Vithur, good job. Thanks for taking the pain.
On 12/28/07, Ramkumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > too good > > *Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Vithur, > > Thanks for taking the pains to write this. Awaiting your next writeup. > > > On 12/28/07, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dear Rahmaniacs, > > > > Hi. As hot as a cake, The Rahmania Show ended just ten minutes back. It > > was Singer Harini who was present today with Raihana , and some excerpts of > > her PART i Speech is as follows :- > > > > *INTRODUCTION * > > As You all may be knowing, Singer Harini sang her first song for ARR in > > the tender age of 13 in the film " Indira". The song being " Nila > > Kaigirathu". She eventually got a State Award at such a tender age . > > > > *FIRST MEETING WITH ARR :-** * She along with some other Carnatic > > friends of hers had come as a group, to His studios. ARR told Raihana and > > Mr. Noel to do the Voice Test. he told ' Go and Pick a Good Voice". So, it > > was Raihana who had picked up Harini. Harini thanked Raihana for that, for > > which the latter told that it was all God's Will. Harini used to be a very > > crazy fan of ARR, right from Roja time. She was very happy to sing in His > > Direction. > > > > *EXPERIENCE OF SINGING " NILA KAIGIRATHU " ( INDRA SONG ) :- *There was > > a lot of Voice Modulation that was needed for that song. It took me two > > days. When she had gone to the Studio, she was presented the cassette in > > which Singer Sujatha had already sung the song for her to hear and learn. > > All the expressions, were later taught to her by ARR & Suhasini. Harini > > started feeling very nervous singing in front of ARR. But ARR was very > > caring, and had encourged her so much. He was down- to- earth. > > > > *ABOUT HER LEARNING MUSIC :-* She Started learning Music right from the > > age of 3 years. Her Guru continues to be one Ms. Girija. She was the one who > > taught her Carnatic Music. Then she started singing Annamacharya Kirtanas. > > Once , she sang in front of Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi, for which MS told > > her that her daughter Ms. Radha would teach her music. She learnt how to > > sing in correct Shruti, and underwent training in singing Keertanas, > > Devotional Bhajans In fact, she had presented one of her demo Carnatic Song > > to ARR during her Voice Test. > > > > Raihana used to love all songs of Harini, as they had a superb Voice > > Quality, Innocence, Divinity, Clarity . Her favourite song being " Nila > > Kaigirathu". > > > > *"TELEPHONE MANI POL SONG" EXPERIENCES :* After a gap of 1 1/2 years, > > She was called for singing her first song as a Heroine. ARR told her at the > > very beginning that she would be singing a Track, and that it would come in > > the Film. Finally, she got a call from ARR's Studio that it has been > > selected. Her joy knew no bounds. That too, singing with a singer like > > Hariharan was like being in 7th Heaven for her. ARR told her to sing > > Natural, Free - Throat. > > > > *STAGE CONCERT EXPERIENCES :-* She had never done Light Music in Stages > > till then. The diffculties of performing in Stages were that one has to > > stand and sing, The Mike Quality was different. But she developed confidence > > in a slow manner, and Raihana praised her that She was the Queen on the > > Stage Now. > > > > *HELLO MR. EDIRKATCHI SONG EXPERIENCE :- *ARR told her " be Natural". he > > keeps telling that quite often. He tells " YOu need not imagine or imitate > > somebody else's voice. Just be your original". It seems ARR used to lovingly > > chide his singers as " Sharada", when they do not sing properly. even Harini > > was the benefcient of Sharada once or twice. The logic behind calling > > Sharada was that in the film Sankara Bharanam, Somyajulu used to say ' > > Sharada , Sharada " to the singer, who didn;t sing as per the shruti, . ARR > > was influenced by that and he used to follow that stye. ( THIS WAS QUOTED BY > > RAIHANA ). > > > > At the time of Hello Mr. Edirkatchi, Vairamuthu & Maniratnam were also > > present in the studio, and both encouraged her a lot . > > ** > > *TIPPU 'S STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT :- *As all may be aware, Singer > > Tippu is her husband, and they both met in a concert, and fell in love and > > married. At home, they hear the cassettes that they sing, practice before > > recording and before stage shows. But do not make a habit to discuss only > > music always. About 10hrs - they either listen to reviews of their music > > from fans, and what others say abt their singing. But Tippu has been very > > encouraging. As he knows the entire process of recording, the time > > mismatching that happens, both of them have been comfortable with each > > other's profession. She also says that the support that she gets from her in > > - laws has made her flourish in her music career. > > > > This will continue next Friday. > > ** > > > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > A.R.RAHMAN - THE ABODE OF DIVINE MUSIC > > > > > > > *Regards* > *Ram* > > *Never start frowning because you never know who's falling in love > with your smile :-) * > ** > > ------------------------------ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > > -- ҚЯΪςђИΛ
