Or for that matter, a lot of ARR's soundtracks would I think be appreciated by open minded people outside of South Asia. I stress the word "open minded" because there are a lot of musically insular people here in the US who reject anything smelling foreign or exotic. Look what happened to Bombay Dreams. Yet, I think there would be a sizable enough crowd here in the West that would find the songs in JA and in other ARR albums very beautiful and soulful, esp. among liberals and those who are more exposed to non Westerners and various cultures.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Siraj K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My dear fellow Rahmaniacs... > > I'm so excited to share the happy news that I'm repeatedly playing JA songs > in my apartment. I'm staying in heart of downtown in Chicago in a 49 storied > building where most of the neighbors are Americans. I'm playing these JA > songs very loudly and repeatedly. > > My roomie is a semi-ARR fan (or sometimes anti-ARR). When he gets out of my > apartment, the neighboring lady caught him (as if she was waiting for > somebody to open our door) and he was worried that she is going to complain. > > She told him that she liked all the songs playing in our home and she want > those songs (with lyrics). And she also enquired about the composer (AR > Rahman). The reason I'm excited is these information was told by my roomie > (semi-ARR fan). He is also happy now; and he really understood the power of > ARR. > > I'm so happy that these people also like our BOSS's songs. I didn't meet her > today. I'm going to meet her tomorrow with CD & Lyrics. > > Happily... > -Siraj >
