great going, guys!!
That's a nice interview! :)
Aravind
Dinesh Vaidya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Small
Talk with------------- Rahmania
(A group of youngsters have been paying tribute to the musical genius in
their own wayâ¦. by performing his songs !
Pune Mirror ( Times of India) Sunday June 08, 2008
by Veda Aggarwal
It was raining outside. I was on my way to swargate, to a room on the ground
floor of Nehru Stadium to be precise. It was an interview I was after. A group
that performed only works by AR Rahman, the only group of its kind in the
country ( other than the one that backs up the man himself ).
It was late, almost 10 at night. But I was up and so were they. They were
practicing for their next show. The room was small, but large enough to fit all
of the group (22 of them ) and their instruments. They have keyboardist, a bass
guitarist, percussionists and even a Shehnai player.
The concert is called RAHMANIA, another tribute to the musical genius, and
the band calls themselves âThe Wandering Soulsâ.
Anmol Bhave is the man behind the band. âI fell in love with ARR after I
heard the music he made for Roja. That was back in â93. When I was in
college, I used to participate in the college fests. You know the ones like
VERVE. After a while I began to recognize the faces of the participants. And as
it often happens, that thereâll be one sing thatâs picked up by a number of
colleges. I noticed that no one chose songs by AR Rahman/ I got in touch with
what I thought was the best of the talent and together we put up a performance
at the Tilak Smarak Mandir with only music by AR Rahman. That was the beginning
of Rahmania.â
âSince then Iâve listened to almost everything that he has ever
composed,â continues Bhave. âMy favorite is from the soundtrack of
Kannathil Mudhalmittal â thatâs a Tamil movie directed by Mani Ratnam.â
âNo,â he said, when I asked him if he listens to anything else. âThe
way ARR composes, I donât need to. Thereâs the song from the movie Taal,
Kanin Aa Lage, that has been inspired from Russian folk music. Heâs used an
acpella technique for the song âplease sirâ from the movie BOYS. Thatâs
only with voices, no instruments backing them up. I admire the number of layers
of tones there are in a single song of his. And the way he uses voices,
thatâs the reason we have so many singers (there are 7 in our band), he does
the same.â
âI owe what I am to ARR.â says Bhave. âI am a sound recording engineer.
I wouldnât have gotten into that field at all if it wasnât for his music.â
When Rahmania started, it was a very small baby,â says Sagar Chordia,
âBut now Iâm determined to make this show successful. We want to have a
performance at least once every month. The repertoire wonât change. It will
be something that people can relate to.â
Chordia is an investment and finance consultant. Anmol and he are friends
ever since they went to school together. He told me about a show they had in
2005. âIt was July and the performance was scheduled at Yashwantrao Chavan
Auditorium,â he narrated, â It was raining heavily. It then started to pour
and we were sure that people wouldnât bother to venture out. But they did
come, bought tickets and the show was successful.â
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Experience the Magic of Rahmania â A journey through the life, music and
Philosophy of AR Rahman on June 08, 2008, at Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch at
7pm.
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