wow! that was some grt tit bits about rahman...by the way whats a Thumba? ive never heard of that instrument
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Rahmaniacs, > > Few salient points of discussion between Reihana and Thumba Raja on > yesterday's Rahmania Show in FM 91.9 > > 1. Thumba Raja assosciated with Rahman for the past 14 years . He plays the > Thumba instrument, and has been associated with Rahman right from the time, > he was a keyboard player for Music Directors like Naidu. A Long Time Family > Friend of ARR; He, Sivamani ( Drummist ) and Rahman used to have a lot of > fun; ARR used to have a good sense of humour, and used to crack jokes in > Telugu. > > 2. ARR's first car was an ambassador, which he still preserves ; For that > matter, he never forgets the past,and keeps a store of everything that gave > him joy once upon a time. His car number is 1771 ( first Car - Ambassador ) > > > 3. ARR always likes doing Jingles, and Background scores more than doing > Film Songs. He always used to carry the Walkman wherever he went. It was > reall difficult to see him without a walkman, and always used to listen to > music. > > 4. During 1990s, all film directors wanted a young Music Director, when it > was Mani who first spotted ARR , after he won an award for his Leo Coffee Ad > Jingle. That tiem, ARR > was little reluctant of doing films, as he was not interested in film music. > he told Mani that he was interested in BGMs, and onyl jingles, and was not > very keen in doing full fledged songs, for which Mani told him that we would > do a song daily, which would be like doing a jingle daily. > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > A.R.RAHMAN - THE GOD OF MUSIC >
