Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Hai. I missed Rahmania show and I was dying to know who spoke what. Great job by the author. Cheers, Nithi. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Madhavan Rajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the writeup Vithur... I'm proud of you Vijay :-) Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm surrounded by an aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best wishes for KM Music... I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon! Cheers, Madhavan.R I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN * At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * ** Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Thanks for the writeup Vithur... I'm proud of you Vijay :-) Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm surrounded by an aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best wishes for KM Music... I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon! Cheers, Madhavan.R I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN * At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * ** Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in one of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was the time, in 2000-01, when Rahman was
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
I have been having this question for Vijay for a few days now.. In a world where people dont really like their bosses, how does it feel to work for someone the whole world adores?... :) On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Madhavan Rajan wrote: Thanks for the writeup Vithur... I'm proud of you Vijay :-) Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm surrounded by an aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best wishes for KM Music... I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon! Cheers, Madhavan.R I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. Experiences as a FAN At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) Transformation into a Friend of Rahman Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
ARR is the Boss with a difference Because he is B O S S ( Bachelor of social Service ) ... :-) On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been having this question for Vijay for a few days now.. In a world where people dont really like their bosses, how does it feel to work for someone the whole world adores?... :) On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Madhavan Rajan wrote: Thanks for the writeup Vithur... I'm proud of you Vijay :-) Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm surrounded by an aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best wishes for KM Music... I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon! Cheers, Madhavan.R I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN* At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
A snap of Vijay Iyer.. Can anyone help :) On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ARR is the Boss with a difference Because he is B O S S ( Bachelor of social Service ) ... :-) On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been having this question for Vijay for a few days now.. In a world where people dont really like their bosses, how does it feel to work for someone the whole world adores?... :) On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Madhavan Rajan wrote: Thanks for the writeup Vithur... I'm proud of you Vijay :-) Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm surrounded by an aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best wishes for KM Music... I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon! Cheers, Madhavan.R I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN* At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum,
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Farzad.. Pls... Lets not deviate... Lets maintain Vijay 's and Gopal's privacy. Already they are envied everywhere. and people are so crazy to meet them for getting some chances to ARR On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Farzad khaleel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A snap of Vijay Iyer.. Can anyone help :) On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ARR is the Boss with a difference Because he is B O S S ( Bachelor of social Service ) ... :-) On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been having this question for Vijay for a few days now.. In a world where people dont really like their bosses, how does it feel to work for someone the whole world adores?... :) On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Madhavan Rajan wrote: Thanks for the writeup Vithur... I'm proud of you Vijay :-) Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm surrounded by an aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best wishes for KM Music... I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon! Cheers, Madhavan.R I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN* At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Ok Boss.. Sorry :( On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Farzad.. Pls... Lets not deviate... Lets maintain Vijay 's and Gopal's privacy. Already they are envied everywhere. and people are so crazy to meet them for getting some chances to ARR On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Farzad khaleel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A snap of Vijay Iyer.. Can anyone help :) On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ARR is the Boss with a difference Because he is B O S S ( Bachelor of social Service ) ... :-) On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Srini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been having this question for Vijay for a few days now.. In a world where people dont really like their bosses, how does it feel to work for someone the whole world adores?... :) On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Madhavan Rajan wrote: Thanks for the writeup Vithur... I'm proud of you Vijay :-) Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm surrounded by an aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best wishes for KM Music... I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon! Cheers, Madhavan.R I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN* At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
On 7/24/2008 8:55 PM India Time, _Farzad khaleel_ wrote: A snap of Vijay Iyer.. Can anyone help :) Wait for Vijay to appear on TV. :-) -- V
[arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN * At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * ** Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in one of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was the time, in 2000-01, when Rahman was doing Bombay Dreams in London. so, one day, when I was travelling to London. I saw Sir in Bombay Airport. I ran towards him, and asked him, if he remembered me, when I had met him up in 94, and he told, NO.. So, i thought that this was the opportunity, as no one would disturb him, in the plane. No Directors, nor producers. For the full 8 hrs, I spoke with him, in the similar manner as I am speaking with you now. I told him abt how I bought his cassettes, Internet Community etc .
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Vithur, You could ARR on the show, but Gops? :)) On 7/23/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN * At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * ** Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in one of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was the time, in 2000-01, when Rahman was doing Bombay Dreams in London. so, one day, when I was travelling to London. I saw Sir in Bombay Airport. I ran towards him, and asked him, if he remembered me, when I had met him up in 94, and he told, NO.. So, i thought that this was the opportunity, as no one would disturb him, in the plane. No Directors, nor
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
SIMPLY AWESOME ! So happy for you dear Vijay Bro.. :-) That was really a heart touching Interview.. Proud to be a member of this Group which have members like Vijay , Gopal , Vithur and all my dear Brothers 'n Sisters.. Thank you all... :-) -- regards.. Krish... His Music ~ My Mother Tongue TIDBITS ON ARR :) Whenever ARR travels abroad for concerts, he never puts his accordion or some of his instruments into the Main Baggage center. He carries them along with his hand baggage, and practises wherever he find it suitable to. Though carrying them would be highly painful all the time, he doesn't mind that , and enjoys carrying them through. http://www.orkut.co.in/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297 --- On Wed, 23/7/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 23 July, 2008, 8:39 PM Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. Experiences as a FAN At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Vithur.. thanx for this superb post.. i hope aravind shares the mp3 for it. to me, Rahmania is one of the wholesome program for a rahmaniac. HUGE treat. Raihana is doing a great job. btw, any ideas on calling Gomzy for one show.. it would be superb :))).. Gomzy.. this is jus for fun!!! On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vithur, You could ARR on the show, but Gops? :)) On 7/23/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN * At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * ** Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in one of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Wow. Thanks for the wonderful write up - Vithur Best of luck to you to all in your endeavours - Vijay. Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ Main chupana jaanta toh jag mujhe sadhu samajhta, Shatru ban gaya hai chal rahit vyahvar mera Harivanshrai Bacchan - On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. Experiences as a FAN At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) Transformation into a Friend of Rahman Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Wow... so thirilled to hear the initial day experiences of Vijay. Yeah, its really Almighty's grace that you got ARR as your friend. Vithur, thanks much for sharing this. Cheers, Siraj On 7/23/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN * At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * ** Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in one of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was the time, in 2000-01, when Rahman was doing Bombay Dreams in London. so, one day, when I was travelling to London. I saw Sir in Bombay Airport. I ran towards him, and asked him, if he remembered me, when I had met him
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
WoW... Wow. WoW Absolutely WoW.. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. *Experiences as a FAN * At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange. Vijay sings a song, Tere Bina . ( Very nice singing from Vijay... :-)) *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman * Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai, through you, I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch with him, as I was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell phones or emails at that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky enough, as in one of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was the time, in 2000-01, when Rahman was doing Bombay Dreams in London. so, one day, when I was travelling to London. I saw Sir in Bombay Airport. I ran towards him, and asked him, if he remembered me, when I had met him up in 94, and he told, NO.. So, i thought that this was the opportunity, as no one
Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
Yes, maybe Gomzy and Rawat together would be good fun. :) (only kidding guys). Thanks for the write-up , Vithur. Very nice to read all of this and good luck to you Vijay in all your future endeavours with KM Music. --- On Wed, 7/23/08, Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [arr] Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 4:28 PM Vithur.. thanx for this superb post.. i hope aravind shares the mp3 for it. to me, Rahmania is one of the wholesome program for a rahmaniac. HUGE treat. Raihana is doing a great job. btw, any ideas on calling Gomzy for one show.. it would be superb :))).. Gomzy.. this is jus for fun!!! On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ gmail.com wrote: Vithur, You could ARR on the show, but Gops? :)) On 7/23/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: Dear Rahmaniacs, VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM 91.9. A brief of what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :- Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai. I was a big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good fortune that I work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has announced his new music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I manage the Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his website , lot of creative stuff etc . Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this in a lot of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if you see, all sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that much. Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the pick of the day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells ( told by Vijay) . There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman shares that feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for him as well as other musicians to explore what is not within commercial parameters. Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan. Actually, I dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to tour Chennai , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja cassette had released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return journey to Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was listening to it in her walkman. And then she used to say, Its verynice; very nice . But I nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard, Netru Illadha Maatram . Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the journey began Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie Duet. The song Anjali Anjali with awesome interludes and awesome song. In fact, right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet Rahman. I dont know if you would remember or not, when I called up the studio, ( the house ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to the place. So, Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, Lukka Chuppi and want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For the past some years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of its kind, where a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and its really nice. Experiences as a FAN At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get Tamil cassettes there. There used to be a store called, Giri Stores, where we used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from this place. At those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing a track, as the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri stores almost daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released. For getting a cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made, and the shop keeper used to reply, No Sir. nothing has come . But, I used to make it sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I used to go 45 minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from Pudiya Mugam to Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to buy the cassette. That was fantastic.. Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a Fan Club on the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who started this Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the activities kind of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we who are big fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise, that there are much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman, Photos of rahman ( My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette covers, Rare songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community was a good forum, for rare information exchange
