It wasnt performed per se. The video was being played over and over before, during and after the concert on the giant screens. Needless to say, it got great response from the crowd.
On 4/21/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Was the TOI theme performed? > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://gmahesh.blogspot.com/2008/04/rahman-concert-at-chennai.html > > > > Yesterday was the most memorable day in all the rahmaniacs lives. The > > "Changing notes" concert was held at the st.george grounds. The show was > > timed to start by 6.30 and we were there by 4 itself. Thanks to > > Mr.Anees(rahman community in orkut) who made it possible by giving five > > passes. Eight of us were there and we joined with every possible > cheer for > > the music god. > > > > The stage was getting its final touchups and the microphone testing was > > going on. By 6, the entire ground was filled with die hard rahman > fans and > > the concert started off by 6.45. The first entry of THALAIVAR with > the high > > pitch… "jaaghe…" made a unknown and an inexpressible feel inside the > heart > > and we all shouted at the top of our voices for our music god. > > > > Then the official first song of the concert was "Ellapugazhum" which > had a > > great start following a video which symbolized people in distress > and this > > song was like a medicine to all those who were in distress and that too > > being the first song, the entire audience were singing the song. Most of > > them were singing along for the whole concert. > > > > > > For each and every song the lightings, set and the background added more > > flavor to the concert's feel and enthusiasm. With all rahmaniacs > besides me, > > and all die hard arr fans in the ground I couldn't remember even my > name at > > that time. For those three hours, we were lost in the music ocean of > rahman. > > > > > > > > The list of songs are: > > > > > > 1. Guru > > 2. Ellapugazhum > > 3. Endrendrum punnagai > > 4. Vaaji vaaji > > 5. Varaga nadhikkarai > > 6. Barso re megha > > 7. New york nagaram > > 8. Pal pole padhinaril > > 9. Jashn-e-bahare > > 10. Roobaroo > > 11. Munbe vaa > > 12. Sandhana thendralai > > 13. Nityashree fusion leading to Kannodu kanbadellam > > 14. DIL SE RE > > 15. Idhayam idam mariyadhe/in lamhon ki > > 16. Adhiradee > > 17. Chayya chayya > > 18. Mix of percussion songs-azeem-o-shah and veerabandi kotayile > > 19. Sivamani drums solo > > 20. Oru koodai sunlight > > 21. Pray for me brother > > 22. Bombay theme > > 23. Kwaja mere kwaja > > 24. Udhaya udhaya > > 25. Ai hairathe > > 26. Mayya mayya > > 27. Maduraiku pogadhadee > > 28. Tere bina > > 29. Humma humma > > 30. VANDHE MATARAM > > > > The singers who were there were hariharan, sadhna sargam, chinmayi, > javed > > ali, mohammed aslam, neethi mohan, Karthick, Madhushree,Rehana, Shankar > > mahadevan, NAresh iyer, benni dayal, nityashree and of course the MAN OF > > MUSIC- > RAHMAN.< > http://bp1.blogger.com/_XK4da53pABI/SAwAkTPmcuI/AAAAAAAAAG8/j4kETGJYj2I/s1600-h/DSC00110.JPG > > > > > > All those who were in the concert would have surely experienced the best > > ever evening of their life and I'm so haaappppy that I was also one > among > > them. Those who missed it, really I don't know what to say to them. > Rahman > > is music, rahman is music god… This is the statement and yesterday's > concert > > is one among the proofs. > > > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to > deny, no > > one can give. Be happy always > > > > >
