Thanks a lot for another bit of information that will be stored away in the "A.R. Rahman file cabinet" in my brain. Your help is much appreciated Vithur, I don't know what we will do without you!!! Love you brother :-)
--- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > The Translation is as follows > > " Whoseover composed for Malayalam Movie, it was Sekhar who used to conduct > the recording. He was Dhanraj Master's disciple, or rather he could be known > if it was said that he was A.R.Rahman's father. For all Music Directors, it > was Sekhar who did the BGM. With Devaraj Master, he would conduct. > > For the movies in which he used to do the BGM alone, he used to stop at some > places and tell me to play in those instances. For others, he woudl dictate > the notes, and I used to wonder as to why he is just asking me to play !!? ( > I used to wonder as to why he is giving me that independence) . I came to > know that it was because, I was a disciple of Dhanraj Master. > If any instrumentalists, wanted to change or modify any guitar notes, and if > they approached me, he woudl say , " Everything is fine and it would become > Ok during the take of the recording, and there is nothing to change". Thus > saying, he would not allow anyone come near me. He had so much of faith in > me. > > None of the movies which he composed independently was a hit. But he never > bothered or worried about the same. With his Grace, I have the complete > faith that Rahman would win accoladaes, and become big and grand. > > Rahman joined Illayaraja 's troupe at the age of 11 years, and is a world > renowned musician, and IR speaks about how he joined with him. > > " When I was composing Music for the Movie " Moodupani", I found out that > the keyboard player had come for the recording heavily drunk. I sent him out > immediately, and wanted someone to play the keyboard. > > At that moment , one of the crew member told me that he knew some young boy > who could play well, and if he could bring him for the recording. Then I > said, " Oh what a question, you are asking. !!! Bring him immediately". They > brought the kid in the next 30 minutes, and i gave him the notes to play. > When he finding it little tough to play, I helped him myself by placing his > fingers on the keyboard. That small boy understood it well and played it > then. That boy was Dileep, later came into the world as A.R.Rahman. > > > > 2009/3/6 Rajith Ramnivas <rajithramni...@...> > > > Please translate it Vithur.... > > > > Regards, > > > > **Rajith Ramnivas > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To: [email protected] > > From: stevee...@... > > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:27:48 +0000 > > Subject: [arr] Translation Please :-) > > > > I just want to preface this message by saying that it is not my intention > > to evoke any debates concerning A.R. and Ilayaraja!!! Hopefully none of you > > would do that.......... > > Now, this video clip is supposed to show references to A.R. from the > > biography of Ilayaraja.......... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtU4i0KBqag > > Can someone translate A.R. Rahman related content from this video clip > > please!?! > > Thank you! > > > > Steve! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Get news, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Check > > it out! <http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx> > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
