Usha uthup sang for boss before in the movie 'Daud' title track.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, vijay anand <p_s_v_an...@...> wrote: > > Did she already sung for ARRahman. > > Can u tell which song & from which film? > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Vithur <vith...@...> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tue, 8 December, 2009 8:48:03 PM > Subject: [arr] I was rejected because of my voiceâ > >  > I was rejected because of my voiceâ > > Usha Uthup, now in the 40th year of her singing career, admits that she made > her limitations her strength. > > You have a distinct voice that was very different from what was in vogue > then. Did you face initial rejection when you started out? > I was rejected outright when I did my first audition for a documentary film. > But I consider myself lucky; I have been blessed by god. Iâm an original > singer and have done well in these 40 years. I wouldnât say it was easy, > but I am a very positive person. I made my limitations my strength and now my > career is on an upswing, touchwood! > > Some singers try to copy you. Do you take that as a compliment? > Oh yes! Itâs wonderful to see young people not only try to sing like me, > but also try to emulate my style of singing. I love it! Itâs a great > feeling. > > You started out singing at nightclubs.. . > (Interrupting) I still do and I love every bit of singing at nightclubs. But > I never had any bad incident. I guess it depends on how you carry yourself. > Here I was, in a saree, singing with all my heart. It was and probably will > always be the prerogative of some people to come to nightclubs wearing slinky > outfits. But you see, I came on and I changed it (smiles). > > You made the saree and big bindi your trademark style. Who inspired you to > follow that style? > No one. I wish I could give you some sensational piece of information but I > come from a middle class family and it didnât seem necessary for me to > focus on how I looked. Yes, it did matter to me how well turned out I am. But > honestly, the sari, the bindi, the gajra⦠nothing was planned. > > Earlier, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar or Asha Bhonsle were just voices till > the electronic media came into the picture and brought them out. This is not > to say they were not wearing nice clothes. But it wasnât important for any > of us to be body-conscious. But Iâm happy to see so many youngsters so > competitive and body conscious. And much of it can be credited to Bollywood. > > Is it difficult for you to do playback singing for actresses, because of a > heavier voice? > (Emphatically) Of course! Thereâs this pre-conceived notion that songs for > the good girls have to be Lata or Asha, and bad girls, me. This kind of > notion is especially true for India. I canât see it > changing in terms of playback singing. > What do you think of the present Indian pop music scene? > Sky is the limit. Itâs great to see the way things have changed, making way > for technology and electronica in music. The music reality shows on TV are an > amazing platform for the youth. > > However, todayâs music lacks the soul. Analog recording had more warmth. > But I do believe that change has to come because life is cyclic and > everything has to come back to what it was. Iâm sure one day, someone might > stop and say, âHey! Letâs get that magic and soul back to the songs.â > > What do you think composers like Shantanu Moitra, Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy, > Himmesh Reshammiya? > They are brilliant! Theyâve got both classical and western background in > music, which is great. Shantanu and Shankarâs teams are wonderful. I > donât know Himmesh so much. But he must have done something wonderful to > get people going crazy over him. > > You have performed before Indira Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Jomo Kenyatta. > Any fond memories you recall? > When I sang âMalaikaâ for Jomo Kenyatta, the President of Kenya, he told > me that with my kind of voice, I should belong to the African world. I > remember that day vividly. Meeting Mandela and Mother Teresa were wonderful > experiences too. > > Any particular composer youâd like to work with? > Yes, Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy and AR Rahman once again. > > What was it like to sing for the Celebrate Bandra Festival? > Itâs the most magical experience, as a singer, to be on stage. Any artiste > should give an arm and leg to be there. Itâs also the 40th year of my > singing career, so it was special. > > I wouldnât say that it was like coming home because I keep going to Mumbai > all the time. > > You grew up in Bombay. Donât you ever want to come back and settle here? > (Earnestly) I love it when I land in Mumbai. I learnt to cook, stitch, live > in this city. I miss the buzz, the excitement.. . itâs just something so > different. What pains me is that in my time, we were never scarred by > religion. > > Any album youâre working on? > I have this album called Kashmir to Kanyakumari coming up. I have sung it in > 16 different languages and the album knits the whole of India. Iâm going > for the premiere of this album to Bangalore, on December > 20.http://www.hindusta ntimes.com/ News-Feed/ music/I-was- rejected- > because-of- my-voice/ Article1- 483890.aspx > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > > > > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. > http://in.yahoo.com/ >
