Re: [arr] -A good mimic, he loves to imitate lyricist Vairamuthu, who in turn mimics Rahma n’s style of walking!
I can't imagine speaking like Vairamuthu --- On Sat, 3/14/09, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vithur vith...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] -A good mimic, he loves to imitate lyricist Vairamuthu, who in turn mimics Rahman’s style of walking! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 7:44 PM Unplugged: A R Rahman 15 Mar 2009, hrs IST, R SANSKRITI SRINIVASA RAMANUJAM Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Single page view Text: His music is everywhere; but his personal life lies ensconced within the walls of his two-storey bungalow in Kodambakkam! We try to dig out AR Rahman (AP photo)More Picslesser-known facts about the fiercely private musician AR Rahman -Nine-year-old Dileep Kumar a.k.a A R Rahman slept late, played carrom and hated waking up at 7 a.m to practice at the piano! -Asked to leave school due to lack of attendance, he quit studies at the age of 15. -When Rahman’s sister fell seriously ill in 1988, Pir Qadri, who cured her, advised the family to convert to Islam and they did! -Dileep had a choice of seven names during his conversion. He chose Allah Rakha Rahman. -Call it a filmi coincidence, his name was Dileep Kumar before he converted to Islam and his wife’s name is Saira Bano! -His nickname is Isai Puyal. -Rahman is closest to his mother Kasturi who converted to Kareema Begum. A true believer, he offers namaaz five times a day. -Is superstitious about starting work according to the prayer time in the place of worship close to his heart! -The maestro loves eating rasam-rice. When busy, he eats lunch at 5 p.m and dinner after midnight! -Rahman lives in a small two-storey bungalow in Kodambakkam. -He has three kids Khatija (13), Rahima (10), and son Ameen (5). -His mother spotted Saira at a dargah and sent a marriage proposal right away! -Saira Banu is the sister-in-law of Tamil actor Rahman and the daughter of a Chennai-based businessman from Kutch. The musician's wife likes to “dress him up” for important occasions; he is mostly dressed in black. AR Rahman (AP photo)More Pics -Rahman loves to shop for music records at the Virgin Records store in New York. Once he landed in NY at 2 a.m and dashed off to the store. In Chennai, Rahman takes his family and friends to a Thai joint located behind The Park Sheraton. -Rahman's long-time associate drummer Shivamani once cooked fish curry for him in London while he was working on Bombay Dreams. Rahman loved it. He's a non-veg but has suddenly stopped eating prawns. -His Man Friday Swamidurai, fondly called Swami, has been with him since the begining of his career. -As a bachelor, he used to often use the abbreviation LFA, which stood for ‘Love Failures Association’! -Rahman usually sees his children off to school before he sleeps after working nights! -He does not let his wife or children inside the studio when he’s working. -Khatija doesn’t like her dad signing autographs in school and has asked him not to come there. -Rahman’s son shares his birthday with him. -The old keyboard that he used to play as a teenager is still displayed in his studio. -A master with instruments, he likes dismantling parts and assembling them. -A good mimic, he loves to imitate lyricist Vairamuthu, who in turn mimics Rahman’s style of walking! -Rahman usually works in the night but he’s made an exception for SP Balasubramaniam whose songs have all been recorded before 10 pm. -He likes listening to songs based on the raaga Sindhu Bhairavi. -When Subhash Ghai once told Rahman during the music of Taal that he would once win an Oscar, Rahman laughed and reply that Indians can’t. - Jai Ho was initially composed for Yuvvraaj! http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/Lifestyle/ People/Unplugged -A-R-Rahman/ articleshow/ msid-4261261, curpg-2.cms -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] THE INSIDERS: Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman
Nice everyone has been covered Vijay Mohan Iyer.. congrats Once again. God Bless. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: THE INSIDERS Font Size Dipti Nagpaul D’Souza Posted: Mar 15, 2009 at 1113 hrs IST http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-insiders/434152/0 Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman T. SELVAKUMAR, 45, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RAHMAN’S MUSIC SCHOOL In the early 1990s, when Bollywood was just beginning to rave about a phenomenon, A.R. Rahman met music programmer T. Selvakumar in Chennai. Both were musicians trained in the alchemy of sound, both shared their hopes of setting up their own studios one day. As Rahman’s stock rose in filmdom, Selvakumar notched up a reputation in the Indian music industry as a master technician. Soon, he got into the business of supplying high-end music technology equipment. “That’s when our acquaintance changed to friendship,” says the man who has helped Rahman set up his many state-of-the-art studios. To him also goes the credit of setting up the first and only Apple-certified music, special effects and film editing technology training institute in the country. Selvakumar was one of the few people who knew about Rahman’s dream of setting up a music school. “He wanted to start a school of music technology but I insisted he couple it with teaching.” One day in 2007, Rahman decided that the time had come. “And when AR wants something, he wants it right away. He asked me if I would manage it for him and I didn’t see why I should refuse him,” he says. A regular day at the school sees Selvakumar taking classes in audio and video technology and ironing out numerous administrative hassles. He also continues to deal in Apple equipment. Whenever the company launches something new, Rahman is his first client. “AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” CyberTech International The most reliable solutions for www.cybertech-int.com Musicians Institute Finest contemporary music school at www.mi.edu A R Rahman Songs free Only on Guruji.com Music Search. www.guruji.com Ads By Google NOEL JAMES, 48, MANAGER Over two decades ago, Noel James was playing the piano as a lounge musician at a hotel in Chennai when a certain jingles composer walked in. “Rahman heard me play and asked if I was interested in working with him.” James agreed. That was the beginning of a partnership that has lasted to this day. James has since grown to become Rahman’s manager and chief public relations officer. He occasionally assists the composer in stage shows and handles much of his coordination — with musicians, clients, talent and even the media. The road to Rahman, it could be said, goes through James. Born and brought up in Mumbai, James got hooked to music at an early age. After graduating from Loyola College, Chennai, he got a degree in violin from the prestigious Trinity College of Music, London. “I played in a band called Jumping Jewels, handling the vocals and guitar. That was before I went solo,” he says. He worked part-time with Rahman initially but became a permanent member of the team, singing the jingles and helping him with production. Being Rahman’s manager has meant that James does not get much time for his own music—except when he plays at church. He has no regrets though. “God sends messiahs to earth, whether it is Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. It has been quite a while since He sent someone. I believe A.R. Rahman is such a messiah who works through his music,” says James, for whom familiarity has only brought more appreciation towards Rahman, the musician and the man. DEEPAK GATTANIi, 46, CONCERT MANAGER Behind every power-packed Rahman concert is Deepak Gattani and his team at Rapport Global Events. “We manage his live entertainment business but the relationship isn’t a client-service provider one,” he says. Gattani first met Rahman through singer Hariharan, another client. Since that meeting, he has handled all of Rahman’s tours and performances, and more recently, has been managing Rahman’s endorsement portfolio as well. Whenever Rahman is in Mumbai, Gattani finds himself seated next to him. “But being with him doesn’t mean that he’ll talk anymore than he usually does,” he says with a laugh. “His concerts have to be technically high-end, with something different each time. Working for him means making no mistakes and planning in advance.” Gattani is dogged by international clients’ proposals for Rahman concerts after his Oscar win. But, as of now, his priorities lie with organising Rahman’s first-ever live concert in Kerala, scheduled for May. S. SIVAKUMAR, 41, CHIEF SOUND ENGINEER A novice who had just finished a diploma in sound engineering in 1992, S. Sivakumar got his first
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders)
give him some more time, he will be back.. its Rahman's music.. Jai ho!!! AR Rahman - His music for ears for years From: Pradeepan R pradeepanisonl...@gmail.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:29:35 AM Subject: Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders) Rawat, lets understand one simple thing first: Music and its taste is very highly subjective. Its not something that everyone can objectively define as to what is good or bad. can anyone measure likability of music like blood pressure !! I can't understand why you fail to recognise this fact, instead of using terms like 'blind-faith' !! On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:32 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail. com wrote: As I said, when someone tend to like everything, it could be that his artist is really flawlessly consistently great, or it could be that we love the artist so much that we can't make ourselves see his rare drawbacks. I am not just giving a high handed judgment rendering khwaja poor. I have elaborated point by point what I find it lacking in. Yeah, in that mail I did declare Arziyan great without going point by point why i find it great. Some day I will analyze it. Thanks. -- Rawat On 3/13/2009 7:22 AM India Time, _Chord_ wrote: Wow, Rawat, tell us how you really feel. I pretty much disagree with you completely. I love Khwaja and Arziyan both the same. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/12/2009 3:11 PM India Time, _Jahanzeb Farooq_ wrote: in fact we watched JA together and during Khwaja mere khwaja as I mentioned that music is by ARR, he said I did not see anything special (sadly enough. may because it was in bad quality. also we know that ARR's music grows but he does not). I am a known JA basher so I thought I can say about this song also. khwaja song might be holding additional value for muslims due to its religious connotations, and for general fans it might have got some high weightage due to the anecdotes of ARR having composed it already and then AG using it in the film. But as a song, I find khwaja song quite barren and monotonous if I can say that. It is a sort of introvert song giving a feel that a person must be singing it within his heart and mind. It is his personal pleasure. Others would not be able to connect to it. Firstly, the song has some 1:20 initial alaaps that are quire boring to say and kill the entire beauty of song that comes after that. It is more like the sounds generated when a player tunes up his instruments before starting to really play it up. Such a long wasted part is a sin in current busy time. Those ya khwaja ji, moinuddin, gareeb nawaz are without any lyrical or music value. So, I think the start itself is badly thought up. But then the song starts with lovely music BUT, BUT BUT poor lyrics. A typical lack of creativity in the monotonous, logically-built up lyrics as is usually the case with Javed Akhtar. Khwaja Mere Khwaja Dil Mein Sama ja Bebaso ki Taqdeer Tu ne hai sawari There is no rhyming, no deep devotion. All that dil mein sama ja type of phrases had been used a 1000 times in cheap ladki-pataao songs in 60s and here he comes up with that in a 21st century devotional song. I would say that the major failure of the song remains in the poor lyrics. Then, it fails in arrangements of vocals. None of the voices carry and ethos and pathos. They are just singing an any song, not a religious song for the most respected muslim personality of Indian subcontinent. pronunciations are also not clear. that bebaso ki taqdeer tu ne hai sanwari, has bebaso and tu ne pronounced so pooorly that one has to strain to hear it and make the meaning of it. Sad that it is our man himself. And then Tere darbaar mein khwaza noor ko mainne dekha has noor pronounced so poorly by our man himself, and then there are alaaps, and then the music gives the impression that the line is going to be repeated, tere darbar mein khwaja - but they drop the line unceremoniously and begin another line - sar jhukaate hain auliya. What was so great in mentioning that auliya sar jhukate hain, so what, is that why you feel respect for him? I think the respect should have come from within, not due to seeing how others are respecting him. and then tu hai khwaja - rutaba hai pyara chahne se tujhko mustafa ko paya that xxx is still not clear to my aging ears. and lastly that hai mere peer ka sadqa, tera daman hai thama, tali hai bala hamari, chhaya hai khumar tera, jitna bhi rashq karein beshaq, to ab hai XXX mere khwaja, tere kadmo ko mere rahnuma nahin chhodna gawara. I don't get what exactly is the concept. No rhyming, no poetry, just some words have got hammerred in. It must be the poorest lyrics by Javed. I would say that ARR's voice is also not as sweet
[arr] how many of you have done this.. ?
hi guys.. This is just an observation i made to myself.. i dont know how many of you have done this... Whenever i read a review of songs of Rahman, or any article about rahman songs.. i suddenly open my itunes and start listening to that song while reading about it.. ( in case my itunes is not open, which is rare... hehe ) It happened with me all times.. whenever a soundtract comes and people review it song by song.. i just open itunes and listen or just automatically switch to that song if i am listening some other songs... Did any of you guys is having this syndrome.. ? hehe.. well Well i am a rahmaniac.. well does it mean i am become totally rahmaniac.. ? :) beyond the point of no return.. :) if yes.. then i like it. ARR Rulez..
Re: [arr] Guess the Singer!!!!!!!!
Hi Pradeep, Check out the climax music of the same film, then U will come to know who has sung it. Krishna. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 6:03 AM, Gnanavel Nandagopal gn_love_vel_...@yahoo.co.in wrote: It's no Doubt Chorus: Srinivas Lady Singer: Minmini --- On *Sat, 14/3/09, .::KriShnA::. crish...@gmail.com* wrote: From: .::KriShnA::. crish...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] Guess the Singer To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 14 March, 2009, 9:53 AM Hi pals... I do not know whether it has been discussed earlier or not, Let me go ahead. At the end of this attached chorus bit, we can identify today's one of the greatest singer's voice. Who is he? Krishna. -- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders)
Rawat, I respect your openion though i dont agree to them in any line.I think this is one of the best of ARR as a singer.Theres lot of feeling in his voice. *But then the song starts with lovely music BUT, BUT BUT poor lyrics. A typical lack of creativity in the monotonous, logically-built up lyrics as is usually the case with Javed Akhtar.* ** ** your main allegation agains this song was for the lyrics. I think your hatred for the lyrics is because you thought its by Javed saab.But that was a criminal mistake.when you analise the lyrics you should have make sure who the lyricist is.A glance thorough the cd cover can give the answer,'if you do have it'.. Lyrics of this song was by KASHIF if I remember right.I am away from home so i am not able to check it now. Please buy original CDs before reviewing it. regards, hashir On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:14 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/12/2009 3:11 PM India Time, _Jahanzeb Farooq_ wrote: in fact we watched JA together and during Khwaja mere khwaja as I mentioned that music is by ARR, he said I did not see anything special (sadly enough. may because it was in bad quality. also we know that ARR's music grows but he does not). I am a known JA basher so I thought I can say about this song also. khwaja song might be holding additional value for muslims due to its religious connotations, and for general fans it might have got some high weightage due to the anecdotes of ARR having composed it already and then AG using it in the film. But as a song, I find khwaja song quite barren and monotonous if I can say that. It is a sort of introvert song giving a feel that a person must be singing it within his heart and mind. It is his personal pleasure. Others would not be able to connect to it. Firstly, the song has some 1:20 initial alaaps that are quire boring to say and kill the entire beauty of song that comes after that. It is more like the sounds generated when a player tunes up his instruments before starting to really play it up. Such a long wasted part is a sin in current busy time. Those ya khwaja ji, moinuddin, gareeb nawaz are without any lyrical or music value. So, I think the start itself is badly thought up. But then the song starts with lovely music BUT, BUT BUT poor lyrics. A typical lack of creativity in the monotonous, logically-built up lyrics as is usually the case with Javed Akhtar. Khwaja Mere Khwaja Dil Mein Sama ja Bebaso ki Taqdeer Tu ne hai sawari There is no rhyming, no deep devotion. All that dil mein sama ja type of phrases had been used a 1000 times in cheap ladki-pataao songs in 60s and here he comes up with that in a 21st century devotional song. I would say that the major failure of the song remains in the poor lyrics. Then, it fails in arrangements of vocals. None of the voices carry and ethos and pathos. They are just singing an any song, not a religious song for the most respected muslim personality of Indian subcontinent. pronunciations are also not clear. that bebaso ki taqdeer tu ne hai sanwari, has bebaso and tu ne pronounced so pooorly that one has to strain to hear it and make the meaning of it. Sad that it is our man himself. And then Tere darbaar mein khwaza noor ko mainne dekha has noor pronounced so poorly by our man himself, and then there are alaaps, and then the music gives the impression that the line is going to be repeated, tere darbar mein khwaja - but they drop the line unceremoniously and begin another line - sar jhukaate hain auliya. What was so great in mentioning that auliya sar jhukate hain, so what, is that why you feel respect for him? I think the respect should have come from within, not due to seeing how others are respecting him. and then tu hai khwaja - rutaba hai pyara chahne se tujhko mustafa ko paya that xxx is still not clear to my aging ears. and lastly that hai mere peer ka sadqa, tera daman hai thama, tali hai bala hamari, chhaya hai khumar tera, jitna bhi rashq karein beshaq, to ab hai XXX mere khwaja, tere kadmo ko mere rahnuma nahin chhodna gawara. I don't get what exactly is the concept. No rhyming, no poetry, just some words have got hammerred in. It must be the poorest lyrics by Javed. I would say that ARR's voice is also not as sweet enough as he is famed for, there is a rare shrillness, a hollow in ARR's voice that I don't remember having heard in any other song. May be he was trying a new voice but it didn't suit my ears. all the internal aalaaps also are confusing, making it a classical song. They are not even bringing a sense of a trance. And as I already said once that JA music was a personal music and didn't reflect the lavishness of the film. I think I can describe now what I meant by that personal vs lavishness. Listen to the music between 3:40 - 4:05. That Persian sort of. Now, that is what I call a royal music, that has lavishness, that has luxury, that is group music, public
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders)
I would agree with rawat partially lyrics are substandard and so is arr's vocals ... he sounds very nasal On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Pradeepan R pradeepanisonl...@gmail.comwrote: Rawat, lets understand one simple thing first: Music and its taste is very highly subjective. Its not something that everyone can objectively define as to what is good or bad. can anyone measure likability of music like blood pressure !! I can't understand why you fail to recognise this fact, instead of using terms like 'blind-faith' !! On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:32 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: As I said, when someone tend to like everything, it could be that his artist is really flawlessly consistently great, or it could be that we love the artist so much that we can't make ourselves see his rare drawbacks. I am not just giving a high handed judgment rendering khwaja poor. I have elaborated point by point what I find it lacking in. Yeah, in that mail I did declare Arziyan great without going point by point why i find it great. Some day I will analyze it. Thanks. -- Rawat On 3/13/2009 7:22 AM India Time, _Chord_ wrote: Wow, Rawat, tell us how you really feel. I pretty much disagree with you completely. I love Khwaja and Arziyan both the same. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/12/2009 3:11 PM India Time, _Jahanzeb Farooq_ wrote: in fact we watched JA together and during Khwaja mere khwaja as I mentioned that music is by ARR, he said I did not see anything special (sadly enough. may because it was in bad quality. also we know that ARR's music grows but he does not). I am a known JA basher so I thought I can say about this song also. khwaja song might be holding additional value for muslims due to its religious connotations, and for general fans it might have got some high weightage due to the anecdotes of ARR having composed it already and then AG using it in the film. But as a song, I find khwaja song quite barren and monotonous if I can say that. It is a sort of introvert song giving a feel that a person must be singing it within his heart and mind. It is his personal pleasure. Others would not be able to connect to it. Firstly, the song has some 1:20 initial alaaps that are quire boring to say and kill the entire beauty of song that comes after that. It is more like the sounds generated when a player tunes up his instruments before starting to really play it up. Such a long wasted part is a sin in current busy time. Those ya khwaja ji, moinuddin, gareeb nawaz are without any lyrical or music value. So, I think the start itself is badly thought up. But then the song starts with lovely music BUT, BUT BUT poor lyrics. A typical lack of creativity in the monotonous, logically-built up lyrics as is usually the case with Javed Akhtar. Khwaja Mere Khwaja Dil Mein Sama ja Bebaso ki Taqdeer Tu ne hai sawari There is no rhyming, no deep devotion. All that dil mein sama ja type of phrases had been used a 1000 times in cheap ladki-pataao songs in 60s and here he comes up with that in a 21st century devotional song. I would say that the major failure of the song remains in the poor lyrics. Then, it fails in arrangements of vocals. None of the voices carry and ethos and pathos. They are just singing an any song, not a religious song for the most respected muslim personality of Indian subcontinent. pronunciations are also not clear. that bebaso ki taqdeer tu ne hai sanwari, has bebaso and tu ne pronounced so pooorly that one has to strain to hear it and make the meaning of it. Sad that it is our man himself. And then Tere darbaar mein khwaza noor ko mainne dekha has noor pronounced so poorly by our man himself, and then there are alaaps, and then the music gives the impression that the line is going to be repeated, tere darbar mein khwaja - but they drop the line unceremoniously and begin another line - sar jhukaate hain auliya. What was so great in mentioning that auliya sar jhukate hain, so what, is that why you feel respect for him? I think the respect should have come from within, not due to seeing how others are respecting him. and then tu hai khwaja - rutaba hai pyara chahne se tujhko mustafa ko paya that xxx is still not clear to my aging ears. and lastly that hai mere peer ka sadqa, tera daman hai thama, tali hai bala hamari, chhaya hai khumar tera, jitna bhi rashq karein beshaq, to ab hai XXX mere khwaja, tere kadmo ko mere rahnuma nahin chhodna gawara. I don't get what exactly is the concept. No rhyming, no poetry, just some words have got hammerred in. It must be the poorest lyrics by Javed. I would say that ARR's voice is also not as sweet enough as he is famed for, there is a rare shrillness, a hollow in ARR's voice that I don't remember having heard
[arr] Re: Need Clarification!!!
no assistant can do udhaya songs..if yes tell me the assistants name... i am his biggest fan.. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Arvind Ar arr_arv...@... wrote: Hey Folks, There are many people around me some Rahmaniacs too...who have permanently registered in their minds that few of the compositions which have ARR tag are not really and genuinely come out of ARR personally...!!! Let me inform you all that i dont want to take away the credits from ARR at allits just a doubt in mewhich i need to clarify.!! Many are of the thought that some of the ARR compositions for the films like Parasuram, Udhaya, Alli Arjuna (Though many tracks were re-used from 1947 Earth!), and many others are not personally handled by ARR...but by his Assistants This is largely due to his ultra busy schedule...!!! But i think its not true...! How abt u all..???
Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders)
Dear Rawat, You have mentioned that 'Khwaja.. is monotonous'..I say It 'must' be monotonous because it is a kind of 'Individual' Devotion.. Each of us has different approach to Religion and Devotion including Rahman..He 's already said that He's sung it from his heart and is a tribute to 'Khwaja ji'..so We DO NOT have any right to challenge or comment on his 'way of devotion'!!! Religion and Spirituality is NOT always gathering 10-50 people and singing Bhajans or Qawaalis.. You have said that its kind of introvert song so you don;t have any right to comment like this:- Firstly, the song has some 1:20 initial alaaps that are quire boring to say and kill the entire beauty of song that comes after that. It is more like the sounds generated when a player tunes up his instruments This is Rahman's pure 'Own' approach to song..You are contradicting your own starements thereby..anyway I agree with you that 'Arziyaan' has more Powerful mass appeal bcoz it is collective prayer. -jiban jai ho --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Pradeepan R pradeepanisonl...@... wrote: Rawat, lets understand one simple thing first: Music and its taste is very highly subjective. Its not something that everyone can objectively define as to what is good or bad. can anyone measure likability of music like blood pressure !! I can't understand why you fail to recognise this fact, instead of using terms like 'blind-faith' !! On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:32 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: As I said, when someone tend to like everything, it could be that his artist is really flawlessly consistently great, or it could be that we love the artist so much that we can't make ourselves see his rare drawbacks. I am not just giving a high handed judgment rendering khwaja poor. I have elaborated point by point what I find it lacking in. Yeah, in that mail I did declare Arziyan great without going point by point why i find it great. Some day I will analyze it. Thanks. -- Rawat On 3/13/2009 7:22 AM India Time, _Chord_ wrote: Wow, Rawat, tell us how you really feel. I pretty much disagree with you completely. I love Khwaja and Arziyan both the same. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: On 3/12/2009 3:11 PM India Time, _Jahanzeb Farooq_ wrote: in fact we watched JA together and during Khwaja mere khwaja as I mentioned that music is by ARR, he said I did not see anything special (sadly enough. may because it was in bad quality. also we know that ARR's music grows but he does not). I am a known JA basher so I thought I can say about this song also. khwaja song might be holding additional value for muslims due to its religious connotations, and for general fans it might have got some high weightage due to the anecdotes of ARR having composed it already and then AG using it in the film. But as a song, I find khwaja song quite barren and monotonous if I can say that. It is a sort of introvert song giving a feel that a person must be singing it within his heart and mind. It is his personal pleasure. Others would not be able to connect to it. Firstly, the song has some 1:20 initial alaaps that are quire boring to say and kill the entire beauty of song that comes after that. It is more like the sounds generated when a player tunes up his instruments before starting to really play it up. Such a long wasted part is a sin in current busy time. Those ya khwaja ji, moinuddin, gareeb nawaz are without any lyrical or music value. So, I think the start itself is badly thought up. But then the song starts with lovely music BUT, BUT BUT poor lyrics. A typical lack of creativity in the monotonous, logically-built up lyrics as is usually the case with Javed Akhtar. Khwaja Mere Khwaja Dil Mein Sama ja Bebaso ki Taqdeer Tu ne hai sawari There is no rhyming, no deep devotion. All that dil mein sama ja type of phrases had been used a 1000 times in cheap ladki-pataao songs in 60s and here he comes up with that in a 21st century devotional song. I would say that the major failure of the song remains in the poor lyrics. Then, it fails in arrangements of vocals. None of the voices carry and ethos and pathos. They are just singing an any song, not a religious song for the most respected muslim personality of Indian subcontinent. pronunciations are also not clear. that bebaso ki taqdeer tu ne hai sanwari, has bebaso and tu ne pronounced so pooorly that one has to strain to hear it and make the meaning of it. Sad that it is our man himself. And then Tere darbaar mein khwaza noor ko mainne dekha has noor pronounced so poorly by our man himself, and then there are alaaps, and then the music gives the impression that the line is going to be repeated, tere darbar mein khwaja - but they drop
Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and expo
A blindness is the lack of visibility which is applicable both the ways. Needless that somebody has to be blind by faith of liking the blindness can also be true to somebody not liking something due to his cynical thoughts. I had wished to stay away from this. But no more. Well Mr Rawat when you are saying the song is long and boring do you really think that your mails also can be? who in the world has such a time to read the entire content where every little thing was a dislike? please retract your comment that muslims might like the song and few fans will just bcs it was an ARR's. Being right has no religion. There are many Hindu who vist KGN Haji Ali and I am one among them despite being a Hindu. I can write answeres to every point you have mentioned. but it would only create a lengthy mail and I value every reader's time and patience. From the very basic you had gone wrong to say the song was written by Javed Akthar. Also the numerous words like Khwaja, Gareeb nawaz all are the names. Also a bign correction to you this is not a mere song like you have said. Its a Sufi enchant and was written decades ago. So it will not have any glamor like the recent bollywood songs. You had pointed that the lengthy instruments as if somebody tuning the instruments, lets take it. I guess you are a fan of Urdu so essentially you would appreciate live ghazals. My question to you how many times have you felt that the Ghazal singer would stratightly dive to the core song before humming? I repeat again this is a kind of Sufi prayer so before commenting try to understand their practice. Sufi is a movement where music and art forms the core of their belief and propagation. I am very happy Khawaji has taken into consideration a majority of their practice and had given an insight. The kind of instruments used and the way the layers are impeccable. Please give a break about pronounciation. If pronounciation has to be so perfect why dont every body score 100/100 in language be it Hindi or any other regional language. Every body has to understand that each vocal chord is unique and has its own level of ranges in frequency and tone. So when air moves in and out depending on the structure it tends to change. So is the formation of our lips and tongue. They too contribute. Its pretty absurd to degrade somebody of his pronounciation of certain words. Esp in songs where they have to maintain the pitch, tone and tune which plays the biggest role for a song. Here however every body can understand it was Noor. I once again want to quote AR's words with slight adaptation. If somebody have to complain he should also be capable and should perform the same in the much better way. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord purev...@... wrote: Anyone liking Khwaja does not make them a blind faith holder. It's a subjective opinion. If you don't like it, fine. If others do, it doesn't make them a blind fan. Arguing you point by point is not going to accomplish anything or convince you otherwise. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: Ignorance is a bliss. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 6:44 PM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: On 3/14/2009 11:13 AM India Time, _Shamil Sharif_ wrote: and also some of the lyrics he read it was wrong, dear rawat keep hearing, u will be addicted Jai ho!! So, after 15 years of having heard all albums and songs of ARR, now I have to learn how to hypnotize myself till I start liking a song. No thanks. Seems nobody has any answer to the point by point list of why this song is no good. I am facing blind-faith-holders. -- Rawat
[arr] It's such an honour to be able to collaborate with A.R. Rahman - Nicole
*Pussycat Dolls pen down Jai Ho vocals* Indo-Asian News Service Sunday, March 15, 2009 1:32 PM (London) *Pics*: *B'wood beauties floored by Rahmanhttp://music.ndtv.com/GalleryDetails.aspx?category=Musicid=3545Section=INDIANpglctn=glrlstgch=2/25/2009%2012:00:00%20AM * *Play: **A R Rahman quiz http://music.ndtv.com/music_quiz.aspx?quiz_id=2* *Congratulate Rahmanhttp://music.ndtv.com/captionthis/A-R-Rahman-oscars.aspx * *Watch*: *Oscar nominated Jai Hohttp://music.ndtv.com/TalkingPicture.aspx?ID=122 * *Special*: *A R Rahmanhttp://music.ndtv.com/general/Home.aspx?template=ARRAHMAN * *Watch*: *Rahman does it again in O Sayahttp://music.ndtv.com/TalkingPicture.aspx?ID=125 * American pop girl group Pussycat Dolls has laid down some vocals on a remix of A.R. Rahman's Oscar-winning songhttp://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090087555type=musicindia# *Jai Ho* from *Slumdog Millionaire*. With the song's original beats and percussion in place, Pussycat Dolls' version replaces the original tune's Hindi words with English lyrics, say reports. The group also filmed a Bollywood-influenced music video for the song *You are my destiny*. It's such an honour to be able to collaborate with A.R. Rahman and be a part of the *Slumdog Millionaire* project in some way. I found the movie's story and musichttp://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090087555type=musicindia#uplifting, said Nicole. http://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090087555type=musicindia -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Rahman contributes Tere Bina, the love ballad from the film Guru,
CD: 'India' Pretty smart of Putumayo World Music to corral a piece by A.R. Rahman for its compilation CD India before he won Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman contributes Tere Bina, the love ballad from the film Guru, to this 10-cut survey of Indian music. One of the standouts on the CD, Tere Bina is beautifully sung by Chinmayee, whose day job is dubbing singing voices for films. Like much of India, Tere Bina doesn't necessarily fit what Westerners think of as Indian music from Bollywood films. Most of the songs, such as Ganesha, featuring Deepak Ram on the bansuri (Indian flute), and Zara Zara, with southern Indian singer Bombay Jayashri, are closer to lounge music than the rollicking musical style celebrated in Rahman's Oscar winner Jai Ho. INDIA VARIOUS ARTISTS PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC $15.98 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/15/PKT0167QEU.DTLamp;feed=rss.entertainment -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game
A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR Rahman for Jai Ho song. You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game. How to Play ? Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game just a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan. Click To Play http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame Click To Download http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy Thanks To Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion Regards, U.ARUNBHARHATH
Re: [arr] Who sang Jai Ho?
It is Vijay Prakash... --- On Sat, 3/14/09, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Chord purev...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Who sang Jai Ho? To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 3:49 PM Huh? Vijay Prakash? Kidding, right? --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ ... wrote: Its neither . Its Vijay Prakash. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:39 PM, pratap pratap_elensar@ ... wrote: Who sang the Jai Ho portion in the song? Was it ARR or Sukhi? In the PCD version I see ARR singing. Is he really singing in this version or just lip syncing? http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fhUcXcnZVTM
Re: [arr] THE INSIDERS: Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman
“AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” Did we think AR has a bit of IR and not the other way around? On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: THE INSIDERS Font Size Dipti Nagpaul D’Souza Posted: Mar 15, 2009 at 1113 hrs IST http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-insiders/434152/0 Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman T. SELVAKUMAR, 45, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RAHMAN’S MUSIC SCHOOL In the early 1990s, when Bollywood was just beginning to rave about a phenomenon, A.R. Rahman met music programmer T. Selvakumar in Chennai. Both were musicians trained in the alchemy of sound, both shared their hopes of setting up their own studios one day. As Rahman’s stock rose in filmdom, Selvakumar notched up a reputation in the Indian music industry as a master technician. Soon, he got into the business of supplying high-end music technology equipment. “That’s when our acquaintance changed to friendship,” says the man who has helped Rahman set up his many state-of-the-art studios. To him also goes the credit of setting up the first and only Apple-certified music, special effects and film editing technology training institute in the country. Selvakumar was one of the few people who knew about Rahman’s dream of setting up a music school. “He wanted to start a school of music technology but I insisted he couple it with teaching.” One day in 2007, Rahman decided that the time had come. “And when AR wants something, he wants it right away. He asked me if I would manage it for him and I didn’t see why I should refuse him,” he says. A regular day at the school sees Selvakumar taking classes in audio and video technology and ironing out numerous administrative hassles. He also continues to deal in Apple equipment. Whenever the company launches something new, Rahman is his first client. “AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” CyberTech International The most reliable solutions for www.cybertech-int.com Musicians Institute Finest contemporary music school at www.mi.edu A R Rahman Songs free Only on Guruji.com Music Search. www.guruji.com Ads By Google NOEL JAMES, 48, MANAGER Over two decades ago, Noel James was playing the piano as a lounge musician at a hotel in Chennai when a certain jingles composer walked in. “Rahman heard me play and asked if I was interested in working with him.” James agreed. That was the beginning of a partnership that has lasted to this day. James has since grown to become Rahman’s manager and chief public relations officer. He occasionally assists the composer in stage shows and handles much of his coordination — with musicians, clients, talent and even the media. The road to Rahman, it could be said, goes through James. Born and brought up in Mumbai, James got hooked to music at an early age. After graduating from Loyola College, Chennai, he got a degree in violin from the prestigious Trinity College of Music, London. “I played in a band called Jumping Jewels, handling the vocals and guitar. That was before I went solo,” he says. He worked part-time with Rahman initially but became a permanent member of the team, singing the jingles and helping him with production. Being Rahman’s manager has meant that James does not get much time for his own music—except when he plays at church. He has no regrets though. “God sends messiahs to earth, whether it is Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. It has been quite a while since He sent someone. I believe A.R. Rahman is such a messiah who works through his music,” says James, for whom familiarity has only brought more appreciation towards Rahman, the musician and the man. DEEPAK GATTANIi, 46, CONCERT MANAGER Behind every power-packed Rahman concert is Deepak Gattani and his team at Rapport Global Events. “We manage his live entertainment business but the relationship isn’t a client-service provider one,” he says. Gattani first met Rahman through singer Hariharan, another client. Since that meeting, he has handled all of Rahman’s tours and performances, and more recently, has been managing Rahman’s endorsement portfolio as well. Whenever Rahman is in Mumbai, Gattani finds himself seated next to him. “But being with him doesn’t mean that he’ll talk anymore than he usually does,” he says with a laugh. “His concerts have to be technically high-end, with something different each time. Working for him means making no mistakes and planning in advance.” Gattani is dogged by international clients’ proposals for Rahman concerts after his Oscar win. But, as of now, his priorities lie with organising Rahman’s first-ever live concert in Kerala, scheduled for May. S. SIVAKUMAR, 41, CHIEF SOUND ENGINEER A
[arr] My meeting with ARR on Rediff
http://movies.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/13/rahman-had-no-airs.htm
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and expo
I don't argue with you Rawat. I am facing a DPDhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissocial_personality_disorder#ICD-10_Criteria_for_Dissocial_Personality_Disorder On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:08 AM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Anyone liking Khwaja does not make them a blind faith holder. It's a subjective opinion. If you don't like it, fine. If others do, it doesn't make them a blind fan. Arguing you point by point is not going to accomplish anything or convince you otherwise. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@... wrote: Ignorance is a bliss. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 6:44 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/14/2009 11:13 AM India Time, _Shamil Sharif_ wrote: and also some of the lyrics he read it was wrong, dear rawat keep hearing, u will be addicted Jai ho!! So, after 15 years of having heard all albums and songs of ARR, now I have to learn how to hypnotize myself till I start liking a song. No thanks. Seems nobody has any answer to the point by point list of why this song is no good. I am facing blind-faith-holders. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Music gives hope in the middle of darkness
Chord, Good thoughts. I may sound paranoid, but i believe the whole way we humans have been evolving went terribly wrong somewhere - war and philanthropy started to be romanticised. Both are evil, they shouldn't exist in an ideal world. Financial, market and social institutions designed for equal rights ended up serving the rich and against the poor. Now the world is slowly staring to rethink its stand on wars and war is no more seen as an act of pride or patriotism. Banks are starting lend money to the poor, who need money, rather than always lending to the rich, who don't need it! World is becoming more colorful with different people starting to live together. Somehow we should devolve socially and reach back to those harmonious living. We should hope to see peace now, rather in future. I think if we don't see now, it will never happen in future. We, as fans of Rahman, should spread it by living it. Music is one of the most powerful mediums to spread message. We have seen and had such experiences. I definitely think Rahman will become a force strong enough globally to bring many people together through his music. It will be each of our responsibility (yes, i believe we cannot be indifferent, if we don't do it then we are doomed, we just cannot continue to deteriorate any further) to live the values we want to see. I agree it's complex or has been made complex by many social structures and few people who gain out of that. But as a matter of fact, it's so simple to live peacefully as that's the very nature of us. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Nope. I am not him. Good luck finding him! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, dasara bullodu dasarabull...@... wrote: Hey chord, I have one question to you if you don't mind answering.. are you the same person who used to post to our group as ajit_mundra ? your mails are very similar to his babu On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Chord purev...@... wrote: Evil deeds and hard times have always been around. However, they seem to be more salient recently with the bad economy, terrorist attacks and threats, recent murderous shooting rampages in the US and Germany, etc. etc. Life to me is full of dualitieslight/dark, evil/good, hope/despair, night/day, etc. As I listen and re-explore the vast ecyclopedia of ARR's music, hearing the various world musical genres in fusion, co-existing and harmonizing peacefully within a single song or album, the symbolism of that fusion and peaceful and celebratory co-existence struck me as so important in a time when hatred, ignorance, poverty, and violence threaten our very well being and lives. Hearing ARR's music helps me to think about all the varied, colorful, beautiful world cultures that surround us and the importance of maintaining peace and harmony for our well being. As I've said before, his music represents the best of humanitycolorful, vibrant, tolerant, peaceful, going beyond artificial boundaries. There are only a few things in this life, in this world right now that are giving me hope for a better future for humanity. ARR's music is one of those things. At the risk of sounding ideal and naive, why can't we live peacefully? Why can't we raise our children with peace and tolerance, teaching them good valuea that promote peacful co-existence and tolerance with different people and cultures? I know it's complex and it's a problem that won't just go away by itself. ARR's music to me represents so much much more than just immediate entertainment and mood uplifting. The philosophy behind his music, his message has never been more important to embrace than now. God, save us from ourselves and may peace be our future.
Re: [arr] THE INSIDERS: Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman
So great to see a article about teh INSIDERS... But they left out Sridhar Master.They could have told many things about him. Regards Ganesh.V --- On Sun, 15/3/09, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] THE INSIDERS: Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 15 March, 2009, 9:10 AM THE INSIDERS Font Size Dipti Nagpaul D’Souza Posted: Mar 15, 2009 at 1113 hrs IST http://www.indianex press.com/ news/the- insiders/ 434152/0 Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman T. SELVAKUMAR, 45, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RAHMAN’S MUSIC SCHOOL In the early 1990s, when Bollywood was just beginning to rave about a phenomenon, A.R. Rahman met music programmer T. Selvakumar in Chennai. Both were musicians trained in the alchemy of sound, both shared their hopes of setting up their own studios one day. As Rahman’s stock rose in filmdom, Selvakumar notched up a reputation in the Indian music industry as a master technician. Soon, he got into the business of supplying high-end music technology equipment. “That’s when our acquaintance changed to friendship,” says the man who has helped Rahman set up his many state-of-the- art studios. To him also goes the credit of setting up the first and only Apple-certified music, special effects and film editing technology training institute in the country. Selvakumar was one of the few people who knew about Rahman’s dream of setting up a music school. “He wanted to start a school of music technology but I insisted he couple it with teaching.” One day in 2007, Rahman decided that the time had come. “And when AR wants something, he wants it right away. He asked me if I would manage it for him and I didn’t see why I should refuse him,” he says. A regular day at the school sees Selvakumar taking classes in audio and video technology and ironing out numerous administrative hassles. He also continues to deal in Apple equipment. Whenever the company launches something new, Rahman is his first client. “AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” CyberTech International The most reliable solutions for www.cybertech- int.com Musicians Institute Finest contemporary music school at www.mi.edu A R Rahman Songs free Only on Guruji.com Music Search. www.guruji.com Ads By Google NOEL JAMES, 48, MANAGER Over two decades ago, Noel James was playing the piano as a lounge musician at a hotel in Chennai when a certain jingles composer walked in. “Rahman heard me play and asked if I was interested in working with him.” James agreed. That was the beginning of a partnership that has lasted to this day. James has since grown to become Rahman’s manager and chief public relations officer. He occasionally assists the composer in stage shows and handles much of his coordination — with musicians, clients, talent and even the media. The road to Rahman, it could be said, goes through James. Born and brought up in Mumbai, James got hooked to music at an early age. After graduating from Loyola College, Chennai, he got a degree in violin from the prestigious Trinity College of Music, London. “I played in a band called Jumping Jewels, handling the vocals and guitar. That was before I went solo,” he says. He worked part-time with Rahman initially but became a permanent member of the team, singing the jingles and helping him with production. Being Rahman’s manager has meant that James does not get much time for his own music—except when he plays at church. He has no regrets though. “God sends messiahs to earth, whether it is Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. It has been quite a while since He sent someone. I believe A.R. Rahman is such a messiah who works through his music,” says James, for whom familiarity has only brought more appreciation towards Rahman, the musician and the man. DEEPAK GATTANIi, 46, CONCERT MANAGER Behind every power-packed Rahman concert is Deepak Gattani and his team at Rapport Global Events. “We manage his live entertainment business but the relationship isn’t a client-service provider one,” he says. Gattani first met Rahman through singer Hariharan, another client. Since that meeting, he has handled all of Rahman’s tours and performances, and more recently, has been managing Rahman’s endorsement portfolio as well. Whenever Rahman is in Mumbai, Gattani finds himself seated next to him. “But being with him doesn’t mean that he’ll talk anymore than he usually does,” he says with a laugh. “His concerts have to be technically high-end, with something different each time. Working for him means making no mistakes and planning in advance.” Gattani is dogged by international clients’
Re: [arr] Music gives hope in the middle of darkness
Great thoughts and sentiments and I agree! Thanks for sharing! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Shah Navas shahnavas@... wrote: Chord, Good thoughts. I may sound paranoid, but i believe the whole way we humans have been evolving went terribly wrong somewhere - war and philanthropy started to be romanticised. Both are evil, they shouldn't exist in an ideal world. Financial, market and social institutions designed for equal rights ended up serving the rich and against the poor. Now the world is slowly staring to rethink its stand on wars and war is no more seen as an act of pride or patriotism. Banks are starting lend money to the poor, who need money, rather than always lending to the rich, who don't need it! World is becoming more colorful with different people starting to live together. Somehow we should devolve socially and reach back to those harmonious living. We should hope to see peace now, rather in future. I think if we don't see now, it will never happen in future. We, as fans of Rahman, should spread it by living it. Music is one of the most powerful mediums to spread message. We have seen and had such experiences. I definitely think Rahman will become a force strong enough globally to bring many people together through his music. It will be each of our responsibility (yes, i believe we cannot be indifferent, if we don't do it then we are doomed, we just cannot continue to deteriorate any further) to live the values we want to see. I agree it's complex or has been made complex by many social structures and few people who gain out of that. But as a matter of fact, it's so simple to live peacefully as that's the very nature of us. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Chord purev...@... wrote: Nope. I am not him. Good luck finding him! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, dasara bullodu dasarabullodu@ wrote: Hey chord, I have one question to you if you don't mind answering.. are you the same person who used to post to our group as ajit_mundra ? your mails are very similar to his babu On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Chord purevibz@ wrote: Evil deeds and hard times have always been around. However, they seem to be more salient recently with the bad economy, terrorist attacks and threats, recent murderous shooting rampages in the US and Germany, etc. etc. Life to me is full of dualitieslight/dark, evil/good, hope/despair, night/day, etc. As I listen and re-explore the vast ecyclopedia of ARR's music, hearing the various world musical genres in fusion, co-existing and harmonizing peacefully within a single song or album, the symbolism of that fusion and peaceful and celebratory co-existence struck me as so important in a time when hatred, ignorance, poverty, and violence threaten our very well being and lives. Hearing ARR's music helps me to think about all the varied, colorful, beautiful world cultures that surround us and the importance of maintaining peace and harmony for our well being. As I've said before, his music represents the best of humanitycolorful, vibrant, tolerant, peaceful, going beyond artificial boundaries. There are only a few things in this life, in this world right now that are giving me hope for a better future for humanity. ARR's music is one of those things. At the risk of sounding ideal and naive, why can't we live peacefully? Why can't we raise our children with peace and tolerance, teaching them good valuea that promote peacful co-existence and tolerance with different people and cultures? I know it's complex and it's a problem that won't just go away by itself. ARR's music to me represents so much much more than just immediate entertainment and mood uplifting. The philosophy behind his music, his message has never been more important to embrace than now. God, save us from ourselves and may peace be our future.
[arr] Re: 3 National awards for sreekrishnan for sound mixing | non ARR
i am late but anyways heartest congrats Sreekrishnan bro. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, kishore kumar kichu_c...@... wrote: Congrats Sreekrishnan . --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Bivin Chandra bivinchan...@... wrote: From: Bivin Chandra bivinchan...@... Subject: [arr] 3 National awards for sreekrishnan for sound mixing | non ARR To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 10:05 AM hi bros, Its my gr88 pleasure to announce that one of our active members Sreekrishnan( Rahman Fever) has got 3 National level awards for sound mixing n editing for the documentary he has done for National Children Educational Filmfestival. ..So new pookutty on his way..lets congratulate him...
Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game
Sorry but I feel this is such a big disgrace !! On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 6:40 AM, arunbharhath arrah...@feelthebeat.inwrote: A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR Rahman for Jai Ho song. You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game. How to Play ? Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game just a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan. Click To Play http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame Click To Download http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy Thanks To Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion Regards, U.ARUNBHARHATH -- Cheers, Pradeepan. All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !
[arr] Re: Bose
One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna and Mangal pandey are pathetic albums??? i agree that they are not as good as his other albums but pathetic is too strong word IMHO. i like these three pretty much. MP especially is my favorite. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2...@... wrote: Well, to start i would like to say that I am a great fan of rahman's music. I feel he has a unique style which some composers like sandeep chowta and at times Shankar ehsaan loy, have tried to emulate, but they sumhow fall short on quality. I first heard Rahman's music in Roja, though at that time I was too young to appreciate how good it was at the time. After listening to Dil Se..i was really hooked. But what really made me a huge fan of his music was the album 'Taal'. For a long time i thought that Taal's depth, diversity and scale would never be matched..and I was almost right The only person who could outd Taal was Rahman himself. Its been quite a journey for the maestro. Although some of his albums have been quite pathetic (One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna, Mangal pandey..which was a disaster)..and some which bordered greatness (Thakshak, Saathiya, Zubeida)..his music has always offered new sounds and melodies. . I wasnt too impressed with Rangeela..tho it was his first purely hindi album. His greatest works include, apart from the ones i mentioend earlier Swades, Lagaan, Meenakshi, Jodha Akbar and several others A little bit about myself...i was a student of indian classical music for several years when i was younger..thus Rahmans music appealed to me even more. Talking of recent albums, well Delhi-6 is such a great album..it ranks alongside Taal and Dil se in my books. I sincerely feel that Jai Ho did not deserve an oscar. Being an ardent fan of Rahman I feel that he has made several much better songs in the past. Im extremely happy for him, and feel that his award was long due..but It would have been better if he'd got the award for some other song. (eg Luka Chuppi from RDG or Rehna Tu frm Delhi-6...which are both infinetly better numbers) The greatest strength of Rahman is that he is always up to date with technology involving music. Always experimenting with different instruments, creating new sounds and composing new melodies is what makes him such a winnerThere is a great difference in the Rahman of Roja and Bombay, and now. Lastly, I would also like to say that apart from Rahman I simply love Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music ..they are No.2 on my list of best composers in the country. .. I do not understand any south indian language as im from Mumbai, so pardon me if I have missed out on Rahmans Tamil films( I know there are many !) Anish. On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 1:59 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/7/2009 10:22 AM India Time, _Anish Gupte_ wrote: yes i joind last week after the oscars We would like to hear your impressions of ARR and his music if you can please share. When did you come know about him first? Which was the first album/ song/ film of him that you heard/ saw? How did it feel then? -- Rawat On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Arijit Debnath arijit...@...arijit741%40gmail.com mailto:arijit...@... arijit741%40gmail.com wrote: seems u r new in group lots of discussions being done here on Bose. Arijit 2009/3/6 Anish Gupte musimax2...@... musimax2000%40gmail.com mailto:musimax2...@... musimax2000%40gmail.com Nobody seems to talk abt Shyam Benegals' 'Bose:A Forgotten Hero', which has music by A.R.Rahman. Another masterpiece by the musician. (tho direcetd mainly towards a niche audience).
Re: [arr] Kismat Se Thum : by far excellant Rendition after the Original
very well sung by the singer. its a tough song to sing. This is a fantastic song. Everytime i listen it i get lost in it and tears automatically come to my eyes. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: brilliantly sung. this is a genius of a song from ARR. transcends to a whole new world of music. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:58 PM, jsrwm js...@yahoo.com wrote: Guys enjoy this and I hope ARR watches these singers in Kerala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RNZsDPyp6Ifeature=related
Re: [arr] Who has done the Best Humming So Far for ARR Songs???
the humming in 'sakhiye' song from alaipayuthe is awesome. Hariharan was the main singer. dont exactly remember the background vocals. may be some guy called Clinton?? On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Sath Murthy sath.mur...@yahoo.com wrote: Malaysia Vasudevan in Poo pookum Oosai and Malgudi Subha in Thanga Thamarai magale from Minasara kanavu can be considered as humming? If so, they both had done a wonderful job for those songs. Sath. -- *From:* Arvind Ar arr_arv...@yahoo.com *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2009 7:10:21 AM *Subject:* Re: [arr] Who has done the Best Humming So Far for ARR Songs??? Swarnalatha in kaathalikkum Pennin...?? ? I dont think soIt was Pallavi who rendered this song i believe.!!! Swarnalatha has done a brilliant humming in Humma Humma from Bombay...!!! Its just mindblowing! and also the initial humming in Mellisayee. . from Mr .Romeo.! --- On *Fri, 3/13/09, vimaljk vima...@yahoo. .com* wrote: From: vimaljk vima...@yahoo. com Subject: Re: [arr] Who has done the Best Humming So Far for ARR Songs??? To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 1:56 PM SPB AND SWARNALATHA FOR KADHALIKKUM FROM KADHALAN ! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. comhttp://us.mc1122.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, || V i s h w e s h || vishws...@. .. wrote: Isn't that alaap n' not humming!  Humming is done with closed lips!! --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ ... wrote: From: Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ ... Subject: Re: [arr] Who has done the Best Humming So Far for ARR Songs??? To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. comhttp://us.mc1122.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, 12 March, 2009, 11:55 PM A R Rahman for Kabhi neem neem tops them all . On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Arvind Ar arr_arvind@ yahoo. com wrote: Sometimes, more than the song, its the Humming of the singers that keep on Haunting us all the time and make us croon to that everytime..! !! So, which one has captured the majority Rahmaniacs so far???  For me...  1) SWARNALATHA -- Sunta Hai(Pukar) , Endhan Vaanin ( Kaadhal Virus)  2) SUJATHA -- Kadhal Roja (Roja), Background of En Swasa Kaatre  3) CHITRA -- Title Track En Swasa Kaatre  4) SONU NIGAM -- Guzarish (Ghajini)  5) A R RAHMAN -- Marudhaani (Sakkarakatti)   I definetly feel Swarnalatha ji is the queen of Humming for Rahman ji..!!! Even her Sinjore song from Kannathil Muthamittal had her brilliant humming amidst the Anupama's portion of the song!! Recent Activity  67 New Members Visit Your Group Everyday Wellness on Yahoo! Groups Find groups that will help you stay fit. Yahoo! Groups Auto Enthusiast Zone Passionate about cars? Check out the Auto Enthusiast Zone. Group Charity Loans that change lives Kiva.org . Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger. yahoo.com/ invite/ http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
Re: [arr] how many of you have done this.. ?
interesting! i have not done this yet but would like to try it out next time `RS On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM, raj_d_kumar raj_d_ku...@rediffmail.comwrote: hi guys.. This is just an observation i made to myself.. i dont know how many of you have done this... Whenever i read a review of songs of Rahman, or any article about rahman songs.. i suddenly open my itunes and start listening to that song while reading about it.. ( in case my itunes is not open, which is rare... hehe ) It happened with me all times.. whenever a soundtract comes and people review it song by song.. i just open itunes and listen or just automatically switch to that song if i am listening some other songs... Did any of you guys is having this syndrome.. ? hehe.. well Well i am a rahmaniac.. well does it mean i am become totally rahmaniac.. ? :) beyond the point of no return.. :) if yes.. then i like it. ARR Rulez..
[arr] Rendezvous with rahman today at the chennai airport
Hello All Let me start off, on 14 feb 2002 hyderabad, we missed meeting ARR, as our bike ran out of petrol, we followed him from Gachibowli stadium till lakdikapul, couple of my friends managed to meet him near a dargah on tankbund the same day. We spend the entire next day waiting for Rahmam at Hotel Viceroy, but destiny neglected it. The destiny was not against my wish today, I was on the call with one of my friends at the airport when i saw Rahman sir walking out of the arrivals, again as i said it was destiny's wish this time, my flight got delayed, Paramount airways from chn to hyd. Few minutes ago me and my friend were both talking about seeing Rahman sir at the airport, which I would never say is not coincidence, we never imagined that at the end of the day we would end up actually watching ARR. Thie happened as it is, Saw ARR sir walking with his head down, suspecting the possibilities I gained a closer look, was not able to control myself, yelled my friends name in the waiting lounge “Gaurav Rahman”, ran out of the entry gate, forgetting the fact that we were at the airport also luggage was left at inside, Rahman sir was still walking towards his BMW X5, picked a pen from one of the person standing nearby and rushed towards Rahman sir, I said “rahman sir, autograph”, sir asked for a paper, I said “on my T shirt”, Rahman sir refused, I said “please”, he politely said in tamil, I cannot do it on the shirt, ….we managed to get couple of papers one ”HDFC mini statement” and “a visiting card”. I just don’t have words to explain my ecstasy, we had a cam phone with us, never got a thought of taking a picture, Well, he has been a god for me, never got chance to express it to him. Thank you sir, Anil
[arr] why was 'Yuhin Chala' never used in Concerts ?
There are lots of brilliant songs that AR has never used in concerts. but I think Yuhin Chala was a perfect one for Concerts. You have 2 male singers singing , lots of Guitar, Bass. High energy song.. It would have been wonderful if this song was used in any of his concerts. Just my opinion.
Re: [arr] 3 National awards for sreekrishnan for sound mixing | non ARR
congrats krish bro.. way to go.. regards hashir On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Bivin Chandra bivinchan...@yahoo.comwrote: hi bros, Its my gr88 pleasure to announce that one of our active members Sreekrishnan(Rahman Fever) has got 3 National level awards for sound mixing n editing for the documentary he has done for National Children Educational Filmfestival...So new pookutty on his way..lets congratulate him...
Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game
nice attempt. i gave ARR 3 Oscars! On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:40 AM, arunbharhath arrah...@feelthebeat.inwrote: A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR Rahman for Jai Ho song. You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game. How to Play ? Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game just a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan. Click To Play http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame Click To Download http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy Thanks To Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion Regards, U.ARUNBHARHATH
[arr] Kerala concert
Dear Friends Anybody having info on the details of ARR's concert in Thiruvananthpuram on 14 April. Who does one contact for tickets etc ? Regards Khwajaji
Re: [arr] ARR on Magazine covers (Collage)
nice. thanx On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Sriram S srirams_pa...@yahoo.co.inwrote: Courtesy : Orkut ARR group (osc'ARR' ™http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=1599411842825279620) -- Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it nowhttp://in.rd..yahoo.com/tagline_mail_2/*http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
Re: [arr] THE INSIDERS: Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman
Srinivas element was surpising. i din know that. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: THE INSIDERS Font Size Dipti Nagpaul D’Souza Posted: Mar 15, 2009 at 1113 hrs IST http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-insiders/434152/0 Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman T. SELVAKUMAR, 45, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RAHMAN’S MUSIC SCHOOL In the early 1990s, when Bollywood was just beginning to rave about a phenomenon, A.R. Rahman met music programmer T. Selvakumar in Chennai. Both were musicians trained in the alchemy of sound, both shared their hopes of setting up their own studios one day. As Rahman’s stock rose in filmdom, Selvakumar notched up a reputation in the Indian music industry as a master technician. Soon, he got into the business of supplying high-end music technology equipment. “That’s when our acquaintance changed to friendship,” says the man who has helped Rahman set up his many state-of-the-art studios. To him also goes the credit of setting up the first and only Apple-certified music, special effects and film editing technology training institute in the country. Selvakumar was one of the few people who knew about Rahman’s dream of setting up a music school. “He wanted to start a school of music technology but I insisted he couple it with teaching.” One day in 2007, Rahman decided that the time had come. “And when AR wants something, he wants it right away. He asked me if I would manage it for him and I didn’t see why I should refuse him,” he says. A regular day at the school sees Selvakumar taking classes in audio and video technology and ironing out numerous administrative hassles. He also continues to deal in Apple equipment. Whenever the company launches something new, Rahman is his first client. “AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” CyberTech International The most reliable solutions for www.cybertech-int.com Musicians Institute Finest contemporary music school at www.mi.edu A R Rahman Songs free Only on Guruji.com Music Search. www.guruji.com Ads By Google NOEL JAMES, 48, MANAGER Over two decades ago, Noel James was playing the piano as a lounge musician at a hotel in Chennai when a certain jingles composer walked in. “Rahman heard me play and asked if I was interested in working with him.” James agreed. That was the beginning of a partnership that has lasted to this day. James has since grown to become Rahman’s manager and chief public relations officer. He occasionally assists the composer in stage shows and handles much of his coordination — with musicians, clients, talent and even the media. The road to Rahman, it could be said, goes through James. Born and brought up in Mumbai, James got hooked to music at an early age. After graduating from Loyola College, Chennai, he got a degree in violin from the prestigious Trinity College of Music, London. “I played in a band called Jumping Jewels, handling the vocals and guitar. That was before I went solo,” he says. He worked part-time with Rahman initially but became a permanent member of the team, singing the jingles and helping him with production. Being Rahman’s manager has meant that James does not get much time for his own music—except when he plays at church. He has no regrets though. “God sends messiahs to earth, whether it is Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. It has been quite a while since He sent someone. I believe A.R. Rahman is such a messiah who works through his music,” says James, for whom familiarity has only brought more appreciation towards Rahman, the musician and the man. DEEPAK GATTANIi, 46, CONCERT MANAGER Behind every power-packed Rahman concert is Deepak Gattani and his team at Rapport Global Events. “We manage his live entertainment business but the relationship isn’t a client-service provider one,” he says. Gattani first met Rahman through singer Hariharan, another client. Since that meeting, he has handled all of Rahman’s tours and performances, and more recently, has been managing Rahman’s endorsement portfolio as well. Whenever Rahman is in Mumbai, Gattani finds himself seated next to him. “But being with him doesn’t mean that he’ll talk anymore than he usually does,” he says with a laugh. “His concerts have to be technically high-end, with something different each time. Working for him means making no mistakes and planning in advance.” Gattani is dogged by international clients’ proposals for Rahman concerts after his Oscar win. But, as of now, his priorities lie with organising Rahman’s first-ever live concert in Kerala, scheduled for May. S. SIVAKUMAR, 41, CHIEF SOUND ENGINEER A novice who had just finished a diploma in sound engineering in 1992, S. Sivakumar got his first break when he was appointed assistant audio
[arr] Re: Suggest list of singers suited for Rahman's music
i also believe that she would do a wonderful job. she is such a versatile singer, one of her kind. it is disappointing that ARR used her only for two songs. i really look forward to hear her singing for ARR. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, || V i s h w e s h || vishws...@... wrote: Sunidhi Chauhan will never suit rahman songs and she will ruin the song why is that? She did a brilliant job in Saiyyaan from Nayak! The search is more important than the destination - a r rahman - --- On Wed, 11/3/09, Prasanth pand...@... wrote: From: Prasanth pand...@... Subject: [arr] Re: Suggest list of singers suited for Rahman's music To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 11 March, 2009, 12:38 PM Sunidhi Chauhan will never suit rahman songs and she will ruin the song About Jyolsana and Vidhu Prathap will have pronouncing touble . their voice dnt have that feel ,only can be used for malayalam songs ... i prrefer seengs... rahman sir singing for yuvan shankar raja and others... and rahman singing with yuvan will be gr8 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
[arr] Re: why was 'Yuhin Chala' never used in Concerts ?
Good catch! Great song indeed live with lots of energy and a grand sound. Maybe the arrangements were too complex for ARR to use live? I don't know, but it would be a huge hit live! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Pradeepan pradeepanisonl...@... wrote: There are lots of brilliant songs that AR has never used in concerts. but I think Yuhin Chala was a perfect one for Concerts. You have 2 male singers singing , lots of Guitar, Bass. High energy song.. It would have been wonderful if this song was used in any of his concerts. Just my opinion.
Re: [arr] THE INSIDERS: Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman
I was also looking for Srinivasamurthy, who accompanies AR's concerts and conducting the strings orchestra in recordings as well. - Bergin On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: Srinivas element was surpising. i din know that. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: THE INSIDERS Font Size Dipti Nagpaul D’Souza Posted: Mar 15, 2009 at 1113 hrs IST http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-insiders/434152/0 Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman T. SELVAKUMAR, 45, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RAHMAN’S MUSIC SCHOOL In the early 1990s, when Bollywood was just beginning to rave about a phenomenon, A.R. Rahman met music programmer T. Selvakumar in Chennai. Both were musicians trained in the alchemy of sound, both shared their hopes of setting up their own studios one day. As Rahman’s stock rose in filmdom, Selvakumar notched up a reputation in the Indian music industry as a master technician. Soon, he got into the business of supplying high-end music technology equipment. “That’s when our acquaintance changed to friendship,” says the man who has helped Rahman set up his many state-of-the-art studios. To him also goes the credit of setting up the first and only Apple-certified music, special effects and film editing technology training institute in the country. Selvakumar was one of the few people who knew about Rahman’s dream of setting up a music school. “He wanted to start a school of music technology but I insisted he couple it with teaching.” One day in 2007, Rahman decided that the time had come. “And when AR wants something, he wants it right away. He asked me if I would manage it for him and I didn’t see why I should refuse him,” he says. A regular day at the school sees Selvakumar taking classes in audio and video technology and ironing out numerous administrative hassles. He also continues to deal in Apple equipment. Whenever the company launches something new, Rahman is his first client. “AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” CyberTech International The most reliable solutions for www.cybertech-int.com Musicians Institute Finest contemporary music school at www.mi.edu A R Rahman Songs free Only on Guruji.com Music Search. www.guruji.com Ads By Google NOEL JAMES, 48, MANAGER Over two decades ago, Noel James was playing the piano as a lounge musician at a hotel in Chennai when a certain jingles composer walked in. “Rahman heard me play and asked if I was interested in working with him.” James agreed. That was the beginning of a partnership that has lasted to this day. James has since grown to become Rahman’s manager and chief public relations officer. He occasionally assists the composer in stage shows and handles much of his coordination — with musicians, clients, talent and even the media. The road to Rahman, it could be said, goes through James. Born and brought up in Mumbai, James got hooked to music at an early age. After graduating from Loyola College, Chennai, he got a degree in violin from the prestigious Trinity College of Music, London. “I played in a band called Jumping Jewels, handling the vocals and guitar. That was before I went solo,” he says. He worked part-time with Rahman initially but became a permanent member of the team, singing the jingles and helping him with production. Being Rahman’s manager has meant that James does not get much time for his own music—except when he plays at church. He has no regrets though. “God sends messiahs to earth, whether it is Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. It has been quite a while since He sent someone. I believe A.R. Rahman is such a messiah who works through his music,” says James, for whom familiarity has only brought more appreciation towards Rahman, the musician and the man. DEEPAK GATTANIi, 46, CONCERT MANAGER Behind every power-packed Rahman concert is Deepak Gattani and his team at Rapport Global Events. “We manage his live entertainment business but the relationship isn’t a client-service provider one,” he says. Gattani first met Rahman through singer Hariharan, another client. Since that meeting, he has handled all of Rahman’s tours and performances, and more recently, has been managing Rahman’s endorsement portfolio as well. Whenever Rahman is in Mumbai, Gattani finds himself seated next to him. “But being with him doesn’t mean that he’ll talk anymore than he usually does,” he says with a laugh. “His concerts have to be technically high-end, with something different each time. Working for him means making no mistakes and planning in advance.” Gattani is dogged by international clients’ proposals for Rahman concerts after his Oscar win. But, as of now, his priorities lie with organising Rahman’s first-ever live concert in
Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game
http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/topstory/arrahman.html --- On Sun, 3/15/09, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: From: Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 12:33 PM nice attempt. i gave ARR 3 Oscars! On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:40 AM, arunbharhath arrah...@feelthebeat.inwrote: A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR Rahman for Jai Ho song. You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game. How to Play ? Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game just a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan. Click To Play http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame Click To Download http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy Thanks To Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion Regards, U.ARUNBHARHATH
Re: [arr] Re: Bose
well each 1s opinion i stil stand by what i said... On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq jahanzebti...@yahoo.comwrote: One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna and Mangal pandey are pathetic albums??? i agree that they are not as good as his other albums but pathetic is too strong word IMHO. i like these three pretty much. MP especially is my favorite. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2...@... wrote: Well, to start i would like to say that I am a great fan of rahman's music. I feel he has a unique style which some composers like sandeep chowta and at times Shankar ehsaan loy, have tried to emulate, but they sumhow fall short on quality. I first heard Rahman's music in Roja, though at that time I was too young to appreciate how good it was at the time. After listening to Dil Se..i was really hooked. But what really made me a huge fan of his music was the album 'Taal'. For a long time i thought that Taal's depth, diversity and scale would never be matched..and I was almost right The only person who could outd Taal was Rahman himself. Its been quite a journey for the maestro. Although some of his albums have been quite pathetic (One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna, Mangal pandey..which was a disaster)..and some which bordered greatness (Thakshak, Saathiya, Zubeida)..his music has always offered new sounds and melodies. . I wasnt too impressed with Rangeela..tho it was his first purely hindi album. His greatest works include, apart from the ones i mentioend earlier Swades, Lagaan, Meenakshi, Jodha Akbar and several others A little bit about myself...i was a student of indian classical music for several years when i was younger..thus Rahmans music appealed to me even more. Talking of recent albums, well Delhi-6 is such a great album..it ranks alongside Taal and Dil se in my books. I sincerely feel that Jai Ho did not deserve an oscar. Being an ardent fan of Rahman I feel that he has made several much better songs in the past. Im extremely happy for him, and feel that his award was long due..but It would have been better if he'd got the award for some other song. (eg Luka Chuppi from RDG or Rehna Tu frm Delhi-6...which are both infinetly better numbers) The greatest strength of Rahman is that he is always up to date with technology involving music. Always experimenting with different instruments, creating new sounds and composing new melodies is what makes him such a winnerThere is a great difference in the Rahman of Roja and Bombay, and now. Lastly, I would also like to say that apart from Rahman I simply love Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music ..they are No.2 on my list of best composers in the country. .. I do not understand any south indian language as im from Mumbai, so pardon me if I have missed out on Rahmans Tamil films( I know there are many !) Anish. On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 1:59 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/7/2009 10:22 AM India Time, _Anish Gupte_ wrote: yes i joind last week after the oscars We would like to hear your impressions of ARR and his music if you can please share. When did you come know about him first? Which was the first album/ song/ film of him that you heard/ saw? How did it feel then? -- Rawat On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Arijit Debnath arijit741@ ...arijit741%40gmail.com mailto:arijit...@... arijit741%40gmail.com wrote: seems u r new in group lots of discussions being done here on Bose. Arijit 2009/3/6 Anish Gupte musimax2...@... musimax2000%40gmail.com mailto:musimax2...@... musimax2000%40gmail.com Nobody seems to talk abt Shyam Benegals' 'Bose:A Forgotten Hero', which has music by A.R.Rahman. Another masterpiece by the musician. (tho direcetd mainly towards a niche audience).
[arr] Rahman pays a visit to Ajmer Sharif - Video
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=61798
[arr] Craig Safan on the SdM score and other FSM snarkiness
The latest edition of FilmScoreMonthly (FSM) points to a interview by composer Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter) where he says that he thought the SdM score was a breath of fresh air and that the other scores... were technically great but musically boring. He talks more about this in comparison to other scores. Check out the interview at http://www.scorenotes.com/interviews.html (around 11:51 onwards till 15:46) Or the direct link to the mp3 http://www.scorenotes.com/interviews09/safan/craig_safan.mp3 In this month's FSM editorial there's the (expectedly) snarky comment from the editor about the Oscar results- Now on to A.R. (“Top”) Rahman winning for Slumdog Millionaire. I should have been ready for it, but I really wasn’t. I mean, how many years can this happen? I never learn. I should stop holding out hope that the best film music is going to win. But how could I not hope for the best, when there was such a wealth of great composers writing great scores this year: Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Thomas Newman and Alexandre Desplat—quite possibly the most impressive foursome of composers nominated in, I don’t know, 20 years? Well, it’s over now, and I think I’ve truly learned my lesson. I vow to begin the process of giving up hope for film music at the Oscars. I trust you’ll all join me. Of course, no sooner do I write that, than I remember that Dario Marianelli (who happens to be featured in this issue) won a well-deserved Oscar in 2008 for Atonement. But that’s become a rare exception, and one that doesn’t warrant me getting my hopes up again. Or does it? Damn you Oscars! I guess I’ll see you next year after all… And in response to a question from a reader- Q: How cool was the playing of excerpts from the various nominated scores, especially the close-ups of various musicians, demonstrating conclusively the monstrous miscarriage of justice in the award to Slumdog Millionaire A: I remember commenting during that montage that it felt like a eulogy for the first four scores, appropriately capped by a handful of banal bars of Slumdogpop fodder.
[arr] Rahman sir shud do sumthing..
hi.. theres a serial called chi la sow sravanthi in gemini tv (telugu) they are using most of our ARR sir's bgms in der serial as bgms...till now i've heard them using jodha akbar, slumdog millionaire, swades, ghajini and few more... plz do sumthin..can v file a case against them...how can v spread this msg to arr sir n his producers...violation of copyrights can ban their serial... Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. Go to http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com/
[arr] Re: Need Clarification!!!
My sentiments exactly. Both were entertaining albums. It's one thing to say one didn't like them. But quite another to say it didn't have the ARR touch. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Arrfans rhythmca...@... wrote: Not again... I think I have enjoyed parsuram and udhaya as much as any other album of his. Don't understand why every few months we are back at such crossroads yet again. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2009, at 8:17 AM, raja sekar raju_sekaran2...@... wrote: Guys Parasuram Could be victim arr touch is Missing completely inthat movie Arvind Ar wrote: Hey Folks, There are many people around me some Rahmaniacs too...who have permanently registered in their minds that few of the compositions which have ARR tag are not really and genuinely come out of ARR personally.. .!!! Let me inform you all that i dont want to take away the credits from ARR at allits just a doubt in mewhich i need to clarify.!! Many are of the thought that some of the ARR compositions for the films like Parasuram, Udhaya, Alli Arjuna (Though many tracks were re-used from 1947 Earth!), and many others are not personally handled by ARR...but by his Assistants!! !! This is largely due to his ultra busy schedule...! !! But i think its not true...! How abt u all..??? Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
Re: [arr] Rendezvous with rahman today at the chennai airport
Congratulations. God Bless. :-) On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Anil Kumar anil_2...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello All Let me start off, on 14 feb 2002 hyderabad, we missed meeting ARR, as our bike ran out of petrol, we followed him from Gachibowli stadium till lakdikapul, couple of my friends managed to meet him near a dargah on tankbund the same day. We spend the entire next day waiting for Rahmam at Hotel Viceroy, but destiny neglected it. The destiny was not against my wish today, I was on the call with one of my friends at the airport when i saw Rahman sir walking out of the arrivals, again as i said it was destiny's wish this time, my flight got delayed, Paramount airways from chn to hyd. Few minutes ago me and my friend were both talking about seeing Rahman sir at the airport, which I would never say is not coincidence, we never imagined that at the end of the day we would end up actually watching ARR. Thie happened as it is, Saw ARR sir walking with his head down, suspecting the possibilities I gained a closer look, was not able to control myself, yelled my friends name in the waiting lounge “Gaurav Rahman”, ran out of the entry gate, forgetting the fact that we were at the airport also luggage was left at inside, Rahman sir was still walking towards his BMW X5, picked a pen from one of the person standing nearby and rushed towards Rahman sir, I said “rahman sir, autograph”, sir asked for a paper, I said “on my T shirt”, Rahman sir refused, I said “please”, he politely said in tamil, I cannot do it on the shirt, ….we managed to get couple of papers one ”HDFC mini statement” and “a visiting card”. I just don’t have words to explain my ecstasy, we had a cam phone with us, never got a thought of taking a picture, Well, he has been a god for me, never got chance to express it to him. Thank you sir, Anil -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Rahman sir shud do sumthing..
SUN TV, VIJAY TV and PODHIGAI TV in Tamil Nadu use his BGMs very extensively. I have heard the following 1. Spirit of Rangeela 2. Kisna Theme ( just like that.. ) 3. Padaiyappa BGMs 4. Vande Mataram 5. Jodha Akbar ( Azeem O Shahenshah Drum beats ) so many so many I think AR also knows all these. He has just left it offf... On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Vinod Pisipati idlevin...@yahoo.co.inwrote: hi.. theres a serial called chi la sow sravanthi in gemini tv (telugu) they are using most of our ARR sir's bgms in der serial as bgms...till now i've heard them using jodha akbar, slumdog millionaire, swades, ghajini and few more... plz do sumthin..can v file a case against them...how can v spread this msg to arr sir n his producers...violation of copyrights can ban their serial... Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati -- Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Click here.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_7/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- regards, Vithur
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and expo
Yes... he read the lyrics wrong at many instances... and biggest glitch is blaming Javed Akhter! the lyricist for this particular song is KASHIF (when will pplz start buying original CDs...!! or atleast care to check for actual information b4 starting bashing up!!). BTW, its a very beautiful song with excellent rendering and composition and there is no doubt anybody not liking it is very subjective. --- On Sun, 3/15/09, Shah Navas shahnavas@gmail.com wrote: From: Shah Navas shahnavas@gmail.com Subject: Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and expo To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 6:24 PM I don't argue with you Rawat. I am facing a DPD On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:08 AM, Chord purev...@yahoo. com wrote: Anyone liking Khwaja does not make them a blind faith holder. It's a subjective opinion. If you don't like it, fine. If others do, it doesn't make them a blind fan. Arguing you point by point is not going to accomplish anything or convince you otherwise. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ ... wrote: Ignorance is a bliss. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 6:44 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/14/2009 11:13 AM India Time, _Shamil Sharif_ wrote: and also some of the lyrics he read it was wrong, dear rawat keep hearing, u will be addicted Jai ho!! So, after 15 years of having heard all albums and songs of ARR, now I have to learn how to hypnotize myself till I start liking a song. No thanks. Seems nobody has any answer to the point by point list of why this song is no good. I am facing blind-faith- holders. -- Rawat
[arr] Re: Bose
MP is pathetic? I challenge you to find me a mujra in recent times which is better than 'Main Vari Vari'.
Re: [arr] Bose
DSKR is mind blowing just for Bol Sajni On 3/16/09, Anish Gupte musimax2...@gmail.com wrote: well each 1s opinion i stil stand by what i said... On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq jahanzebti...@yahoo.comwrote: One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna and Mangal pandey are pathetic albums??? i agree that they are not as good as his other albums but pathetic is too strong word IMHO. i like these three pretty much. MP especially is my favorite. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2...@... wrote: Well, to start i would like to say that I am a great fan of rahman's music. I feel he has a unique style which some composers like sandeep chowta and at times Shankar ehsaan loy, have tried to emulate, but they sumhow fall short on quality. I first heard Rahman's music in Roja, though at that time I was too young to appreciate how good it was at the time. After listening to Dil Se..i was really hooked. But what really made me a huge fan of his music was the album 'Taal'. For a long time i thought that Taal's depth, diversity and scale would never be matched..and I was almost right The only person who could outd Taal was Rahman himself. Its been quite a journey for the maestro. Although some of his albums have been quite pathetic (One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna, Mangal pandey..which was a disaster)..and some which bordered greatness (Thakshak, Saathiya, Zubeida)..his music has always offered new sounds and melodies. . I wasnt too impressed with Rangeela..tho it was his first purely hindi album. His greatest works include, apart from the ones i mentioend earlier Swades, Lagaan, Meenakshi, Jodha Akbar and several others A little bit about myself...i was a student of indian classical music for several years when i was younger..thus Rahmans music appealed to me even more. Talking of recent albums, well Delhi-6 is such a great album..it ranks alongside Taal and Dil se in my books. I sincerely feel that Jai Ho did not deserve an oscar. Being an ardent fan of Rahman I feel that he has made several much better songs in the past. Im extremely happy for him, and feel that his award was long due..but It would have been better if he'd got the award for some other song. (eg Luka Chuppi from RDG or Rehna Tu frm Delhi-6...which are both infinetly better numbers) The greatest strength of Rahman is that he is always up to date with technology involving music. Always experimenting with different instruments, creating new sounds and composing new melodies is what makes him such a winnerThere is a great difference in the Rahman of Roja and Bombay, and now. Lastly, I would also like to say that apart from Rahman I simply love Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music ..they are No.2 on my list of best composers in the country. .. I do not understand any south indian language as im from Mumbai, so pardon me if I have missed out on Rahmans Tamil films( I know there are many !) Anish. On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 1:59 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/7/2009 10:22 AM India Time, _Anish Gupte_ wrote: yes i joind last week after the oscars We would like to hear your impressions of ARR and his music if you can please share. When did you come know about him first? Which was the first album/ song/ film of him that you heard/ saw? How did it feel then? -- Rawat On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Arijit Debnath arijit741@ ...arijit741%40gmail.com mailto:arijit...@... arijit741%40gmail.com wrote: seems u r new in group lots of discussions being done here on Bose. Arijit 2009/3/6 Anish Gupte musimax2...@... musimax2000%40gmail.com mailto:musimax2...@... musimax2000%40gmail.com Nobody seems to talk abt Shyam Benegals' 'Bose:A Forgotten Hero', which has music by A.R.Rahman. Another masterpiece by the musician. (tho direcetd mainly towards a niche audience). -- Sent from my mobile device Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com
[arr] Five ARR albums on JET Airways inflight entertainment !
Jet Airways has 5 albums of ARR on their inflight entertainment, may be for this month or more 1. Ghajini 2. Jodhaa Akbar 3. Slumdog Millionaire 4. Yuvvraaj 5. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na May be next month they will add Dilli-6 and Connections ( if Connections is released by then ) ? Yesterday TV channels showed Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (Imagine) and Jodhaa Akbar (StarPlus). Best regards Dinesh Vaidya Pune
[arr] Re: Rahman sir shud do sumthing..
I don't know. It's a bit difficult to file cases, as these TVs are all associated with political parties. I do think Rahman would place himself in an undesirable situation. It would be best though, if there were some concrete copyright rules set up for his creations, so that this sort of stuff can be prevented. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: SUN TV, VIJAY TV and PODHIGAI TV in Tamil Nadu use his BGMs very extensively. I have heard the following 1. Spirit of Rangeela 2. Kisna Theme ( just like that.. ) 3. Padaiyappa BGMs 4. Vande Mataram 5. Jodha Akbar ( Azeem O Shahenshah Drum beats ) so many so many I think AR also knows all these. He has just left it offf... On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Vinod Pisipati idlevin...@...wrote: hi.. theres a serial called chi la sow sravanthi in gemini tv (telugu) they are using most of our ARR sir's bgms in der serial as bgms...till now i've heard them using jodha akbar, slumdog millionaire, swades, ghajini and few more... plz do sumthin..can v file a case against them...how can v spread this msg to arr sir n his producers...violation of copyrights can ban their serial... Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati -- Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Click here.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_7/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: Rahman sir shud do sumthing..
His WOHE BGMs are being widely used in 2 Marathi Serials on E-tv Marathi..problem is how to restrict those guys.! -jai ho --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: SUN TV, VIJAY TV and PODHIGAI TV in Tamil Nadu use his BGMs very extensively. I have heard the following 1. Spirit of Rangeela 2. Kisna Theme ( just like that.. ) 3. Padaiyappa BGMs 4. Vande Mataram 5. Jodha Akbar ( Azeem O Shahenshah Drum beats ) so many so many I think AR also knows all these. He has just left it offf... On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Vinod Pisipati idlevin...@...wrote: hi.. theres a serial called chi la sow sravanthi in gemini tv (telugu) they are using most of our ARR sir's bgms in der serial as bgms...till now i've heard them using jodha akbar, slumdog millionaire, swades, ghajini and few more... plz do sumthin..can v file a case against them...how can v spread this msg to arr sir n his producers...violation of copyrights can ban their serial... Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati -- Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Click here.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_7/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: why was 'Yuhin Chala' never used in Concerts ?
I do not think becoz of complexity of composition , ARR is not using it in concerts.I think probably it did depend upon availabilty of Udit and Kailash.These two guys have abilty to carry this song 'Live' if they both are present there in concerts. 'jiban' Jai Ho --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord purev...@... wrote: Good catch! Great song indeed live with lots of energy and a grand sound. Maybe the arrangements were too complex for ARR to use live? I don't know, but it would be a huge hit live! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Pradeepan pradeepanisonline@ wrote: There are lots of brilliant songs that AR has never used in concerts. but I think Yuhin Chala was a perfect one for Concerts. You have 2 male singers singing , lots of Guitar, Bass. High energy song.. It would have been wonderful if this song was used in any of his concerts. Just my opinion.
