Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
Thank you so much for your clarification yaar.. -Siraj On 8/22/08, Anil Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And just to add ...Sivamani himself said this at a live performance he had in the Bay Area recently. He mentioned both IR n ARR. He in fact went onto play a medley of Tamil/Hindi songs where he had played the percussion some of which were IR. He probably holds ARR with more regard since with IR ...most of the artists were relegated to the lower ranks ..the IR persona was always at the fore. ARR changed that. Each and every artist who plays with him gets a mention in the album covers and get their due as well in their own right. So back to Vithur's answer about Sivamani having played for IR - I guess Vithur is absolutely right. -A On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sivamani told this in an interview and in fact even in an old film by name Server Sundaram , his father had acted in a song, playing the drums. I saw it..in SCV ( Sun tv 's Music Channel) On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Siraj K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you know this, Vithur? Is your statement authentic? No offense meant, just curious. -Siraj On 8/20/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are right Kamal..sivamani has been working with IR , before the advent of ARR as a stand alone MD. Sivamani's father had worked with MSV On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my natural reaction, as an observation. Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it could be SPB. It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, rather than just entry into films. Regards *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* ** *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * --- On *Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ 73245.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/73245.cms -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always -- -A http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
How do you know this, Vithur? Is your statement authentic? No offense meant, just curious. -Siraj On 8/20/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are right Kamal..sivamani has been working with IR , before the advent of ARR as a stand alone MD. Sivamani's father had worked with MSV On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my natural reaction, as an observation. Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it could be SPB. It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, rather than just entry into films. Regards *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* ** *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * --- On *Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ 73245.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/73245.cms -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
Sivamani told this in an interview and in fact even in an old film by name Server Sundaram , his father had acted in a song, playing the drums. I saw it..in SCV ( Sun tv 's Music Channel) On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Siraj K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you know this, Vithur? Is your statement authentic? No offense meant, just curious. -Siraj On 8/20/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are right Kamal..sivamani has been working with IR , before the advent of ARR as a stand alone MD. Sivamani's father had worked with MSV On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my natural reaction, as an observation. Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it could be SPB. It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, rather than just entry into films. Regards *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* ** *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * --- On *Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ 73245.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/73245.cms -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
And just to add ...Sivamani himself said this at a live performance he had in the Bay Area recently. He mentioned both IR n ARR. He in fact went onto play a medley of Tamil/Hindi songs where he had played the percussion some of which were IR. He probably holds ARR with more regard since with IR ...most of the artists were relegated to the lower ranks ..the IR persona was always at the fore. ARR changed that. Each and every artist who plays with him gets a mention in the album covers and get their due as well in their own right. So back to Vithur's answer about Sivamani having played for IR - I guess Vithur is absolutely right. -A On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sivamani told this in an interview and in fact even in an old film by name Server Sundaram , his father had acted in a song, playing the drums. I saw it..in SCV ( Sun tv 's Music Channel) On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Siraj K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you know this, Vithur? Is your statement authentic? No offense meant, just curious. -Siraj On 8/20/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are right Kamal..sivamani has been working with IR , before the advent of ARR as a stand alone MD. Sivamani's father had worked with MSV On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my natural reaction, as an observation. Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it could be SPB. It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, rather than just entry into films. Regards *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* ** *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * --- On *Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ 73245.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/73245.cms -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always -- -A http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
[arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/73245.cms
Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
Hi! I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my natural reaction, as an observation. Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it could be SPB. It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, rather than just entry into films. Regards Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla. http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com --- On Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ 73245.cms
Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
I think shivamani was brought into films by K.V.Mahedevan. he himself mentioned it in an interview in which he says my father used to work under K.V.Mahadevan and it was where i started learning at the age of about 7 or 8. Then the real break was given by illayaraja . --- On Wed, 20/8/08, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 20 August, 2008, 2:02 PM Hi! I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my natural reaction, as an observation. Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it could be SPB. It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, rather than just entry into films. Regards Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla. http://kamal- aakarsh.blogspot .com --- On Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi aneeshksasi@ yahoo.com wrote: From: aneeshksasi aneeshksasi@ yahoo.com Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ 73245.cms Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
Re: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life
You are right Kamal..sivamani has been working with IR , before the advent of ARR as a stand alone MD. Sivamani's father had worked with MSV On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my natural reaction, as an observation. Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it could be SPB. It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, rather than just entry into films. Regards *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* ** *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * --- On *Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: aneeshksasi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM Hai all, Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and Lagaan. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ 73245.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/73245.cms -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
