With due respects to Jency, Somehow I have apprehensions hearing Jency NOW because I saw here in Sangamam prog which used to be telecasted in Vijay tv & Jency's voice had withered considerably to the extent that she was sounding off-shruthi almost throughout the prog. I am not sure how she would sing in a studio, may be definitely better , as singing live is not so easy as it seems!
This is what has happened to even to the great S.Janaki's voice too, its natural that generally voices wither with age, the notable exception being SPB, who STILL sounds awesome-Balleilaikka being a great example! 2008/9/17 rahmanfever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For many reasons, the 1980s is considered to be the golden age of Tamil > Film Music and one of the voices that was an integral part of that age was > the exquisite voice of Jency. > > As time the weary traveler plodded on, the singer found herself married > with children and settled down in Thiruvananthapuram. Her musical career > took the back seat as her family became her priority. Even then, according > to sources close to her, she had the thirst to continue singing. As luck > would have it, the singer got a call from Maestro Illayaraja for a song. The > elated Jency prepared to come to Chennai immediately for the recording. > Unfortunately, one of her children fell ill and that delayed the singer's > arrival to Chennai. Despite being late, Jency went over to the recording > studio but was met with cold shoulders. > > The disappointed singer in an interview to a magazine had stated her desire > to sing and that she was still hopeful that Illayaraja would call her again. > > Srikanth Deva read this interview and decided to give the talented singer a > break in one of the movies that he was composing for. This gesture has come > as a benediction for Jency. John Mahendran, son of legendary director > Mahendran is directing this film. > > After the song recording was over, both director and music director were > heard saying that even after all these years Jency's voice had not aged. > > *The talented songster with many indelible numbers also expressed her > aspiration to sing for `Mozart of Madras' A.R.Rahman who was a keyboardist > then with Ilayaraja during his heydays. * > > *It would be a mammoth pleasure not only for Jency but also for all the > Tamil music buffs if she gets to sing and recreate the same magic with > Rahman and other contemporaries too as she did in the 80s.* > > http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/41592.html > > > -- > regards.. > > Krish.. > His Music ~ My Mother Tongue > > > > > > TIDBITS ON ARR :) "It seems like, when ARR records hamornies, he gives the > pieces two hours in advance to the singers, ask them to practice well, with > what all feelings they get. And then he patiently goes for the take. His > Patience while recording makes every singer feel his/ her responsibility." > > www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297 > > -- Best Regards, Prakash Srinivasan +91-9880423119
