Re: [arr] BOYS in Hindi

2009-07-07 Thread kishore parayath
BOYS, in HINDI.. Well.. We got the news that the songs are already recorded.
THe lyrics are by Jaane Tu director, Abbas Tyrewala...

Its really nice to hear that even, Pakistanis listen to our Tamil songs!


Re: [arr] Sivaji Hindi CD

2009-07-07 Thread kishore parayath
SIVAJI CD, would release in HIndi hopefully along with BLUE!! But this has
not yet been officially confirmed!
Not sure, when would it hit the Pakistani markets. Anyway, here in India,
for us, it should be available within the next 45 days, as BLUE AUDIO is
also expected soon!!


Re: [arr] Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya

2009-07-07 Thread kishore parayath
We got this long back brother!

On 7/6/09, Adithya Sairam rahmaniac2...@yahoo.com wrote:

   
 [Attachment(s)http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1ik=d2295993eaview=cvsearch=inboxth=12250fc2247bc6feww=1003cvap=11qt=zx=2nrwyiwn9u0a#12250fc2247bc6fe_TopTextfrom
  Adithya Sairam included below]

   I hrd a leak from the movie vinnaithandi varuvaaya. is is sung by blaaze
 and is called hello. i hv to say it sounds excellent. it is an youtube like
 and i was so impressed by it. the more times you hear it, the more
 expectations you hv for it. listen for urself. i also ripped the video off
 of it and its an attachment. plz tell me an approx. release date. i can
 hardly wait. enjoy

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXuvqUXCV_ofeature=related

 Adithya





  



Re: [arr] Sad Version of Vennilave - Minsara Kanavu

2009-07-07 Thread V S Rawat
can anyone share the hindi version of the same.

Thanks.
--
Rawat

On 7/7/2009 6:12 AM India Time, _Shani Tresa_ wrote:

 
 
 its just wonderful..,,!!
 thanx for sharing
  
 -Shani.
 
  
 
 
 *From:* Karthik A karun...@gmail.com
 *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 *Sent:* Sunday, 5 July, 2009 8:51:10 PM
 *Subject:* Re: [arr] Sad Version of Vennilave - Minsara Kanavu
 
 Hi
 Check this out :)
 http://www.imeem. com/people/ vgvZSV/music/ 4G2RpHww/ vennilave- sad/ 
 http://www.imeem.com/people/vgvZSV/music/4G2RpHww/vennilave-sad/
 
 Regards
 Karthik
 
 
 On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:19 PM, euthanasiaa2000 euthanasiaa2000@ 
 yahoo.com mailto:euthanasiaa2...@yahoo.com wrote:
 
 
 
 Hi Guys,
 
 Anyone knows where I can get the sad version of Vennilave.
 
 Can't seem to find it anywhere online or any of the retail cds. Not
 available anymore?
 
 Thanks in advance.



Re: [arr] Sad Version of Vennilave - Minsara Kanavu

2009-07-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
No, that is the sad version of Vennilave. 

--- On Mon, 7/6/09, rivjot riv...@yahoo.com wrote:

From: rivjot riv...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [arr] Sad Version of Vennilave - Minsara Kanavu
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 10:25 PM
















  
  Hmm I dont understand tamil but from music and the type of singing I can 
tell that the clip that you uploaded is part of original Vennilave, not sad 
version. 



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Karthik A karun...@.. . wrote:



 Hi

 Check this out :)

 http://www.imeem. com/people/ vgvZSV/music/ 4G2RpHww/ vennilave- sad/

 

 Regards

 Karthik

 

 

 On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:19 PM, euthanasiaa2000

 euthanasiaa2000@ ...wrote:

 

 

 

  Hi Guys,

 

  Anyone knows where I can get the sad version of Vennilave.

 

  Can't seem to find it anywhere online or any of the retail cds. Not

  available anymore?

 

  Thanks in advance.

 

   

 






 

  




 

















  

[arr] Fwd: Vote now for your favourite soundtrack and win a World Soundtrack VIP-ticket

2009-07-07 Thread Gopal Srinivasan
http://www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com/awards2.cgi?go=voteid=2121ref=


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[arr] Merchants Of Bollywood

2009-07-07 Thread Shani Tresa
Featuring music composed by A.R. Rahman and renowned musician brothers Salim 
and Sulaiman Merchant, 
the musical extravaganza has been staged in countries including Britain, Italy, 
Germany, Switzerland, South Africa and Australia.
 
Merchants Of Bollywood will be staged at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, from July 
14 to 26. 
Tickets are priced from RM70 to RM500 and are available through 
www.ticketpro.com.my or via 03-7880 7999. 
Limited student tickets are also available at RM45. For details, log on to 
www.mobkl.com or call 03-7955 9995.
 
For more details..,
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/3/soundnstage/3846199sec=soundnstage

-Shani.


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Re: [arr] Re: 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Song Nominees

2009-07-07 Thread chelva kumar
i think this is a scam

--- On Mon, 6/7/09, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_c...@yahoo.com wrote:


From: Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_c...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Song Nominees
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 6 July, 2009, 4:27 PM












I have the same doubt too...plus, why were ARR's Godfather songs nominated in 
the same in the folk song category? These songs are definitely not folk music 
in the first place.

--- On Mon, 7/6/09, nivensamy niven...@gmail. com wrote:


From: nivensamy niven...@gmail. com
Subject: [arr] Re: 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Song Nominees
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 12:07 AM




Confusing, why they put Malaysia for Rahman's Location? 

Niven

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Prakash Balaramkrishna prakysnaky@ 
 wrote:

 Strange. Any idea on these awards??
 
 http://www.jpfolks. com/MusicAwards/ 2009/Nominees/ Song.htm
 
 Related article in TOI:
 http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/Regional- Stars/Double- bonanza-for- 
 Krosswindz/ articleshow/ 4738139.cms
 
 Indian Songs nominated. 
 
 
 
 Indian Song Nominees Songwriters Artist Name From The Album Location 
 Aum Namah Bhagavate Vasudevaya sistashree Sistashree Tandava India 
 Bhakti - Complete Devotion Sandeep Raval Sandeep Raval NADOPASNA Worship 
 through sound UK 
 Devi Prashant John Lehera Heartsky India 
 Elankaathu Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja' s Music Journey: Live in 
 Italy India 
 Ganpati Pierre-jean Duffour MASALADOSA Chill Aum France 
 Govinda, Gopala, Radha Ram., Jai, Jai Corina Bartra Corina Bartra Chants from 
 the Seeds of Bliss NY 
 ILLAMAI AR Rahman AR Rahman Godfather - Tamil Movie Soundrack Malaysia 
 INNISAI (RADIO MIX) AR Rahman AR Rahman Godfather - Tamil Movie Soundrack 
 Malaysia 
 Intezaar Shahi Devika Devika India 
 Jajabor Pokkhi Chandrani Banerjee KROSSWINDZ MISIKI MISIKI(free vcd included 
 in pack) India 
 Jeena Tere Bin Shahi Devika Devika India 
 Jeena Woh (The Way to Live) Benny Johnson GIJU Rang Rangeeli Yeh Duniya India 
 KATRIL ORU VARTHAI AR Rahman AR Rahman Godfather - Tamil Movie Soundrack 
 Malaysia 
 Nirguna Nirmala S.T.G.V. Varada Raju Sri Krishna Antha Sai India 
 Prodip Nibhaye Dao Probir Banerjee Probir Banerjee Pothik Bondhu Esho India 
 Radha Govinda Kirtan Bradby, Y. Dasa, R. Dasa. JALEBI JALEBI Music Italy 
 Shradha Saburi S.T.G.V. Varada Raju Sri Krishna Antha Sai India 
 Vaani - Rural Gujarat Sandeep Raval Sandeep Raval NADOPASNA Worship through 
 sound UK 
 Veetukku Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja' s Music Journey: Live in Italy 
 India 
 You Are My All krishna Krishna and Friends Heart of the Universe India



















  

[arr] Snoop Dogg Millionaire - Snoop Dogg feat Tanvi Shah

2009-07-07 Thread pratap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9i5NOxCvicfeature=related

http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/elensar5233



  

Re: [arr] D6 lyrics query

2009-07-07 Thread Adi
The song is describing a city and not a human being. Actually it is
describing a city as if it were a human being. And when he says that it has
heart on the right and the left sides, he means to say that the city has a
heart. It is emotional. If you listen to one line Bas ishq mohabbat pyar -
only love, romance and more love! ;) The city is totally emotional is the
bottomline. A poetic way of saying it is that it has heart all inside it.
Nice and simple I thought.

2009/7/6 Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com



 Well i could crack half of it. Dil -lhi.Dil on the left sidenot
 sure how how Dil is on the right side as well !

 On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Mahima Sengupta 
 mahiya_is_mind_blow...@yahoo.com wrote:



  LOL! ... well endowed person :P

 --- On *Sun, 7/5/09, nazeef mohammed nazeef.moham...@gmail.com* wrote:


 From: nazeef mohammed nazeef.moham...@gmail.com
 Subject: [arr] D6 lyrics query
 To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 1:06 PM

  That both sides of him have a heart! Whereas all of us have it only on
 one side! It's like saying baada dilwaala hai!



  




-- 
You are what your deepest desire is;
As you desire, so is your intention;
As your intention, so is your will;
As is your will so is your deed;
As is your deed, so is your destiny
  -The Upanishads


[arr] Midi of Jai Ho by A.R Rahman

2009-07-07 Thread mulan52002
Hi. I'm looking for this midi, but the A.R Rahman version not by The Pussycat 
Dolls.

Thanks for all

I loved A.R Rahman music :D

Greetings



[arr] Urimail Kural movie.. Music by AR RAHMAN

2009-07-07 Thread vishu

please confirm me more about the project i get this source from 
wikipedia... thank u


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Rahman

regards,
vishu


  


Re: [arr] BOYS in Hindi

2009-07-07 Thread tr2az
- music is beyond boundaries, race, cast adn religion- its like soul so do not 
bring indian , pakis, bangali, or any other ethnical BG here, i guess AR 
rahaman sahab too hate pin pointing etnic of person

Jai Hind


-- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, kishore parayath kishore.paray...@... 
wrote:

 BOYS, in HINDI.. Well.. We got the news that the songs are already recorded.
 THe lyrics are by Jaane Tu director, Abbas Tyrewala...
 
 Its really nice to hear that even, Pakistanis listen to our Tamil songs!





[arr] vangelis ( AR Rahman's league)

2009-07-07 Thread tr2az
 for general information 

I am music follower of AR rahman Sahab and Vangelis alike so here forwarding a 
video link to another master of musical arts. 

Check this:

http://www.pearfilm s.com/vangelis/

Also here:

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=DQ44eu11Hxw

Jai HInd




Re: [arr] RAHMANIA show in Pune - 18'th July ! All invited !!!

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
All the best to the Entire Team of Wandering Souls, Rahmania. I have full
confidence that they would be rocking the show under the able leadership of
Dinesh Vaidyaji.

God Bless.

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Dinesh Vaidya dnshvai...@yahoo.co.inwrote:



   The Wandering Souls of Pune is pleased to invite all RAHMANIACS of the
 world to join them in Chinchwad-PUNE on 18'th July ( Saturday ) evening at
 7PM in Ramkrishna More Auditorium ( PCMC Auditorium ) where they will be
 presenting their programme RAHMANIA - A Journey through the life and
 philosophy of AR Rahman.

 This show is our appreciation and continued celebration of Rahman's
 numerous achievements this year, both domestic and international, capped
 with the twin Oscars. This year has been a HUGE one for AR Rahman and as
 loyal fans of him we are proud of his achievements.

 This year also has been a HUGE one for The Wandering Souls RAHMANIA
 team. They got a chance to meet ARR, practiced with him and then accompanied
 him on Drums for one full song and 2 medleys ( consisting of 5 songs ) in
 the recent JAI HO concert of May 31'st in Pune.

 The memories are too many and will never fade away...

 The short but extremely meaningful interaction with Rahman in Pune taught
 us a lot as we personally experienced how simple / humble and dedicated
 person he is. His support and acknowledgement of RAHMANIA team was something
 we never expected but we will never ever forget this gesture by him.

 TWS and ImaginationEvents invite you to enjoy the new presentation of
 RAHMANIA. new songs and Medleys are planned by the group.

 Venue : Ramkrishna More Auditorium, Chinchwad Pune 33 ( Also called as PCMC
 Auditorium )
 Date : 18'th July SATURDAY
 Time : 730PM

 For tickets, please contact the event managers Imaginationevents directly
 at following numbers 9890633008 / 9011010420 / 9850779904

 Jai HO !

 Dinesh Vaidya
 Pune

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Vithur


Re: [arr] Connections CD - Reg

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Its very much available in Chennai.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Naveen Kumar arrank110...@yahoo.com wrote:




 Dear Rahmaniacs,

 Please someone give the website through which I can buy the Connections CD
 online.  As I am not getting the CD in local stores even after one week
 after its release.


 NAVEEN - BORN TO LISTEN ARR
 Visakhapatnam

 




-- 
regards,
Vithur


Re: [arr] ' Lost Love ' - SOK B G M ix !

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Thanks bro. That was wonderful. SOK has BGMs, which melt the heart very
easily.

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@yahoo.co.ukwrote:



  ’ *Lost Love ’ *- SOK B G M ix *!
 *

 http://www.4shared.com/file/115965246/4c167b6f/Lost_Love_-_SOK_B_G_M_ix.html


 A 4 Min. Medley, edited ’n mixed by using some of our favorite Background
 Scores of the last scenes 'n the interludes of *'Maaricham'* Song from the
 movie *’Sillunu Oru Kaadhal’*.

 Hearty thanks to Dinesh Scaran who ripped the *’SOK’* BGM’s.


 dedicated to all, who lost their Loved ones, forever .

 Rahman fever
 His Music ~ My Mother Tongue
 http://%20www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297

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Re: [arr] Similarities between Michael Jackson and AR Rahman

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Good Similarities Chord. Once again a write up from you, which needs to
be archived.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote:



 With the news of MJ's death, I have taken a re-interest in MJ and his
 music. It's interesting the psychology of why someone's work of art becomes
 popular again when that person dies, supported by recent stats showing that
 MJ's music is topping charts worldwide again.

 As I downloaded some of his most famous and influential songs from Itunes
 recently and listened carefully, I could not help draw up some comparisons
 between his music and ARR's. Here are some parallels that I thought of:

 1) MJ and ARR are both perfectionists. There is a quality to both their
 bodies of work that define high achievement and perfectionism, a certain
 drive and ambition and motivation to be the best they can possibly be, often
 working ridiculous hours to achieve this.

 2) Tightness and crispness of arrangements. Both MJ and ARR boast of
 extremely high quality arrangements in their music and a very tight and
 planned set of arrangements that are line with their perfectionistic work
 ethics.

 3) Both masters of rhythm: ARR and MJ both boast of extremely high quality
 rhythmic concepts and super-intelligent rhythmic patterns in their songs.
 Again, consistent with tightness.

 4) Both are trend setters: MJ and ARR were both trend setters in their own
 ways. Both revolutionized music in their own respective spheres and had a
 huge following among artists of their kind.

 5) Both are passionate about unity, diversity, and charity: MJ and ARR
 share a very similar type of compassion towards the world, towards the less
 fortunate, and both believe in transcending artificial boundaries to help
 unify cultures and races and highlight bonds that tie us all together,
 irrespective race, culture, etc. Through their music, they were able to
 transcend and go beyond hard set boundaries that were not able to be
 transcended before (ARR with regional and international reaches and MJ with
 racial and ethnic reaches).

 




-- 
regards,
Vithur


Re: [arr] D6 lyrics query

2009-07-07 Thread Prasanth Murali Nottath
My take is this.

Delhi is personified here, which means like all of us it has a heart on its
left. Now on paper, it is spelt Dilli that means it has heart on its right
as well (left according to us seeing it, from it's pov on the right!)

Clever wordplay indeed.


2009/7/7 Adi n.adi...@gmail.com



 The song is describing a city and not a human being. Actually it is
 describing a city as if it were a human being. And when he says that it has
 heart on the right and the left sides, he means to say that the city has a
 heart. It is emotional. If you listen to one line Bas ishq mohabbat pyar -
 only love, romance and more love! ;) The city is totally emotional is the
 bottomline. A poetic way of saying it is that it has heart all inside it.
 Nice and simple I thought.

 2009/7/6 Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com



 Well i could crack half of it. Dil -lhi.Dil on the left sidenot
 sure how how Dil is on the right side as well !

 On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Mahima Sengupta 
 mahiya_is_mind_blow...@yahoo.com wrote:



   LOL! ... well endowed person :P

 --- On *Sun, 7/5/09, nazeef mohammed nazeef.moham...@gmail.com* wrote:


 From: nazeef mohammed nazeef.moham...@gmail.com
 Subject: [arr] D6 lyrics query
 To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 1:06 PM

  That both sides of him have a heart! Whereas all of us have it only on
 one side! It's like saying baada dilwaala hai!






 --
 You are what your deepest desire is;
 As you desire, so is your intention;
 As your intention, so is your will;
 As is your will so is your deed;
 As is your deed, so is your destiny
   -The Upanishads

 




-- 
Temet Nosce


Re: [arr] ripping the vocal part

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Hi bro

You need to have a Software by name DVD Ripper. Just check the archives of
the group mails. Pratap had posted links of how to download the software and
the entire method of ripping the same.

But for doing this, you need Original 5.1 Surround DVDs of the movies.

Which are the ARR songs that you are keen to listen in voice only medium ?

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:59 PM, harsha vardhan harshaa_vard...@yahoo.comwrote:



   h

  i actually want to rip the vocal parts of rahman sir's compositions.i
 have seen vithur bro posting a few of those earlier.can anyone guide me the
 way to rip the vocals accurately...vithur bro plz help...



 with regards
 harshavardhan

 




-- 
regards,
Vithur


Re: [arr] Re: What went wrong with Pray For Me Brother's Success???

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
I feel that this song has reached and created the impact that it was meant
to create. We cant measure the success of an album , just by the commercial
success it creates. This is a soul stirring album, and it has impacted a lot
of people.

In fact, our Weekly Food Distrbution Activity in Chennai, is inspired from
Pray for Me Brother Album of ARR. We have been doing this every week end for
the past 2 years. Isnt this a symbol of success for the album ?

Lets unite and spread the message of love and care.




On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 1:39 PM, : Avinash : avinashd...@yahoo.com wrote:



 There is nothing wrong with the song Pray for me brother. It's a powerful
 anthem for the world poverty. The only thing is, it didn't had any special
 or grand release for the public. It was a low profile release for a social
 cause, so we can't expect it's mass popularity like Vandemataram. But as
 Rahman is the ambassdor of UN for this special cause, the UN should have
 included this anthem in their website or should have promoted in the global
 summits. It has a good potential like MJ's We are the world...

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, VK
 Murthy vkmj...@... wrote:
 
  I agree with the email below. Actually I feel that the concept behind
  the song was not mature. Though musically the song was very good, the
  lyric were an outcome of an undeveloped  immature thought. It would
  be apt to share a story here. A colleague friend of mine had
  identified the song as Beggars' Anthem and was tempted to call it so
  in his magazine review of the album, but his senior authorities did
  not approve of it for some reasons.
 
  Please note I personally love the song. But it could have been way
 better.
 
  On 7/2/09, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@... wrote:
   :) Its just healthy argument. I stick by my opinion that such a
 powerful
   song was shabbily
   picturised and wasted. I felt it should have done more justice. Period.
  
   On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Ajay Nair ajaynai...@... wrote:
  
  
  
   Stop this argument once  for all..Both individuals be humility
   personified as the song itself means Pray for me Brother and both
 don't be
   seem to be abiding by the theme of it.
  
   Gopal, Vithur etc...and all of you who have been maintaining this
 group
   with amazing spirit pls clarify their doubts to end this.
  
   Your friend,
   Ajay Nair.
   PS: Stop bickering about small things and feel privileged to be part
 of
   this group. Respect every individual,even Critics and humiliation, or
   maybe
   Mr.Rahman himself has to interfere here for better sense to prevail
 for
   his
   fans to learn this.
   --
   *From:* Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@...
   *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
   *Sent:* Thursday, 2 July, 2009 4:55:05 PM
   *Subject:* Re: [arr] Re: What went wrong with Pray For Me Brother's
   Success???
  
   I dont want to argue with the Nokia video. Any person with a little
   knowledge of video shooting can make out its not shot on a Nokia N
 series
   cell phone. You simply cannot get that kind of a quality.
  
   And the theme is poverty. Can you explain in what ways did the video
   convey
   any of that?! As far as i can see there was a couple driving around
 and a
   rapper on the streets. Hence the message was not conveyed.
  
   On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:47 PM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva
 gopala
   acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni .
 sriramiyer15@
yahoo.co. in sriramiye...@... wrote:
  
  
  
   It WAS shot on a Nokia phone and for Nokia + U.N. initiative to end
   poverty. I dunno why you have a problem with the 'white' girl and the
   'Black' guy, snip the skin colour, just focus on the message.
  
  
   --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%
 40yahoogroups.com,
   Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ ... wrote:
   
I am not blaming the quality of the video. The theme made no sense.
With
   the
black guy and a white girl, i have no clue
what it tried to convey.
   
P.S: And its hilarious to say that it was shot on a nokia phone. It
 was
shot FOR the nokia phone.
   
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:10 AM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian
 siva
   gopala
acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . 
sriramiyer15@ ... wrote:
   


 Oh cmon! You can't blame the video, it was shot from the NOKIA
 phone
   as AR
 had collaborated with them, I think the song wasn't well
 advertised
   for
 people to take notice, there are still people in India who have
 no
   clue
 about this song.


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 arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.comarrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.
   com http://40yahoogroups.com,
  
 Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote:
 
  I would blame on the video. It was kinda dumb with really no
 impact
  whatsoever.
 
  On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 8:16 PM, kishore 

Re: [arr] Re: When will Vinnaithaandi Varuvaiya Audio release?

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Everything should start releasing, once AR is back from LA.




On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Dinesh dinesh.theb...@hotmail.com wrote:



 thanks for answering me:). Thought this group was never ever going to reply
 to my answer and was seeking other sites to inquire bout this. So its gonna
 release soon no? esp the movie is done (according to Trisha, or at least her
 portion). Cant wait!!! :D :D :D !!!

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
 rivjot riv...@... wrote:
 
  it is added to upcoming releases on official site
 
 
 http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/films-tamil-vinnaithaandivaruvaaya.html
 
  none of the sites list the release date of the movie, so no idea when the
 music will be out
 
 
  --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
 Dinesh dinesh.theboss@ wrote:
  
   Can anyone tell me the date roughly? Awaiting for it eagerly! :)
  
 

  




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[arr] Dil Se... N Vishwa Vidhata Disk - Covers Scans

2009-07-07 Thread A.R.Rajib
Download Dil Se.. And   Vishwaa Vidhataa Disk-Cover Scans

http://www.mediafire.com/?0gdlud25ugn
http://www.mediafire.com/?0gdlud25ugn

Find All Of hem Here

http://tinyurl.com/ARR-Covers http://tinyurl.com/ARR-Covers

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Re: [arr] When and where ?

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
It should be in Kolkata on November 7.. ( Most probably )

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Karthik A karun...@gmail.com wrote:



 Hi can anyone tell when and where in India will be the next concert?
 




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Re: [arr] Fwd: Vote now for your favourite soundtrack and win a World Soundtrack VIP-ticket

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Thanks Gops. Voted for ARR under Slumdog. He will surely win and lets meet
up in the Mariott




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[arr] Endhiran Music : A R Rahman uses Continuum Fingerboard again

2009-07-07 Thread Farzad Khaleel
Remember the postlude in the pensive jazzy Rehna Tu in 'Delhi 6'? That was
made possible with the help of what is called the Continuum Fingerboard.

It is not an instrument in itself and works like a synthesizer of sorts, to
enhance what any other instrument produces. The continuum does not come with
traditional keys and has a touch screen with very long music sustenance.
This was developed in the University of Illinois and has been used in Indian
cinema only by AR Rahman. World over, there are said to be only eight people
using the finger continuum.

Of course, AR Rahman’s penchant for technology is known. The academy winning
composer started out only as a keyboard arranger, and legends are
innumerable about how Rahman was always keen on the gadget side of things.
It was for this reason that he got noticed even in his first film ‘Roja’,
which was a whiff of fresh air, when it released.

The continuum, along with the accordion, was played by Rahman himself in
Rehna Tu, apart from him singing as well. It is now said that Rahman is
using this in great measure in Rajini’s 'Endhiran', for which the Oscar
Tamilan is composing music.


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Re: [arr] ripping the vocal part

2009-07-07 Thread harsha vardhan
when i frst listened to d ones u have ripped n posted...i was stunned by d 
quality of ripping..i thought u would have approached a r r studio for 
dat...but later i confirmed dat its ripped by u...i actually want to rip d 
vocal parts from many of his songs...hence wanted to know your way of ripping 
so dat i could reach d quality dat u touched...

with regardsharshavardhan



  

[arr] Great news.. AR just received his 2nd PhD !

2009-07-07 Thread Sreekrishnan R
This is a news posted by Ashanti OMkar , A London
based print and broadcast JOURNALIST and also a friend of AR , on her
Facebook 'n Twitter profiles.


’’Great
news, AR Rahman just received his 2nd PhD, this time in London, from
Middlesex University. There was a police presence to look after him,
I'm told! God bless AR for many more prestigious awards!’’

http://twitter.com/ashantiomkar
http://www.facebook.com/ashantiomkar


Heartiest Congrats AR ! You always make us proud.. God Bless.

 

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Re: [arr] Urimail Kural movie.. Music by AR RAHMAN

2009-07-07 Thread Sath Murthy
Wiki can be edited by anyone, i guess... I don't think that ARR will work with 
Vijay ever again. ARR already gave a song of a lifetime to Vijay in Ella 
Pugazhum Vijay will be using that song to his favorfor his lifetime






From: vishu deja_vi...@yahoo.com
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 2:47:12 AM
Subject: [arr] Urimail Kural movie.. Music by AR RAHMAN






please confirm me more about the project i get this source from 
wikipedia... thank u

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Rahman

regards,
vishu


   


  

[arr] Re: Great news.. AR just received his 2nd PhD !

2009-07-07 Thread arr_raghu
Its not a PhD, it is an Honorary Doctorate.
Congrats to ARR! He will get many more of these.



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@... wrote:

 This is a news posted by Ashanti OMkar , A London
 based print and broadcast JOURNALIST and also a friend of AR , on her
 Facebook 'n Twitter profiles.
 
 
 ’’Great
 news, AR Rahman just received his 2nd PhD, this time in London, from
 Middlesex University. There was a police presence to look after him,
 I'm told! God bless AR for many more prestigious awards!’’
 
 http://twitter.com/ashantiomkar
 http://www.facebook.com/ashantiomkar
 
 
 Heartiest Congrats AR ! You always make us proud.. God Bless.
 
  
 
 Rahman fever
 His Music ~ My Mother Tongue
 
 
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Re: [arr] Re: Great news.. AR just received his 2nd PhD !

2009-07-07 Thread Gopal Srinivasan
It's a D.Lit.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 07:43, arr_raghuarr_ra...@yahoo.com wrote:


 Its not a PhD, it is an Honorary Doctorate.
 Congrats to ARR! He will get many more of these.

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@... wrote:

 This is a news posted by Ashanti OMkar , A London
 based print and broadcast JOURNALIST and also a friend of AR , on her
 Facebook 'n Twitter profiles.


 ’’Great
 news, AR Rahman just received his 2nd PhD, this time in London, from
 Middlesex University. There was a police presence to look after him,
 I'm told! God bless AR for many more prestigious awards!’’

 http://twitter.com/ashantiomkar
 http://www.facebook.com/ashantiomkar


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Re: [arr] Similarities between Michael Jackson and AR Rahman

2009-07-07 Thread Chord
Thanks Vithur.  Both MJ and ARR brought people from various backgrounds and 
cultures together.  Both believed in loving people unconditionally and valuing 
tolerance and acceptance.  MJ will be missed.  I just wish his life wasn't so 
filled with tragedy and controversy.  


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote:

 Good Similarities Chord. Once again a write up from you, which needs to
 be archived.
 
 On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Chord purev...@... wrote:
 
 
 
  With the news of MJ's death, I have taken a re-interest in MJ and his
  music. It's interesting the psychology of why someone's work of art becomes
  popular again when that person dies, supported by recent stats showing that
  MJ's music is topping charts worldwide again.
 
  As I downloaded some of his most famous and influential songs from Itunes
  recently and listened carefully, I could not help draw up some comparisons
  between his music and ARR's. Here are some parallels that I thought of:
 
  1) MJ and ARR are both perfectionists. There is a quality to both their
  bodies of work that define high achievement and perfectionism, a certain
  drive and ambition and motivation to be the best they can possibly be, often
  working ridiculous hours to achieve this.
 
  2) Tightness and crispness of arrangements. Both MJ and ARR boast of
  extremely high quality arrangements in their music and a very tight and
  planned set of arrangements that are line with their perfectionistic work
  ethics.
 
  3) Both masters of rhythm: ARR and MJ both boast of extremely high quality
  rhythmic concepts and super-intelligent rhythmic patterns in their songs.
  Again, consistent with tightness.
 
  4) Both are trend setters: MJ and ARR were both trend setters in their own
  ways. Both revolutionized music in their own respective spheres and had a
  huge following among artists of their kind.
 
  5) Both are passionate about unity, diversity, and charity: MJ and ARR
  share a very similar type of compassion towards the world, towards the less
  fortunate, and both believe in transcending artificial boundaries to help
  unify cultures and races and highlight bonds that tie us all together,
  irrespective race, culture, etc. Through their music, they were able to
  transcend and go beyond hard set boundaries that were not able to be
  transcended before (ARR with regional and international reaches and MJ with
  racial and ethnic reaches).
 
  
 
 
 
 
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[arr] [Non-ARR] - Music Recco - Kaminey (Vishaal)

2009-07-07 Thread Anil Nair
Another brilliant effort by Vishaal - this OST. never mind the lyrics
...wild and zany but probably suit the movie's mood (going by the promos).

Amazing orchestration and vocals (Sukhwinder is all over this soundtrack)

-- 
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Re: [arr] Re: When will Vinnaithaandi Varuvaiya Audio release?

2009-07-07 Thread kishore parayath
Vithur... Did ARR pay any visit to MJ's residence??


Re: [arr] Doli Sajake Rakhna N Jeans Covers - Disk Scans

2009-07-07 Thread kishore parayath
Thanx yaar... Ur doing a Gr8 job, by posting the covers which we have been
searching for years!!


Re: [arr] Video of ARR at Marati Film Awards

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Thanks Sirish for posting all rare Videos of AR. You rock.

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:05 PM, rkiller...@yahoo.co.in wrote:



Dear Fans,
  Here is the Vdo of our ARR, who has attended the Marati Awards 2009 at
 Pune, just before the Concert of Pune...

 The Link
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igxibg6_0Vc

 Regards
 Sirish Musician

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Re: [arr] Re: Great news.. AR just received his 2nd PhD !

2009-07-07 Thread Sreekrishnan R
Thanks for correcting Bros. :-)

 

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From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 8 July, 2009 7:53:15 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Great news.. AR just received his 2nd PhD !

It's a D.Lit.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 07:43, arr_raghuarr_ra...@yahoo.com wrote:


 Its not a PhD, it is an Honorary Doctorate.
 Congrats to ARR! He will get many more of these.

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@... wrote:

 This is a news posted by Ashanti OMkar , A London
 based print and broadcast JOURNALIST and also a friend of AR , on her
 Facebook 'n Twitter profiles.


 ’’Great
 news, AR Rahman just received his 2nd PhD, this time in London, from
 Middlesex University. There was a police presence to look after him,
 I'm told! God bless AR for many more prestigious awards!’’

 http://twitter.com/ashantiomkar
 http://www.facebook.com/ashantiomkar


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Re: [arr] ' Lost Love ' - SOK B G M ix !

2009-07-07 Thread Shani Tresa
good work..!
the part from 2:00  to 3:10 is very haunting..
God bless. tc.





From: Vithur vith...@gmail.com
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 7 July, 2009 8:57:20 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ' Lost Love ' - SOK B G M ix !





Thanks bro. That was wonderful. SOK has BGMs, which melt the heart very easily. 


On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Sreekrishnan R rahmanfever@ yahoo.co. uk 
wrote:




’ Lost Love ’ - SOK B G Mix !

http://www.4shared. com/file/ 115965246/ 4c167b6f/ Lost_Love_ -_SOK_B_G_ 
M_ix.html


A 4 Min. Medley, edited ’n mixed by using some of our favorite Background 
Scores of the last scenes 'n the interludes of 'Maaricham'Song from the movie 
’Sillunu Oru Kaadhal’.

Hearty thanks to Dinesh Scaran who ripped the ’SOK’BGM’s.


dedicated to all, who lost their Loved ones, forever . 


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Re: [arr] Urimail Kural movie.. Music by AR RAHMAN

2009-07-07 Thread Sai
ARR works based on scripts... If a Vijay movie comes with an interesting 
script, ARR will work. Thankfully, ARR doesnt show the hero bias that people 
here and on the internet towards a few heroes

sai

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sath Murthy sath.mur...@... wrote:

 Wiki can be edited by anyone, i guess... I don't think that ARR will work 
 with Vijay ever again. ARR already gave a song of a lifetime to Vijay in Ella 
 Pugazhum Vijay will be using that song to his favorfor his 
 lifetime



Re: [arr] Re: Great news.. AR just received his 2nd PhD !

2009-07-07 Thread kishore parayath
Dr. AR RAHMAN!! Now its DOUBLE!! SO what shall we call him??


Re: [arr] Re: Great news.. AR just received his 2nd PhD !

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
Congrats to Dr. ARR, Prof ARR.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 7:43 AM, arr_raghu arr_ra...@yahoo.com wrote:



 Its not a PhD, it is an Honorary Doctorate.
 Congrats to ARR! He will get many more of these.

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
 Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@... wrote:
 
  This is a news posted by Ashanti OMkar , A London
  based print and broadcast JOURNALIST and also a friend of AR , on her
  Facebook 'n Twitter profiles.
 
 
  ’’Great
  news, AR Rahman just received his 2nd PhD, this time in London, from
  Middlesex University. There was a police presence to look after him,
  I'm told! God bless AR for many more prestigious awards!’’
 
  http://twitter.com/ashantiomkar
  http://www.facebook.com/ashantiomkar
 
 
  Heartiest Congrats AR ! You always make us proud.. God Bless.
 
 
 
  Rahman fever
  His Music ~ My Mother Tongue
 
 
  Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more.
 Click here http://cricket.yahoo.com
 

  




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[arr] Philip Lutgendorf’s take on Jodha Akbar | A Review

2009-07-07 Thread Sreekrishnan R

Ashutosh Gowariker’s sumptuous tribute to the Mughal Empire at the
height of its culturally-syncretic glory unfolds with the leisurely
gait of an imperial elephant. In the grand tradition of Indian (and
Bombay cinematic) storytellers, Gowariker is unwilling to send anyone
home in under three-plus hours; his remarkable debut film, LAGAAN,
acclaimed as a revival of the rarely-made genre of the “historical,”
was a tautly-paced underdog sports saga set in the colonial period that
kept viewers on the edge of their seats for nearly four. More truly
“historical” in subject matter but far looser in plot, JODHAA AKBAR is
an essentially atmospheric experience of breathtaking cinematography
and mise-en-scène, lovely A. R. Rahman music, unexpectedly strong
performances, and an obvious but unobjectionable didactic message (the
promotion of inter-religious tolerance, especially between Hindus and
Muslims). The best approach to it (now that it’s out on DVD, with its
long halves neatly divided between two disks) is to find a comfortable
couch on an unhurried evening (or two) and just let it wash over you.
It’s a bit like taking a vacation in 16th century North India, without
the risk of contracting plague or being decapitated by a warlord.

Anyone
who has visited Akbar-period sites such as Agra’s Red Fort or the ghost
capital of Fatehpur Sikri will surely relish the astonishing
re-imaginings of what these complexes may have looked like when fully
outfitted and inhabited. The dramatic hilltop palace of Amer (a.k.a.
Amber) and its adjacent ravine appears starkly outlined and reforested,
minus the curio shops, buses, touts, and general urban sprawl familiar
to today’s Jaipur tourists—a wondrous feat of digital demolition.

Indeed, everything about the movie is gorgeously beautiful, beginning
with the principal players, and (though the storyline takes arguable
liberties with known history) production values are sky-high and
obvious visual anachronisms relatively few—the most striking perhaps
being Jodhaa’s Krishna statuette, which looks like a 19th-century
German porcelain rather than the big-eyed, black stone murtis typical
of the Mughal period. Other influences may include Chinese historical
and martial-arts films, as reflected in a well-choreographed
his-and-her sword duel that seems indebted to Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon. This is also, in a way, a “consumerist” film that continues the
pattern of display of conspicuous goodies established by middle-class
blockbusters like HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN and DIL CHAHTA HAI, though here
with an “ethno-historic” sensibility: Jodhaa’s lacquered boudoir and
Akbar’s jewel-encrusted outfits set a new standard in desi chic. There
are acres of glittering fabrics, Persianate gardens aflutter with
pigeons and doves, and even a mouthwatering multicourse meal that
should send you running to the nearest tandoori-joint buffet.

Don’t expect much suspense, though. The most dramatic thing that
happens—Akbar’s temporary exile of his bride on the suspicion that she
is betraying him, which occurs just before Interval—is cleared up
within fifteen minutes of the film’s resumption, and we again settle
back into what is essentially a pleasantly protracted coming-of-age
story, albeit its subject is a singularly remarkable pre-modern ruler.
With the exception of a brief prologue, most of the action unfolds
between 1562 and 1563, the period that saw the twenty-year-old Akbar
(who ascended the throne at age fourteen on his father Humayun’s death,
but was initially overshadowed by a regent) asserting his own
personality and policies. Notably, he does so through a strategic
marriage to the daughter of a key ally, the Rajput king of Amer, and
through his decision, roughly a year later, to abolish the pilgrimage
tax on non-Muslims, a signal of his growing tolerance for the religion
of the majority of his subjects and of his willingness to defy more
orthodox Islamic elements within his court.

This much is a matter of historical record, though the emperor’s
motives have predictably been subject to varying interpretations
(whereas early Congress leaders tended to project him as a broadminded
symbol of an enlightened “secularism,” latter-day Hindu nationalists
often portray him as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, co-opting guileless
Hindus with an only superficially kinder, gentler Islam). But the
film’s central storyline is, in the grand tradition of “historical”
films, decidedly off-the-record: it focuses on the budding love between
Akbar and his first Rajput bride (called, per popular legend, Jodhaa,
though her actual name is debated by historians), and alleging that it
was her proud and stubborn allegiance to Hindu lifeways that was
instrumental in shaping the emperor’s adult personality and policies.
Jodhaa herself is thus central to the film, and the director’s choice
of placing her name before Akbar’s in the title clearly suggests other
culturally-charged pairings, such as (for Hindus) Sita-Rama and

Re: [arr] Re: Is Marmayogi dropped?

2009-07-07 Thread Vithur
There were rumours that a religious song existed in Marmayogi. Now that
Pyramid Saimira is bankrupt and is into litigation etc, I dont think we can
get a chance to hear that song .

Lets wish and pray some miracle happens.

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Dinesh dinesh.theb...@hotmail.com wrote:



 Pratap, it was mentioned by Kamal in one of his interviews. He said that
 number is an outstanding religious number. :)

 Is that so Vithur?? :( O how disappointing !!

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
 pratap pratap_elen...@... wrote:
 
  How do you know about this song?
 
 
  http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/
 
  http://www.facebook.com/elensar5233
 
 
  --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Dinesh dinesh.theb...@... wrote:
 
 
  From: Dinesh dinesh.theb...@...
  Subject: [arr] Re: Is Marmayogi dropped?
  To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
  Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 3:57 AM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Yes, there is a number  Om Namah Shivaya which is highly rated. I was
 s eager to listen to that number, coz its composed by my A.R.Rahman for
 my Lord. Gosh!!! what a dream come true!!! hope it really comes out !!! :(
 
  --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, pratap pratap_elensar@ ...
 wrote:
  
   Is Marmayogi dropped? I don't see the film beeing listen 
   arrahamn.comanymore. So, what happens to the songs composed by ARR for 
   the film? Kamal
 Hassan himself has mentioned AR has already composed two songs for the film
 to which he also said both are Oscar worthy.
  
   http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/
  
 

  




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regards,
Vithur