[arr] Re: Shreya Ghoshal and Her Awesomeee Tamil Diction!!!
Thanks Gayathri and ARRvind :) /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_c...@... wrote: Vandhai means came. You're right about kanna-it means dear nevertheless you can only use the same when referring to men/boys. --- On Wed, 5/12/10, Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@... wrote: From: Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@... Subject: [arr] Re: Shreya Ghoshal and Her Awesomeee Tamil Diction!!! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 1:52 AM Â Thanks Dinesh. Oh okay so it is from Mannipaay (i wish i understood Tamil), i really love these lines (and GM has shot them so amazingly, with Simbhu and Trish walking in slow motion) and especially i am totally in love with the way Shreya sang the preceding line: En en vaazhvil vandhaai kanna nee povaayo kaanal neer pole thondri Why did you come into my life my dear Will you vanish like a mirage it gives me goosebumps everytime. especially the way she says vandhaai, it takes my heart away. just awesome! btw just to make sure, does vandhaai mean life and kanna means dear?? /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Dinesh Scaran dinesh.scaran@ ... wrote: Its from Mannipaya - Vinnaithaandi Varuvaiya.. It means Night is the time for everyone to sleep peacefully, but for me its the time for my pillow to get wet of my tears --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Jahanzeb jahanzebtippu@ wrote: dear may i know which song is this line from and what does it mean? thanks. /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Sudan sudan.rc@ wrote: Shreya rocks with her pronunciation and the way she sings with right amount of emotion/stress/ feel for those lyrics... An excellent example is the way she sings the line -- Anaivarum thoongidum eravaenum nearam athu enaku thalai anai nanaithindum nearam ..Sudan On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ wrote: I agree, it's always been amazing to hear Shreya Ghosal in Tamil. She pronounces the words which such perfection that you're left wondering if Tamil is actually her mother tongue! I agree with you Arvind that Manipaya is a comparatively easier song to sing. She might not have to concentrate on the la La and zha nevertheless, there were a number of dha/da/tha words involved in the song which she distinguishes and pronounces with ease. A lot of non-tamil singers make mistake when faced with these letters too. --- On *Mon, 5/10/10, ARRvind arr_arvind@ * wrote: From: ARRvind arr_arvind@ Subject: [arr] Shreya Ghoshal and Her Awesomeee Tamil Diction!!! To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 12:33 AM Its quite astonishing to hear the Bengali rooted Shreya Ghoshal pronouncing many tough words of Tamil in almost every song she renders in the language..! Particularly in ARR songs... Thazhuvudhu Nazhuvudhu.. .is one toughest tongue twisting song which even a Tamil born girl would get highly conscious about ,while crooning...she managed soo very well.! Mannipaaaya. ...was quite clean and easy words to mouth.., but her voice filled us with warmth. Kalvare Kalvareshe makes the minute difference of la, La and zha sooo profoundly clear and registers in our heart...particularl y in the lines.. *Valimigum IdangaL Valimiga IdangaL ThamiZHukku Therigindrathey. ..* I strongly feel, that , after the legendary KS Chitra, Shreya is one great voice which sounds native in whatever language she sings...! She's one talent that entire India can be proud of..! Hope for more and more ARR - Shreya combination in future...be it Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannadathis combo ROCKS
[arr] Re: Kural from Connections
Yeah an absolutely haunting song. the music it starts with has such a haunting effect and kinda sad feeling too. it gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it in Nokia mobile launch video. also i don't understand anything what female singer is singing but there is such emotions in her voice, such depth, that it moves you. totally amazing. to me Man Chandre and Kural stand equal and it is hard to decide which is better or which i like more. i really hoping ARR will release Connections properly someday. what a gem of an album. /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, AJ purev...@... wrote: One of the most haunting numbers by ARR...beautiful Carnatic semi classical accompaniment with choral backdrop and Blaaze's just right rap line.too good, ARR, too good! Wish we had a good quality version of this!
[arr] Another Raavan review
Raavan Music Review [image: raavan_310]Kirti Sagathia, Vijay Prakash, Karthik, Sukhwinder Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj, Javed Ali, Reena Bhardwaj, Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal Ganjawala Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Gulzar Rating: When a movie has A.R. Rahman as the composer and Gulzar as lyricist along with Mani Ratnam the director, it is for sure going to create magic. In Raavan, the trio has brought a combination presenting a soundtrack that is fresh, high on energy and in tune with the soul of the movie. the movie starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, Raavan has six songs. The album starts with Beera that describes Abhishek's character in the film. With strong congo beats and foot-tapping rhythm, the song instantly connects with the listener and is highly intriguing. Sung by Vijay Prakash, Mustafa Kutoane and Keerthi Sagathia, Beera is truly enthralling. Next is Behene de. The song has been beautifully crooned by Karthik and Mohammed Irfan, it is the best song of the album. Even though it has a 50-second-long and haunting prelude, the listener doesn't lose interest. The prelude creates more inertest to the listeners as to what is in store. Changing the mood of the album is the next song called Thok de killi. Sukhwinder Singh takes the ong to the different level with his magical voice. The track is loud, rustic and impressive. There is an increased pace and rise in the tempo towards the end. Then there is Ranjha ranjha, which is an track belted out by Rekha Bhradwaj and Javed Ali. Up next is Khilli re, a slow, soft love song that brings out the longing of a woman for her lover. Sung by Reena Bhardwaj in her sweet melodious voice, it has a balmy effect and the melody strikes a chord with the listener. The wedding song Kata kata also has the thumping beats and strong orchestration. The song is sung by Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal Ganjawala, the track has a celebratory tune and a Rajasthani folk touch. On the whole, the album is a musical treat and impresses thoroughly. Away from the usual psychedelic beats and run -of-the-mill compositions, the music of Raavan shows that Rahman is truly a maestro and when he teams up with Gulzar and Mani Ratnam, the result is pure magic. http://movies.indiainfo.com/raavan-music-review-1235011.html -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
[arr] Katrina Kaifs Rhymeskool Launch Video
here is the launch video of Katrina Kaif's Nursery Rhymes ( Rhymeskool composed by students at KM Music Conservatory.Launched By A.R.Rahman view http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1510484481892 download link http://www.mediafire.com/?t5xtmnx2dqo regards Liku
[arr] 3D sound
Most of you might have heard virtual hair cut audio on youtube and other sources of internet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA (btw, if you haven't heard this before, be sure to hear this with your ear/headphones and just feel the sound, its amazing experience!) How hard it would be to record such sound for a movie?! may not suite for songs but it would be nice to hear 3D sound with 3D picture. ~~Rahmaniac™ SURESH~~
[arr] Re: Revisiting Guru
I agree about Tere Bina and Ay Hairathe as one of ARR's best, but Jaage Hain is right up there too, man! What an exceptional track..so symphonic and operatic with great feeling sung by ARR...how his voice soars! The melody is so beautiful! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2...@... wrote: Hey ppl, There is so much talk about 'Raavan' nowadays. It almost seems like a prolonged , infinitely extended review session, which is slowly dissolving into a rather pointless war of words and opinions, and which doesn't seem to end ever. Comparisons, criticisms, praises, anger, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ,hatred, pleasure..etc etc. We've been witness to so many different emotions in the last few weeks, all due to a bunch of 6 songs.! isnt it remarkable??... Well..talking about comparisons, let me go back to Guru. I was just listening to some songs of Guru, and i thot ill add something here. I would like to say at the start that I am NOT COMPARING anything to anything..(LOL)...as u will find out on reading. Guru, in a manner of speaking, is a very difficult album to rank amongst Rahman's great plethora of work over the years. 'Tere Bina' and 'Ay Hairathe' outshine the other songs in the album by a long long way. They emerge as clear cut winners, and in my book rank as not just the best songs in the album, but 2 of the finest songs ever composed by Rahman. They have all the qualities which you would want in matured, romantic duets. However, none of the other songs are remembered as fondly as these two, and they don't even deserve to be. Barso re enjoyed little acclaim and some attention at the time of the movie's release, and for a few months after, and this was also due to the picturization (which was very good), but thats about it. I don't really care about Mayya Mayya (yeah u can talk about the raag used and all of that..but bah..id never really wanna hear that if im sitting alone in my balcony chilling or if i just wanna listen to some good Rahmanic stuff), Jaage hai or the 'Guru Bhai Guru bhai' song . These were more like theme songs, and hardly for casual hearing. In fact, I had completely forgotten abt them until the mention of Guru came up in some recent posts. So today when I think of Guru, all I remember are the 2 fabulous songs which I mentioned at the start, and I dont even care about the others. On the whole, Guru, for me, will be remembered just as a 2 song album , rather than 'Rahmans Finest' or 'Greatest Ever' etc. These, i'm afraid, are terms which should be used very sparingly and carefully, and certainly do not apply for 'Guru'. Peace !! Anish.
Re: [arr] Katrina Kaif and ARR launch 'Rhyme School'
I often wonder about what all our Media considers as 'News'. And to beat it all, the priority too. Regards Aakarsh --- On Thu, 5/13/10, satish_srini satish_sr...@yahoo.com wrote: From: satish_srini satish_sr...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] Katrina Kaif and ARR launch 'Rhyme School' To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 5:52 AM May 12, 2010, (Sawf News) - Katrina Kaif and AR Rahman launched 'Rhyme School with Katrina Kaif' nursery rhyme album at Hotel Intercontinental, Andheri, Mumbai Wednesday evening May 12. Katrina charmed in black skin tight pants and a sleeveless summery white top with a flower print. She wore light make-up and lip gloss. The album from Sa Re Ga Ma Productions is presented by Sunfeast Dream Cream. It has nursery rhymes and other audio-visual content featuring Katrina for children. Oscar winner A.R. Rahman has supervised the music, which was composed by students at KM Music Conservatory, a college founded by Rahman. http://www.sawfnews.com/Bollywood/63834.aspx
Re: [arr] Katrina Kaif AR Rahman unveil Rhymeskool vol 1 album
More Links Rahman invites KatrinaIndiaGlitz [Thursday, May 13, 2010] [image: blind]http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/events/22099.html *View - Rahman Katrina Unveil 'Rhyme Skool' Album - Galleryhttp://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/events/22099.html * Oh baby its sounds so cute and harmonious….! The Mozart of Madras has given an open invitation to the lovely London beauty in her Bollywood duty Katrina Kaif. The lady who has thrown her cosmetics out of her window to be ‘real’ for her upcoming flick ‘Raajneeti’ has now developed a desire to hum. Yesterday at a gathering where both Rahman and Katrina were chief guests, Katrina said that people really want to listen to her voice, somebody wants her to speak in Hindi or somebody wants to hear her sing. She confessed that she is terribly bad at singing. Guess what, Rahman who was sitting next to her immediately invited her to join his group for a free one year course in basics! Well Kats couldn’t refuse while she blushed. The girl has donned a new avatar as she explored her human side when she agreed to be part of an initiative by Saregama where she will be introducing lilting rhymes in her own inimitable style for the album ‘Rhyme Skool’ Vol. 1 where Rahman has supervised the music. As human as her beau Salman, Katrina will donate the charity to her mom’s charitable organization. But we all would like to see how Rahman grooms this London beauty’s beautiful neck and singing chords, as the girl is willing to be his disciple. No surprise if we hear Kats crooning for Rahman in future. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/56921.html Pics http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/events/22099.html http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/stills/partiesnevents/A_R_Rahman_and_Katrina_Kaif_unveil_Rhyme_Skool_album_-_Vol_1/index.html http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/stills/partiesnevents/A_R_Rahman_and_Katrina_Kaif_unveil_Rhyme_Skool_album_-_Vol_1/index.htmlVideo http://videos.bollywoodhungama.com/PartiesEvents/high/KatrinaAtRhymeskoolVol1Launch.flv http://videos.bollywoodhungama.com/PartiesEvents/high/KatrinaAtRhymeskoolVol1Launch.flvor http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Parties-and-Events/amDTl530/1/Katrina-Rahman-At-Rhymeskool-Vol-1-Launch.html http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Parties-and-Events/amDTl530/1/Katrina-Rahman-At-Rhymeskool-Vol-1-Launch.html On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:13 AM, manisha madhavan manisha_madha...@yahoo.com wrote: *Katrina Kaif AR Rahman unveil Rhymeskool vol 1 album along with KM Students who worked on the project.* Venue : Intercontinental Hotel, Mumbai, Wed Evening http://www.inditop.com/entertainment-news/event-gallary/katrina-kaif-ar-rahman-unveil-rhymeskool-vol-1-album -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
[arr] Aaromale Female Version (FULL)
Aaromale Female Version (FULL) Download here: http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/2010/05/aaromale-female-version-full.html http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group...
Re: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya
http://www.mediafire.com/?5nmqtqzedyq Link not accessible.. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:11 AM, pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com wrote: http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/2010/05/ar-rahmans-humming-in-mannipaaya.html something went wrong... the link didn't appear... sorry... http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On *Wed, 5/12/10, pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com* wrote: From: pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya To: ARR FAN CLUB arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 9:23 PM A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya DOWNLOAD Hope to see some comments. Will post the full track of Aaromale Female version soon. The one uploaded before is not full... http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group...
[arr] Tum Bhi Ho Wahi(Kites) starting bit same as Azhagiya cindrella
Today I just heard one of the song from KITES. And the starting bit(00:11 to 00:22) is exactly same as Azhagiya cindrella from KKS. Is it a commercial loop or Mr.Roshan Inspired from KKS.
[arr] Karthik's skit for 'Raavanan'
Even as the final countdown for 'Raavanan' promo meet has started, there are a lot of buzzes surrounding the much-awaited event, which is scheduled in Chennai on May 14.We already heard that lead stars of the Mani Ratnam's film Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan would perform on stage for a song set to tune by music maestro A R Rahman, besides some colourful programmes from other stars. And now, sources have it that yesteryear hero Karthik, who is making a comeback with this movie, will stage a skit on the occasion. The skit is based on a script related to the film and will be so hilarious, say sources close to Madras Talkies. The promo meet will be attended by Mani Ratnam and Rahman, apart from other prominent faces of Tamil film industry. Produced jointly by Reliance Big Pictures and Madras Talkies, 'Raavanan' will be released in June. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/56915.html
[arr] Re: IIFA AWARDS: VOTE FOR A.R.RAHMAN
I guess Vishal Bhardwaj for 'Kaminey' will be a major chalenge to delhi 6. I consider 'ibn-e-batuta' from 'ishaqiya' as the best song of recent times cmposed other than ARR. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Aditya Pai adityaco...@... wrote: visit: http://iifa.com/web07/cntnt/iifa.htm or directly cast votes here: http://67.228.23.53/index.php
Re: [arr] [ARR?] Gowariker's Buddha to get Hollywood touch
May be it's a good thing. He has a habit of making the movie long and boring. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:14 PM, A.R.Rajib a.r.ra...@gmail.com wrote: I Wont hope that ARR is a part of this flick ...as He is making Kheleyen hum je jaan se without ARR after What's your rashee But only ARR can do justice to this , that's for sure !! On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/13/gowarikers-buddha-gets-hollywood-touch.htm Ashutosh Gowariker has signed German cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, the man behind Hollywood projects like *Independence Day* and *The Jackal*, for his epic *Buddha*. Lindenlaub has also shot Hollywood blockbusters like *Up Close Personal, The Haunting, Black Book* and *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian*. The past two months of pre-production have been exciting. It has been exhilarating to be working with the DOP Karl Walter Lindenlaub (*The Chronicles of Narnia, Independence Day, Stargate*). These are movies that I have admired and seen over and over again. So, I feel privileged to be working with him on *Buddha*, Gowariker said in a statement. The first important decision that Dr Modi (producer) took was to make *Buddha *in English and that got me immediately interested because I have always felt that when it comes to religion, you must cater to an international audience, especially so in the case of *Buddha*, the director added. The film's producer Bhupender Modi hopes that Lindenlaub's involvement will help film's international appeal. Buddha, is a truly global film and we needed a team that would have a global sensibility and transcend language barriers. The 46-year-old director, who has already initiated an online hunt for a new facehttp://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/29/slide-show-1-who-could-be-gowarikars-buddha.htmto play the title role in his epic film, will focus on the life of Prince Siddhartha and his journey to enlightenment where he becomes known as Buddha. Gowariker has received over 6,000 photos and videos that have been uploaded to the buddha-movie.com website with visitors from over 100 countries. I am going through the hundreds of auditions that have come in and I must say, we are getting closer to our Buddha, he said. The director hopes that good technicians will help him create the 500 B C era accurately on screen. It is Gowariker's third period film after Oscar-nominated *Lagaan [ Imageshttp://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=lagaan] * (2001) and *Jodhaa Akbar [ Imageshttp://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=jodhaa+akbar] * (2008). -- www.gomzyphotography.com -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ -- --- http://roshanravi.com http://ramblingsoul.com http://cssheaven.org
[arr] IIFA AWARDS: VOTE FOR A.R.RAHMAN
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[arr] Re: Raavanan - The Real Hero
Guys, please write down SPOILER ALERT if there is any. I don't wanna read anything about the story. That's why I don't check on wikipedia. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, A.R.Rajib a.r.ra...@... wrote: Raavanan - The Real HeroIndiaGlitz [Wednesday, May 12, 2010] Perhaps this is the most anticipated film in recent times. Rightly so given the cast and crew assembled. Produced and directed by Mani Ratnam, `Raavanan' stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Prithviraj in the lead roles. The other cast comprises Prabhu, Karthik, Priyamani, Ranjitha, Munna and others. `Raavanan' is inspired from the Asokavanam episode in Ramayanam. It is a modern day version of the episode where Raavanan kidnaps Sita and keeps her in Asokavanam. Later Raman ventures to save his wife and bring her back. The story of `Raavanan' is said to be this. Dev (Prithviraj) is a police officer who falls in love with a classical dancer Ragini (Aishwarya Rai) and marries her. Post marriage Dev is posted in a tribal town controlled by Veera (Vikram) whose writs alone control the people of the town. Veera, the warlord is seen as challenger and the law enforcers lead by Dev believe the key to bringing order to the place is to crush Veera. In an attempt to vanquish Vikram, Prithviraj misses the target and kills Priyamani who is the sister of Vikram. An infuriated, Vikram kidnaps Aishwarya Rai and takes her into the forest. This draws Prithviraj into the forest and the forest becomes their battle ground. The dense, confusing and scary jungle sets in motion a string of events which test their beliefs and change their fortunes. When Prithviraj finds Aishwarya in the jungle he suspects her womanhood. A new battle then begins which becomes a battle between good and evil; Raavanan and Raman and at the end they all confront many truths. You can be sure of a startling climax typical of the creative genius Mani Ratnam. So how are the characters in Ramanyam linked? Prithviraj plays a character inspired by Raman, Vikram enacts the role of Raavanan and Aishwarya the role of Sita. The supporting characters are also worked out something like this. Karthik is the modern day Hanuman and Munna is the brother Lakshmanan. Priyamani plays the role of Raavanan's sister Soorpanakai. The role played by Prabhu and Ranjitha are not known yet. `Raavanan' brings together Prabhu and Karthik after more than a decade. The have the same fire they had in `Agni Natchathram'. Vikram has said Acting in `Raavanan' is like being part of three Mani Ratnam projects, because, each and every scene was shot thrice Aishwarya also has an equally powerful role. Probably this is the film which would bring out the real talents of Aishwarya. The contemporary and modern Indian classical dancer Astad Deboo has choreographed a climactic life and death dance sequence with a tandav of passion, revenge and liberation for Ash. This is a fusion of kathak, ballet and contemporary dance which will show Ash in a new light. The steps are complex and new and Ash had danced bare feet on slippery ground. She also did the steps twice over and in quick succession, first with Abhishek for the Hindi and then with Vikram for the Tamil. Another surprise from Aishwarya is going to be her voice in Tamil. Ash has painstaking dubbed her voice for Tamil and nobody will be able to say she is not a Tamilian after hearing her speak. And making her more beautiful in the film is the celebrated fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee who has designed clothes for Ash in `Raavanan'. The film was extensively shot in numerous locations around India including Pollachi, Ooty, Chalakudy, Athirapally of Kerala, Jhansi, Kolkata, Mahabaleshwar and in the Malshej Ghats in Maharashtra. Picturesque locations like the forest near the Athirapally waterfalls in Kerala is going to be real treat to the eyes. Athirapally waterfalls seem to be Mani's favourite location as had filmed `Uyire' song Ennuyire, and the `Guru' song Venmegam at the same location earlier. The cinematography is by Santosh Sivan, who replaced Manikandan as the cameraman and he has given the film a never before seen look and feel. Mani Ratnam Santosh Sivan duo has worked wonders before in blockbuster like `Roja', `Thalapathi', `Iruvar' and `Uyire'. `Raavanan' has numerous action scenes of the Kerala martial art form kalarippayattu. Kalatipattu exponents Sunil and his brothers who have trained celebrities like SRK and Jackie Chan have composed the action scenes. `Raavanan' is a tri-lingual also made simultaneously in Hindi as `Raavan' and `Villain' in Telugu. With Abhiskek Bachchan playing the title role and Vikram plays the role of Rama. Aishwarya Rai plays the role of Sita in all three versions. Audience expects `Ravannan' to be the best of Mani till date. By raising intriguing questions on the protagonist like did such a man ever exist? Is `Raavanan' the line that
[arr] Re: Cafe Fluid - Naveen Kumar - STRONGLY Recommended !!!
Mind blowing album Wish everyone should hear it. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, A.R.Rajib a.r.ra...@... wrote: A.R.Rahman's Flautist The amazing Mr. Naveen Kumar released his own Flute based album Strongly recommended for Every (open minded) Music lover. The cover and Inlays Got ARR's Messages [image: 418ds8LCWXL._SS500_.jpg] ARR's bass guitarist Keith Peters, Sound engineer Deepak P.A also worked on this album !! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cafe-Fluid/dp/B003GDBGNI http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cafe-fluid/id366868317 -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
[arr] Wish Benny Dayal a very Happy Birthday ( NON ARR )
Today, May 13th, happens to be Benny Dayal 's Birthday. A very good singer and a good friend.. Benny rocks. Jai Ho Benny Pls join me in wishing him a very happy Bday -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya
Thank you very much Pratap brilliant job :) . The next upload seem to be interesting, how did you manage to get that ? On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:41 PM, pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com wrote: http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/2010/05/ar-rahmans-humming-in-mannipaaya.html something went wrong... the link didn't appear... sorry... http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On *Wed, 5/12/10, pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com* wrote: From: pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya To: ARR FAN CLUB arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 9:23 PM A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya DOWNLOAD Hope to see some comments. Will post the full track of Aaromale Female version soon. The one uploaded before is not full... http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group...
Re: [arr] Khili re... an Ultimate melody...
Me- too. Duplicate e-mails for sometime now. Yahoo bug? From: || V i s h w e s h || vishws...@yahoo.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 12 May, 2010 20:48:57 Subject: Re: [arr] Khili re... an Ultimate melody... Is is only me or everyone else too receiving many of the mails twice?? Is their some problem with yahoo?? The search is more important than the destination - a r rahman - _ _ __ From: A.R.Rajib To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Cc: vishws...@yahoo. com Sent: Wed, 12 May, 2010 9:33:23 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Khili re... an Ultimate melody... U will always be talking to a wall .. So stop talking ... This reminds of Tom hanks in Cast Away ... He talks to a Basketball for 5 Years when he was isolated in an Unknown island alone !!! Some people never Changes !! I wont be surprised if they claim that they r the jury members of Oscars Tamil Version !! ( Bappi lahiri Version 2 ) On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 8:36 PM, || V i s h w e s h || wrote: It's like talking to a wall. OK dude... we get it... so pls stop repeating it in your every mail move on (or move back) to the another AR album which you enjoy and leave us mere mortals alone to experience the (extra) ordinary Raavan! The search is more important than the destination - a r rahman - _ _ __ From: Taimur Nadeem To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Tue, 11 May, 2010 10:59:09 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Khili re... an Ultimate melody... Dear Rahmaniacs, i am listening to ravan album for more than two weeks now and i have come out with a clear cut opinion that the songs could have been far far better than what they are right now. the concepts are amazing, the lyrics good as well, but the tunes and whole song are ordinary, nothing great or masterpiece stuff . i have never compared A R RAHMAN previous works with the current, my say is that the concepts that MANI RATNAM came up in Raavan are really different , but the songs are just not there they could have been made better. thats what i think. regards, taimur .
[arr] Rhythm and Reason
Dipti Nagpaul D'Souza Posted: Fri May 14 2010, 23:54 hrs For someone who protects his privacy fiercely, it wasn't surprising that three guards were manning the door to the room where A R Rahman was seated before the launch of Rhymeskoolthe album of nursery rhymes by the students of his music school KM Music Conservatory. However, when we entered the room from the back door hoodwinking the burly guards, the music maestro was more amused than miffed. Rahman was last seen in Mumbai two weeks ago at Raavan's music launch. What makes the film exceptional is that he has again teamed up with Mani Ratnam, the veteran filmmaker who gave him his first break in films. After a long association of 10 films, it is only natural that the two reclusive artistes have developed a mutual, almost instinctive, understanding. Mani doesn't reject anythinghe's not the kind of guy who'll say `I don't like this'. You have to go by experience and see it in his eyes what he means, Rahman says. After bagging the Oscar and the Grammys for Slumdog Millionaire, the musician experienced a low phase when Blue and Couple's Retreat failed to appeal to the masses. But with the songs Beera and Behene De from Raavan topping charts, Rahman has established that he still holds a key to Indian audience's heart. At the same time, there is criticism tooof having revisited his earlier works in Raavan's music. At the suggestion, Rahman is quick to reply, Mani Ratnam was the boss. The music composer adds that the vision for Raavan's music was different two years ago. It was a different interpretation but over two years, as the movie took its own course, so did the music. What we have now is what is right for the film, the 44-year-old says. One of the finer examples of success worldwide, Rahman, insists that the only change that recent accomplishments have brought about is that life has gotten busier. However, with three public appearances over three weeksthe concert at the IPL closing ceremony, the Raavan music launch and the launch of Rhymeskool there is little doubt that Rahman is attempting to step out of his cocoon. When you have a role to play, you might as well live up to it. I still don't like giving interviews but I don't mind it when I have something to talk about, he smiles. Rahman is all set to depart on his world tour covering 16 cities across the US and Europe from June 11. He even had to forgo two Hollywood films for this concert to work out. I want to celebrate India through these concerts. The world will get to know what India is, he says. Meanwhile, he recently signed a deal with American music producer Jimmy Lovine's Interscope Records and will also be collaborating with British singer Dido and RB star Usher. However, he leaves us to speculate about his collaborations with Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart. Rhymeskool is Rahman's attempt to provide the students of his music school appropriate exposure. Supervised by him, the album has 10 popular rhymes recomposed by the students and five new ones. It is their first big step into the real world. I thank Saregama and Katrina Kaif, who is the narrator in the album. Though he hopes to be able to provide the students more such outlets in future, Rahman is clear that he would not include any of them in his film projects. The issue of favouritism can creep in, he explains, And when making music, purity of mind is very important. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rhythm-and-reason/618610/
[arr] Re: Revisiting Guru
Guru was an awesome album with FOUR masterpieces: Barso Re, Aye Hairathe, Tere Bina, and above allJaage Hain actually..i think Barso Re became the most popular...esp since its fast and catchy i didn't like the song choreography in Guru (not bad, but very routine)..but that's not ARR's fault...also...wish Aye Hairathe was used in its entirety (first time and ARR song wasn't fully used in a Mani movie) anyways..an album with 4 masterpieces is no doubt a masterpiece albumalso...Guru deserved all the music awards it won that year --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, AJ purev...@... wrote: I agree about Tere Bina and Ay Hairathe as one of ARR's best, but Jaage Hain is right up there too, man! What an exceptional track..so symphonic and operatic with great feeling sung by ARR...how his voice soars! The melody is so beautiful! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2000@ wrote: Hey ppl, There is so much talk about 'Raavan' nowadays. It almost seems like a prolonged , infinitely extended review session, which is slowly dissolving into a rather pointless war of words and opinions, and which doesn't seem to end ever. Comparisons, criticisms, praises, anger, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ,hatred, pleasure..etc etc. We've been witness to so many different emotions in the last few weeks, all due to a bunch of 6 songs.! isnt it remarkable??... Well..talking about comparisons, let me go back to Guru. I was just listening to some songs of Guru, and i thot ill add something here. I would like to say at the start that I am NOT COMPARING anything to anything..(LOL)...as u will find out on reading. Guru, in a manner of speaking, is a very difficult album to rank amongst Rahman's great plethora of work over the years. 'Tere Bina' and 'Ay Hairathe' outshine the other songs in the album by a long long way. They emerge as clear cut winners, and in my book rank as not just the best songs in the album, but 2 of the finest songs ever composed by Rahman. They have all the qualities which you would want in matured, romantic duets. However, none of the other songs are remembered as fondly as these two, and they don't even deserve to be. Barso re enjoyed little acclaim and some attention at the time of the movie's release, and for a few months after, and this was also due to the picturization (which was very good), but thats about it. I don't really care about Mayya Mayya (yeah u can talk about the raag used and all of that..but bah..id never really wanna hear that if im sitting alone in my balcony chilling or if i just wanna listen to some good Rahmanic stuff), Jaage hai or the 'Guru Bhai Guru bhai' song . These were more like theme songs, and hardly for casual hearing. In fact, I had completely forgotten abt them until the mention of Guru came up in some recent posts. So today when I think of Guru, all I remember are the 2 fabulous songs which I mentioned at the start, and I dont even care about the others. On the whole, Guru, for me, will be remembered just as a 2 song album , rather than 'Rahmans Finest' or 'Greatest Ever' etc. These, i'm afraid, are terms which should be used very sparingly and carefully, and certainly do not apply for 'Guru'. Peace !! Anish.
[arr] U.K. affiliation
U.K. affiliation SHARE http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20 · PRINThttp://beta.thehindu.com/arts/music/article429103.ece?css=print · T+ http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/music/article429103.ece# The KM Music Conservatory, A.R. Rahman’s school of Music and Technology, completes two years of its Foundation and Preparatory Programmes and next year has plans to offer a Graduate Programme for those who want a viable alternative to the traditional professional colleges. KMMC has come up with a new diploma and degree programme that offers majors in Western vocal and piano. The Foundation Program is the entry point. There will be an affiliation with Middlesex University in London for the diploma course, which is scheduled to last two years after the completion of the Foundation course; the two years spent in Chennai will then facilitate a transfer of credit in the third year, which is to be attended at Middlesex in the U.K. Instead of a mere music school, Rahman has envisaged the Conservatory as a group of performer-music directors. Specialisations are tailored to suit the individual. One can major in vocals, piano, percussion or violin, and, of course, there is always technology (logic and protools, specifically). http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/music/article429103.ece
Re: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya
It's from the DVD... http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On Wed, 5/12/10, KJ rajkesha...@gmail.com wrote: From: KJ rajkesha...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 10:35 PM Thank you very much Pratap brilliant job :) . The next upload seem to be interesting, how did you manage to get that ? On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:41 PM, pratap pratap_elensar@ yahoo.com wrote: http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/2010/ 05/ar-rahmans- humming-in- mannipaaya. html something went wrong... the link didn't appear... sorry... http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On Wed, 5/12/10, pratap pratap_elensar@ yahoo.com wrote: From: pratap pratap_elensar@ yahoo.com Subject: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya To: ARR FAN CLUB arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 9:23 PM A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya DOWNLOAD Hope to see some comments. Will post the full track of Aaromale Female version soon. The one uploaded before is not full... http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group...
Re: [arr] Wish Benny Dayal a very Happy Birthday ( NON ARR )
Happy birthday Benny. Kalyan K. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: Today, May 13th, happens to be Benny Dayal 's Birthday. A very good singer and a good friend.. Benny rocks. Jai Ho Benny Pls join me in wishing him a very happy Bday -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: Wish Benny Dayal a very Happy Birthday ( NON ARR )
Happy b'day benny --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: Today, May 13th, happens to be Benny Dayal 's Birthday. A very good singer and a good friend.. Benny rocks. Jai Ho Benny Pls join me in wishing him a very happy Bday -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya
I think it's working fine. Refresh the page. Ctrl+R. http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On Thu, 5/13/10, shahul hameed shahul...@gmail.com wrote: From: shahul hameed shahul...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 9:00 AM http://www.mediafir e.com/?5nmqtqzed yq Link not accessible.. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:11 AM, pratap pratap_elensar@ yahoo.com wrote: http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/2010/ 05/ar-rahmans- humming-in- mannipaaya. html something went wrong... the link didn't appear... sorry... http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On Wed, 5/12/10, pratap pratap_elensar@ yahoo.com wrote: From: pratap pratap_elensar@ yahoo.com Subject: [arr] A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya To: ARR FAN CLUB arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 9:23 PM A.R. Rahman's Humming in Mannipaaya DOWNLOAD Hope to see some comments. Will post the full track of Aaromale Female version soon. The one uploaded before is not full... http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group...
[arr] Catching Up with A.R. Rahman Before his U.S. 'Jai Ho' Tour
http://www.desihits.com/news/view/dh-exclusive-catching-up-with-a-r-rahman-before-u-s-jai-ho-tour-20100513 -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
[arr] Re: [ARR?] Gowariker's Buddha to get Hollywood touch
That's not fare. He made Gems like Swades and Jodha Akbar and did full justice to ARR's music. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Roshan c.pix...@... wrote: May be it's a good thing. He has a habit of making the movie long and boring. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:14 PM, A.R.Rajib a.r.ra...@... wrote: I Wont hope that ARR is a part of this flick ...as He is making Kheleyen hum je jaan se without ARR after What's your rashee But only ARR can do justice to this , that's for sure !! On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Gomzy gomtesh.upad...@... wrote: http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/13/gowarikers-buddha-gets-hollywood-touch.htm Ashutosh Gowariker has signed German cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, the man behind Hollywood projects like *Independence Day* and *The Jackal*, for his epic *Buddha*. Lindenlaub has also shot Hollywood blockbusters like *Up Close Personal, The Haunting, Black Book* and *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian*. The past two months of pre-production have been exciting. It has been exhilarating to be working with the DOP Karl Walter Lindenlaub (*The Chronicles of Narnia, Independence Day, Stargate*). These are movies that I have admired and seen over and over again. So, I feel privileged to be working with him on *Buddha*, Gowariker said in a statement. The first important decision that Dr Modi (producer) took was to make *Buddha *in English and that got me immediately interested because I have always felt that when it comes to religion, you must cater to an international audience, especially so in the case of *Buddha*, the director added. The film's producer Bhupender Modi hopes that Lindenlaub's involvement will help film's international appeal. Buddha, is a truly global film and we needed a team that would have a global sensibility and transcend language barriers. The 46-year-old director, who has already initiated an online hunt for a new facehttp://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/29/slide-show-1-who-could-be-gowarikars-buddha.htmto play the title role in his epic film, will focus on the life of Prince Siddhartha and his journey to enlightenment where he becomes known as Buddha. Gowariker has received over 6,000 photos and videos that have been uploaded to the buddha-movie.com website with visitors from over 100 countries. I am going through the hundreds of auditions that have come in and I must say, we are getting closer to our Buddha, he said. The director hopes that good technicians will help him create the 500 B C era accurately on screen. It is Gowariker's third period film after Oscar-nominated *Lagaan [ Imageshttp://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=lagaan] * (2001) and *Jodhaa Akbar [ Imageshttp://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=jodhaa+akbar] * (2008). -- www.gomzyphotography.com -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ -- --- http://roshanravi.com http://ramblingsoul.com http://cssheaven.org
Re: [arr] Re: Revisiting Guru
I dont agree with u...but OK..i accept ur point. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:48 PM, vimaljk vima...@yahoo.com wrote: Guru was an awesome album with FOUR masterpieces: Barso Re, Aye Hairathe, Tere Bina, and above allJaage Hain actually..i think Barso Re became the most popular...esp since its fast and catchy i didn't like the song choreography in Guru (not bad, but very routine)..but that's not ARR's fault...also...wish Aye Hairathe was used in its entirety (first time and ARR song wasn't fully used in a Mani movie) anyways..an album with 4 masterpieces is no doubt a masterpiece albumalso...Guru deserved all the music awards it won that year --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, AJ purev...@... wrote: I agree about Tere Bina and Ay Hairathe as one of ARR's best, but Jaage Hain is right up there too, man! What an exceptional track..so symphonic and operatic with great feeling sung by ARR...how his voice soars! The melody is so beautiful! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2000@ wrote: Hey ppl, There is so much talk about 'Raavan' nowadays. It almost seems like a prolonged , infinitely extended review session, which is slowly dissolving into a rather pointless war of words and opinions, and which doesn't seem to end ever. Comparisons, criticisms, praises, anger, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ,hatred, pleasure..etc etc. We've been witness to so many different emotions in the last few weeks, all due to a bunch of 6 songs.! isnt it remarkable??... Well..talking about comparisons, let me go back to Guru. I was just listening to some songs of Guru, and i thot ill add something here. I would like to say at the start that I am NOT COMPARING anything to anything..(LOL)...as u will find out on reading. Guru, in a manner of speaking, is a very difficult album to rank amongst Rahman's great plethora of work over the years. 'Tere Bina' and 'Ay Hairathe' outshine the other songs in the album by a long long way. They emerge as clear cut winners, and in my book rank as not just the best songs in the album, but 2 of the finest songs ever composed by Rahman. They have all the qualities which you would want in matured, romantic duets. However, none of the other songs are remembered as fondly as these two, and they don't even deserve to be. Barso re enjoyed little acclaim and some attention at the time of the movie's release, and for a few months after, and this was also due to the picturization (which was very good), but thats about it. I don't really care about Mayya Mayya (yeah u can talk about the raag used and all of that..but bah..id never really wanna hear that if im sitting alone in my balcony chilling or if i just wanna listen to some good Rahmanic stuff), Jaage hai or the 'Guru Bhai Guru bhai' song . These were more like theme songs, and hardly for casual hearing. In fact, I had completely forgotten abt them until the mention of Guru came up in some recent posts. So today when I think of Guru, all I remember are the 2 fabulous songs which I mentioned at the start, and I dont even care about the others. On the whole, Guru, for me, will be remembered just as a 2 song album , rather than 'Rahmans Finest' or 'Greatest Ever' etc. These, i'm afraid, are terms which should be used very sparingly and carefully, and certainly do not apply for 'Guru'. Peace !! Anish.
[arr] Tamil meet anthem, audio-visual treat
On Saturday, when Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi officially launches the anthem that he wrote for the World Classical Tamil Conference, anyone with an interest in Tamil poetry, music or the visual arts will have enough reason to celebrate.With Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman scoring the music and noted director Gautham Vasudev Menon filming the song, the final version promises to be quite an audio-visual treat, besides being a fine tribute to the classical language.Over 50 top-notch artists from different genres, including playback music, Carnatic, folk and Sufi have participated in this rare, special confluence.It is not often that some of the greatest playback singers such as T. M. Soundararajan, P. Suseela, leading Carnatic singers, including Aruna Sairam, T. M. Krishna, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Bombay Jayashri, noted folk and playback singer Chinna Ponnu, and other young singers such as Karthik, Shruti Haasan perform together. When they do, it is bound to sound rather special. Particularly so, when Rahman composes the music.“Once I heard the song, I decided to shoot in a way in which the focus remains on the lyrics and music, which are very important for this occasion,” says Gautham Vasudev Menon.His team not only captured visuals across the State through off-beat, aerial shots right from Kanyakumari, but also filmed a series of sequences representative of the Tamil culture and ethos.In one sequence, all performers gather by the sea, against an elegant backdrop reading “Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyae”. “That was truly exhilarating,” says veteran Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam.“The fact that the Chief Minister has penned the lyric bringing out the splendour of the language, with references to the kappiyams, and that Rahmanji has scored the music makes it very high in value to start with,” she adds.“Then, Gautham Menon blends the visuals in such a pleasing, effortless manner. It is, indeed, a collage of voices and sounds, with masterly strokes from remarkable artists,” says Ms. Sairam, terming the experience “a blessing”.As Member of Parliament Kanimozhi puts it, the anthem has both a classical and contemporary appeal. “It is very young and vibrant and will certainly appeal to all sections. The anthem showcases the richness of the Tamil culture through literature, the arts, our architecture and so on.”Noted Bharatanatyam dancer Srinidhi Chidambaram, who has also performed for the anthem, says it was thrilling to be performing to a song created by such eminent persons. “I felt really honoured…the song is a tribute to Tamil, Tamil Nadu and Tamil people. It evoked a great sense of pride in me.”In a message on the anthem, written in the form of a short poem, Mr. Karunanidhi says he only saw this opportunity as a boon to pay a tribute to Tamil through the anthem, but did not expect to put together a piece that brings out the sweetness of Tamil literature and its epics. Many who have listened to the anthem, point to its beauty, which transcends geographical boundaries.On Saturday, Mr. Karunanidhi will officially launch the anthem at the Centenary Auditorium, University of Madras. It would be played at theatres, on television and other forums in the run-up to the conference to be held in June, in Coimbatore. Regards, Ram.. ~ Rαнмαη αddicт™ ~
[arr] Duet- Anjali Anjali
Guys, I heard the Anjali Anjali song from Duet. I think the saxophone intro was simply outstanding. Tho the entire song is very nice, I esp liked the initial 2 min (the intro bit). I was wondering if I could find just the intro section online. I searched on youtube, but i just found the entire song (which i already have)... Any inputs??.. Anish. PS: Btw, the same tune has been used by Rahman for a hindi movie called 'Kabhi Na Kabhi', for a song titled 'Mil Gayee Manzilain'. Unfortunately, that song is pale in comparison, sounds pretty lame, and can safely be skipped.
[arr] HT Interview
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Re: [arr] Re: Revisiting Guru
Agree. Jaage hain is my favourite track from Guru. Outstanding number! On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:13 PM, AJ purev...@yahoo.com wrote: I agree about Tere Bina and Ay Hairathe as one of ARR's best, but Jaage Hain is right up there too, man! What an exceptional track..so symphonic and operatic with great feeling sung by ARR...how his voice soars! The melody is so beautiful! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2...@... wrote: Hey ppl, There is so much talk about 'Raavan' nowadays. It almost seems like a prolonged , infinitely extended review session, which is slowly dissolving into a rather pointless war of words and opinions, and which doesn't seem to end ever. Comparisons, criticisms, praises, anger, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ,hatred, pleasure..etc etc. We've been witness to so many different emotions in the last few weeks, all due to a bunch of 6 songs.! isnt it remarkable??... Well..talking about comparisons, let me go back to Guru. I was just listening to some songs of Guru, and i thot ill add something here. I would like to say at the start that I am NOT COMPARING anything to anything..(LOL)...as u will find out on reading. Guru, in a manner of speaking, is a very difficult album to rank amongst Rahman's great plethora of work over the years. 'Tere Bina' and 'Ay Hairathe' outshine the other songs in the album by a long long way. They emerge as clear cut winners, and in my book rank as not just the best songs in the album, but 2 of the finest songs ever composed by Rahman. They have all the qualities which you would want in matured, romantic duets. However, none of the other songs are remembered as fondly as these two, and they don't even deserve to be. Barso re enjoyed little acclaim and some attention at the time of the movie's release, and for a few months after, and this was also due to the picturization (which was very good), but thats about it. I don't really care about Mayya Mayya (yeah u can talk about the raag used and all of that..but bah..id never really wanna hear that if im sitting alone in my balcony chilling or if i just wanna listen to some good Rahmanic stuff), Jaage hai or the 'Guru Bhai Guru bhai' song . These were more like theme songs, and hardly for casual hearing. In fact, I had completely forgotten abt them until the mention of Guru came up in some recent posts. So today when I think of Guru, all I remember are the 2 fabulous songs which I mentioned at the start, and I dont even care about the others. On the whole, Guru, for me, will be remembered just as a 2 song album , rather than 'Rahmans Finest' or 'Greatest Ever' etc. These, i'm afraid, are terms which should be used very sparingly and carefully, and certainly do not apply for 'Guru'. Peace !! Anish.
Re: [arr] Tamil meet anthem, audio-visual treat
With Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman scoring the music and noted director Gautham Vasudev Menon filming the song, the final version promises to be quite an audio-visual treat, besides being a fine tribute to the classical language. I thought it is Dir. Shankar who is filming the song...pls clarify.. --- On Fri, 5/14/10, raamkumar vaidyanathan raamkumar_vaidyanat...@yahoo.com wrote: From: raamkumar vaidyanathan raamkumar_vaidyanat...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] Tamil meet anthem, audio-visual treat To: arr arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 9:29 AM On Saturday, when Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi officially launches the anthem that he wrote for the World Classical Tamil Conference, anyone with an interest in Tamil poetry, music or the visual arts will have enough reason to celebrate.With Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman scoring the music and noted director Gautham Vasudev Menon filming the song, the final version promises to be quite an audio-visual treat, besides being a fine tribute to the classical language.Over 50 top-notch artists from different genres, including playback music, Carnatic, folk and Sufi have participated in this rare, special confluence.It is not often that some of the greatest playback singers such as T. M. Soundararajan, P. Suseela, leading Carnatic singers, including Aruna Sairam, T. M. Krishna, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Bombay Jayashri, noted folk and playback singer Chinna Ponnu, and other young singers such as Karthik, Shruti Haasan perform together. When they do, it is bound to sound rather special. Particularly so, when Rahman composes the music.“Once I heard the song, I decided to shoot in a way in which the focus remains on the lyrics and music, which are very important for this occasion,” says Gautham Vasudev Menon.His team not only captured visuals across the State through off-beat, aerial shots right from Kanyakumari, but also filmed a series of sequences representative of the Tamil culture and ethos.In one sequence, all performers gather by the sea, against an elegant backdrop reading “Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyae”. “That was truly exhilarating,” says veteran Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam.“The fact that the Chief Minister has penned the lyric bringing out the splendour of the language, with references to the kappiyams, and that Rahmanji has scored the music makes it very high in value to start with,” she adds.“Then, Gautham Menon blends the visuals in such a pleasing, effortless manner. It is, indeed, a collage of voices and sounds, with masterly strokes from remarkable artists,” says Ms. Sairam, terming the experience “a blessing”.As Member of Parliament Kanimozhi puts it, the anthem has both a classical and contemporary appeal. “It is very young and vibrant and will certainly appeal to all sections. The anthem showcases the richness of the Tamil culture through literature, the arts, our architecture and so on.”Noted Bharatanatyam dancer Srinidhi Chidambaram, who has also performed for the anthem, says it was thrilling to be performing to a song created by such eminent persons. “I felt really honoured…the song is a tribute to Tamil, Tamil Nadu and Tamil people. It evoked a great sense of pride in me.”In a message on the anthem, written in the form of a short poem, Mr. Karunanidhi says he only saw this opportunity as a boon to pay a tribute to Tamil through the anthem, but did not expect to put together a piece that brings out the sweetness of Tamil literature and its epics. Many who have listened to the anthem, point to its beauty, which transcends geographical boundaries.On Saturday, Mr. Karunanidhi will officially launch the anthem at the Centenary Auditorium, University of Madras. It would be played at theatres, on television and other forums in the run-up to the conference to be held in June, in Coimbatore. Regards, Ram.. ~ Rαнмαη αddicт™ ~
[arr] Re: Aaromale Female Version (FULL)
thank you for this upload! btw whos singing? shreya? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, pratap pratap_elen...@... wrote: Aaromale Female Version (FULL) Download here: http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/2010/05/aaromale-female-version-full.html http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group...
Re: [arr] Re: Revisiting Guru
You forgot Shauk Hai... The search is more important than the destination - a r rahman - From: vimaljk vima...@yahoo.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 14 May, 2010 3:18:56 AM Subject: [arr] Re: Revisiting Guru Guru was an awesome album with FOUR masterpieces: Barso Re, Aye Hairathe, Tere Bina, and above allJaage Hain actually..i think Barso Re became the most popular...esp since its fast and catchy i didn't like the song choreography in Guru (not bad, but very routine)..but that's not ARR's fault...also. ..wish Aye Hairathe was used in its entirety (first time and ARR song wasn't fully used in a Mani movie) anyways..an album with 4 masterpieces is no doubt a masterpiece albumalso. ..Guru deserved all the music awards it won that year --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, AJ purev...@.. . wrote: I agree about Tere Bina and Ay Hairathe as one of ARR's best, but Jaage Hain is right up there too, man! What an exceptional track..so symphonic and operatic with great feeling sung by ARR...how his voice soars! The melody is so beautiful! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Anish Gupte musimax2000@ wrote: Hey ppl, There is so much talk about 'Raavan' nowadays. It almost seems like a prolonged , infinitely extended review session, which is slowly dissolving into a rather pointless war of words and opinions, and which doesn't seem to end ever. Comparisons, criticisms, praises, anger, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ,hatred, pleasure..etc etc. We've been witness to so many different emotions in the last few weeks, all due to a bunch of 6 songs.! isnt it remarkable?? ... Well..talking about comparisons, let me go back to Guru. I was just listening to some songs of Guru, and i thot ill add something here. I would like to say at the start that I am NOT COMPARING anything to anything..(LOL) ...as u will find out on reading. Guru, in a manner of speaking, is a very difficult album to rank amongst Rahman's great plethora of work over the years. 'Tere Bina' and 'Ay Hairathe' outshine the other songs in the album by a long long way. They emerge as clear cut winners, and in my book rank as not just the best songs in the album, but 2 of the finest songs ever composed by Rahman. They have all the qualities which you would want in matured, romantic duets. However, none of the other songs are remembered as fondly as these two, and they don't even deserve to be. Barso re enjoyed little acclaim and some attention at the time of the movie's release, and for a few months after, and this was also due to the picturization (which was very good), but thats about it. I don't really care about Mayya Mayya (yeah u can talk about the raag used and all of that..but bah..id never really wanna hear that if im sitting alone in my balcony chilling or if i just wanna listen to some good Rahmanic stuff), Jaage hai or the 'Guru Bhai Guru bhai' song . These were more like theme songs, and hardly for casual hearing. In fact, I had completely forgotten abt them until the mention of Guru came up in some recent posts. So today when I think of Guru, all I remember are the 2 fabulous songs which I mentioned at the start, and I dont even care about the others. On the whole, Guru, for me, will be remembered just as a 2 song album , rather than 'Rahmans Finest' or 'Greatest Ever' etc. These, i'm afraid, are terms which should be used very sparingly and carefully, and certainly do not apply for 'Guru'. Peace !! Anish.
[arr] Re: HT Interview
Thanks Gopal! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/4604964829/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/4604964831/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/4604964835/
