You wouldn't want to see me dance. The fans would all ask for their money back. -A
[arr] ARR: The bestselling recording artist in history: Fantastic article!
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/221954 Arguably the bestselling recording artist in history, A.R. Rahman makes a long-awaited stop in Toronto Jun 07, 2007 04:30 AM Prithi Yelaja Toronto Star A.R. Rahman's loyal contingent of ethnic Japanese fans live in hope that he will one day give a concert in their country. The groupies follow him everywhere. A dozen of them, waving placards besieging Please come to Japan, were camped outside hotels where he was staying in San Francisco and Vancouver. They will doubtless be in Toronto when Rahman lands, along with a troupe of 70 singers and dancers, for a nearly sold-out concert at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday. His huge fan base is a testament to his status, by some estimates, as the bestselling recording artist in history. With more than 200 million album sales, he's arguably bigger than Elvis or the Beatles. But in his characteristically humble way, Rahman, who has a degree in Western classical music from Oxford University, explains it this way over the phone from Vancouver: I'm not a pop artist. Most of my albums are film soundtracks and when the movies become a big hit, so do my songs. It used to be before all the downloading started, you could easily sell 20 to 30 million albums in India. I've had about 10 films that went on to become big cult hits, so it's a calculation of that, says the soft-spoken Rahman, 41, adding with a chuckle, We don't get paid royalties like (in) the U.S. If that were the case, I would be a very rich man. Further boosting his popularity was the fact that Rahman's films previously were dubbed in three languages: Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Miami University in Ohio offers a course on his music and last year 150 students there put on a show with Rahman as the chief guest. To say that his concert here is long-awaited, is an understatement. It was supposed to happen two years ago as part of a world tour that included London, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. The North American leg was postponed due to scheduling conflicts with other projects, namely the theatrical production of Lord of the Rings, for which Rahman wrote the musical score in 2006. Indeed, Rahman has often collaborated on crossover projects – he composed the music for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Bombay Dreams, as well for Deepa Mehta's movie trilogy: Earth, Fire and Water. His more recent Bollywood work includes Rang De Basanti and Guru, which had its worldwide premiere here earlier this year. With more than 75 film scores to his credit, Rahman confesses he is on a mission with his music. In these hard times music is really an uplifting shrine where all communities can come together. There's so much turmoil happening in life whether it's religious, political or racial. Music is all about love. It's a unifying force, says the Chennai-based Rahman, who is married with three children. Even in India and Pakistan, when Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was there, most of the Indians were listening to him and Pakistanis were listening to Lata Mangeshkar. Bollywood could not come up with a better storyline than Rahman's true life. Born A.S. Dileep Kumar to a Hindu family in Chennai, India, his father died when he was nine. The family ran a small firm renting out musical instruments. In 1988, after his sister was miraculously cured of a mysterious illness by a Sufi saint, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Allah Rakha Rahman. A devout Muslim who prays five times a day, Rahman says he has never faced a backlash because of his conversion. In life, the journey is what's interesting. Everyone has their struggles. Each person gets led into a path. We had some trouble and we got redemption through this path. Religion is a personal thing and I think people respect that. Rahman was doing jingles for television commercials in 1992 when director Mani Ratnam tapped him to do the score for the movie Roja, which became a massive hit. Aside from performing his film songs, he has a few surprises in store for fans on Sunday. Each concert is slightly different. I go by instinct. Nowadays when you do a concert it's all over the Net ... but you need to keep some mystery to keep the excitement going. Laughingly, he adds, one thing he definitely won't be doing is dancing. I don't dance. You wouldn't want to see me dance. The fans would all ask for their money back.
[arr] He is Just 10 miles Away from me...
Its been 1574 Long Days, I haven't seen A.R.Rahman... i.e from Feb 14th 2003 when I met him, touched him for the first time in Unity of Light concert, Hyderabad. And now, he is just 10 miles away from me...and by this time tomorrow...He will be just meters away from me... Wow!! I am so excited and waiting for this moment since months its been announced... Hope, I will be back with lot of photos and memories on Saturday. ~~Rahmaniac™ SURESH~~ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
[arr] pls clarify on Atlanta concert
Please let me know the exact concert date at Atlanta. Mani =. --- Rahmaniac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its been 1574 Long Days, I haven't seen A.R.Rahman... i.e from Feb 14th 2003 when I met him, touched him for the first time in Unity of Light concert, Hyderabad. And now, he is just 10 miles away from me...and by this time tomorrow...He will be just meters away from me... Wow!! I am so excited and waiting for this moment since months its been announced... Hope, I will be back with lot of photos and memories on Saturday. ~~Rahmaniac SURESH~~ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
Fwd: Re: [arr] The Taj anthem!!!
THE BELOW LINK IS NOT WORKING CAN ANYONE SEND ME A CORRECT LINK PLEASE.. Note: forwarded message attached. - Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. ---BeginMessage--- Simply speechless after seeing the video. wow man ARR looks so gud in the video... no words to describe the music ARR rocks Prasanna On 6/7/07, Sarathy S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :-) nice find 1 more good tapping number vdeo too is colorful. what abt tv channels ? they ve to air it soon mmm. full version or edited version ? rehmans voice is becoming more more good. shahul hameed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey cool man.. thanks.. On 6/7/07, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD9jksiEsds - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ---End Message---
Re: [arr] Oakland concert : Fan Frenzy Greets A.R. Rahman at Bay Area Show
Rahman even showed his comic side when he made a thinly veiled barb at pop music phenomenon Himesh Reshammiya. Telling the audience that he'd been working and traveling a lot lately and had caught a cold, Rahman said he told his doctor that he was concerned that he couldn't perform with such a nasal voice. The doctor said not to worry - that's the 'in' thing, said Rahman. :-) - Original Message From: Anil Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 8, 2007 4:08:23 AM Subject: [arr] Oakland concert : Fan Frenzy Greets A.R. Rahman at Bay Area Show http://www.indiawes t.com/view. php? subaction=showfull id=1181237002 archive= start_from= ucat=7 - By LISA TSERING India-West Staff Reporter OAKLAND, Calif. - Halfway through a lively show at the Oracle Arena June 2, A.R. Rahman put on the brakes, and took a moment to ask the audience to pause in their revelry. You are all in high spirits right now, the composer said softly. But think about those who are in hunger, or living in poverty. Seated at a grand piano, he started to play the gentle Pray for Me Brother, inspiring thousands of fans to wave their lighted cell phones in the dark, swaying to the music. It was just one of many memorable moments during a three-hour concert that saw the sold-out crowd leap to their feet for his greatest hits from Dil Se, Taal, Roja and Bombay, and newer, but just as distinctive, songs from Rang De Basanti, Water and Guru. The show wasn't all Bollywood - when Rahman performed Vaaji vaaji en jeevan si sivaji and Athiradee from Sivaji, the hotly anticipated Rajnikanth starrer due out June 15, his South Indian fans erupted in hysteria, gyrating in the aisles and screaming, Sivaji! Sivaji! A performance of the film's Sahaana saaral by Chitra and a young male singer got an equally enthusiastic response. From the beginning of the concert, when the maestro appeared on a high riser at the back of the stage greeted by a fireworks display, to the ending strains of Vande Mataram, his signature closing piece, A.R. Rahman led an unforced program that veered between the extremes of his prolific catalog, from haunting ballads to infectious rockers. Some of his musicians told India-West backstage that the song list hadn't been put together until the last minute, which lent an air of spontaneity to the show. Rahman is an unlikely megastar. Softspoken, humble and completely dedicated to his music, he spent most of his time onstage behind a large bank of keyboards, out of the spotlight, as his longtime musical director, K. Srinivas Murthy, led a group of Indian and Western musicians and percussionists. The composer has always been willing to cede attention to his guest stars, who included ace guitarist Rashid Ali and University of South Florida music student Patrick Hernly, a gifted young percussionist who blew the crowd away with a virtuoso centerstage display of tabla bol. Vocalists Sukhwinder Singh, Hariharan, Chitra, Madhushree, Sadhana Sargam, Blaaze, Naresh Iyer and other talented voices, along with scene-stealing drummer Sivamani, got some of the best response with songs from Guru, including sizzling versions of Tere bina and Barso re. But one of the major discoveries of the evening was Neeti Mohan, an extraordinary young vocalist who added sparkle to a version of Guru's Mayya mayya when she appeared onstage wrapped in a huge, voluminous, bright red length of silk. As she slowly turned, dancers unwrapped her to reveal a saucy belly-dancing costume, and Mohan, accompanied by two more belly dancers, writhed to the item number's Middle Eastern beat. Mohan, who is a trained dancer, singer and actress with a spot on Coke [V] Popstars 2 and a role in the Sunny Deol production Socha Na Tha to her credit, is also the lead singer in a Mumbai pop band called Aasma. Rang De Basanti produced some of the most exciting scenes of the night as Naresh Iyer teamed with rapper/lyricist Blaaze on the rock anthem Paathshala/ Be a rebel, and Sivamani tore up the drums on Khalbali as dancers in shiny white bodysuits moved around the stage. Hariharan, accompanied by Sadhana Sargam, lent a delicate touch to Sapnay's Chanda re and - since no Rahman show would be complete without it - turned in a haunting version of Roja in Hindi. Sukhwinder excelled on Ramta jogi and his usual marathon version of Chhaiya chhaiya, and was joined by Stanford University's talented a cappella troupe Raagapella on Chan chan from Deepa Mehta's Oscar-nominated film, Water. Naresh Iyer, too, got plenty of stage time on songs like RDB's Roobaroo, performing a duet with Rahman on vocals. Fans hoping for songs from Lagaan, Bombay Dreams or Jillendru Oru Kadhal, one of 2006's biggest Tamil soundtracks, will have to wait until Rahman's next show, as
Re: [arr] pls clarify on Atlanta concert
Atlanta concert is confirmed on June 23rd, 2007. The change has been reflected in the Philips Arena schedule. http://www.philipsarena.com/Content/calendar.aspx?MnLevel=1|0http://www.philipsarena.com/Content/calendar.aspx?MnLevel=1%7C0 On 6/7/07, manikandan gangadhar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please let me know the exact concert date at Atlanta. Mani =. --- Rahmaniac™ [EMAIL PROTECTED] himmathwala%40yahoo.co.in wrote: Its been 1574 Long Days, I haven't seen A.R.Rahman... i.e from Feb 14th 2003 when I met him, touched him for the first time in Unity of Light concert, Hyderabad. And now, he is just 10 miles away from me...and by this time tomorrow...He will be just meters away from me... Wow!! I am so excited and waiting for this moment since months its been announced... Hope, I will be back with lot of photos and memories on Saturday. ~~Rahmaniac™ SURESH~~ __ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 __ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
Re: [arr] pls clarify on Atlanta concert
Thanks for this info. rgds Mani . --- Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Atlanta concert is confirmed on June 23rd, 2007. The change has been reflected in the Philips Arena schedule. http://www.philipsarena.com/Content/calendar.aspx?MnLevel=1|0http://www.philipsarena.com/Content/calendar.aspx?MnLevel=1%7C0 On 6/7/07, manikandan gangadhar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please let me know the exact concert date at Atlanta. Mani =. --- Rahmaniac [EMAIL PROTECTED] himmathwala%40yahoo.co.in wrote: Its been 1574 Long Days, I haven't seen A.R.Rahman... i.e from Feb 14th 2003 when I met him, touched him for the first time in Unity of Light concert, Hyderabad. And now, he is just 10 miles away from me...and by this time tomorrow...He will be just meters away from me... Wow!! I am so excited and waiting for this moment since months its been announced... Hope, I will be back with lot of photos and memories on Saturday. ~~Rahmaniac SURESH~~ __ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 __ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php
