Thanks a lot for those info! Kailash Kher is married to my senior in college!
--- In [email protected], Anil Nair <rhythmca...@...> wrote: > > Just came back from an absolutely fabulous Kailasa concert @ Stern > grove-SFO. This is a series of free concerts that happens in the summer. > There were close to 8000 people today - probably 50% non-indians and the > scenes were unbelievable. > Before the concert began though - there was a 30 minute meeting in a house > close to the venue with Kailash Kher and his group members - the first 10 > mins were introductions and insight into his music and the host was asking > questions about his music style, life and influences. After that they > allowed the audience to ask questions and I was fortunate enough to not just > ask 1 but 2 questions. > > I asked him who amongst all of the people he has worked with he enjoys the > most - he was actually thrilled with the question and of course (you must > have guessed who it is) - it was *none other than ARR* who he enjoys the > most. He told the audience that he is nervous when he goes to ARR's studio > because there are always surprises as to what ARR wants - he will just let > you sing however u interpret the song first and then put in his bit of > suggestions et al. He went on for probably a minute and half speaking about > ARR. He also enjoys working with Salim-Sulaiman and Vishal Shekhar (one of > the first people he worked with and who gave him a break in this industry). > > I also asked him him the news in the media about him singing for Couples > Retreat - he dismissed the Indian media completely and said that he has only > sung 4 lines in one song for ARR and that its completely an ARR album. He > also dismissed having done any work with Eddie Vedder (another rumor on the > block) - there are plans but nothing firm. > > Someone else asked him about his favorite singers and surprise surprise - *the > first name was ARR again*. He said that I know lot of people find his voice > unconventional but to him thats ARR's singing his what is from the soul. > > I was absolutely thrilled at his responses - managed to get his autograph as > well and wished him more n more songs with ARR :-) > > -- > -A > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com >
