Is Lataji singing for Deepa Mehta's Water? I have seen on the internet a few years ago that she has recorded 2 songs for this movie is this true?
--- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rahman courts Lata again > > Music giants to come together for song recording of Rang de Basanti > > Subhash K Jha > > The Nightingale is all set to create more history with A R Rahman. This week, she will record > yet another song with the composer. "It's a duet with Rahman for Rakeysh Mehra's Rang De > Basanti. I'll be flying down to Chennai to record it. It's rare nowadays to get a good song. > I'm glad Rahman has composed another tune for me." > > Lata Mangeshkar and A R Rahman came together for the first time for the evergreen Jiya jale in > Mani Rathnam's Dil Se. Then they collaborated for a prayer-song in Boney Kapoor/Raj Santoshi's > Pukar. "It was a very special song because I sang it on screen myself," laughs Lataji softly. > "But I must admit Jiya jale was a very special song too. It became such a rage. And I'm asked > to sing that song at every concert that I go to." > > She reminisces about the pleasure of singing for Rahman. "I think he was a little intimidated > by me when we did Jiya jale in Chennai. But he allowed me to do it my own way. And when I > started humming an impromptu alaap at the end of the tune, he told me to just go on. He > recorded that as well. Subsequently I recorded other songs with Rahman, including `O paalan > hare' in Lagaan and `Door kahin ek aam ki baghiya' in Zubeida." > > Incidentally Lataji has worked with several new-generation composers, the youngest being Shamir > Tandon for whom she recorded the chartbuster `Kitne ajeeb rishte' in Page 3. "I like working > with young composers. I feel they're uncomfortable with me. But that's more a mental block in > them. I never behave like 'Lata Mangeshkar' with themÂ…never have." > > > Rahman-Lata Songs > Jiya jale (Dil Se) > Khamoshiyan gun-guna ne lagi (1 2 ka 4) > Sun le meri pukar (Pukar) > Door kahin ek aam ki baghiya (Zubeida) > O paalan hare (Lagaan) > > "We neglect our cities at our peril. For, in neglecting them, we neglect the nation." > -John F. Kennedy ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/iuUuID/dnQLAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
