Dear Amit Goel THANK YOU for your encouraging words about recent performance of The Wandering Souls. This pat-on-the-back, will help the group to continue on their mission to take RAHMAN's music and message to the like-minded persons.
Also noted your suggestion on "not playing Bombay Theme". However, personally I will differ with your views on BOMBAY THEME. I find this theme is the healing sound which may emanate from the churning of the horrors of fights over various divides. This group has played Bombay theme everytime they performed on stage and each time the members from audiance have come forward and informed us the emotional effect this theme had on them and the changes they felt the theme brought within them. For me, Bombay Theme is the very core of RAHMAN's music. Emotional, and touching as you rightly said.... I personally do not want the group to stop playing the Bombay theme unless we find staring at dead end on the instrumentation or live artist front. The group has MASTERED the theme very well and is one of the highlights of the programme. Nevertheless, the decision is entirely of TWS group and your suggestion will be passed on to the group chiefs. Best regards Dinesh Vaidya The Wandering souls --- In [email protected], "amit goel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was one of the thousands of lucky ppl to attend Rahmania, and was > impressed by the devotion, skill and adventure of these Punelads. It > was amazing. This was perhasps ONE occasion when the group attempted > what even Rahman seldom does- and that is the rendition of the Bombay > Theme. I was touched by the remarks and introduction, for what else > could have been more secular ever ? But i did feel that the Theme > needs much more , like, in a roaring audience who prefers the Rahman > Vocals (whetevr ppl may say abt the purity, language being a negative, > etc) the Theme was far too serious a subject to be proffered at the > platform. > > This music of the theme is religon, so, i will make a humble > suggestion that this be kept out of future performances. >
