That in itself was an awesome writeup on the concert Nazeef.. And a reply to the various doubts of Rajib.. Good one.. :)
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 1:33 PM, naztitude <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Singing tamil songs also means giving the Bengalis a chance to listen to > some awesome numbers which they wold have never otherwise... I have got > three email requests asking me for the FRENCH RAP song... Called Taxi Taxi! > Felt good to know so! > Singing Hindi versions over Tamil versions may not be the best option. > Chandralekha sounds best in Tamil, known fact. Hence. The other songs were > in Hindi only. > Chandralekha in Hindi did not sound too good in Delhi..the tamil portions > were way better. > ARR's speciality is his improvisations.. and he does them with style! > especially raagas and aalaps.. there is so much fun hearing a new version! > The CD is always there for the original. > One could see how much fun AR had while singing Fiqrana... He was into it! > The way he was touching the "Fiqraaaana" notes... he was so enjoying it! > let's give it him..he created the song... will post the entry video > soon..forgetting lyrics is a part of the live show business..and that's > another beauty..how ARR can hum it off or alaap it off! I totally enjoy the > live act! :) > Mausan and escape start was nothing but some jamming session..to create a > build up for the act to follow.. > Rehna tu.. he usually hums the entire continuum, those who attended the > previous shows must be familiar..this time he played the harmonica on it.. > something unusual.. sounded good..maybe vocally he went off and came back at > some places..but was a good performance.. he would actually touch higher > notes in this song... > Naveen was there for the bombay theme..the singers were not there..and this > was only to support the Visual credits on the LEDs.. > This concert AR actually opened up..u hardly hear him shout and say > "Welcome Kolkata...this is the Jai ho o o o o concert!" ;) and he also spoke > on and off and in between two songs!! And he had some energy in Khalbali! > Must mention that!! > Rajib...coming all the way to the concert must have been fun and worth it! > There are still so many fans in group and otherwise who have not had the > good fortune of seeing him live. Enjoy the moments. > Appreciate how u write about the show, but to just let u know, after having > seen enough shows.. improvisations,mistakes,lyrical errors are part of the > game. > If u could not hear the song, then it's a complain, for sure!! But that you > could hear improvised versions of the alaaps, the sounds were fine, right!? > :) > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "A.R.Rajib" <a.r.ra...@...> wrote: > > > > I Enjoyed those Tamil songs fully .. but m talking about Mass crowd here > .. > > They were surprised to hear this ...and some song's tamil version was > chosen > > over hindi version ...This could have been easily avoided ...Many people > > might have guessed as some tamil songs will b played ...but they would > enjoy > > more if there was no tamil songs ...that is what i felt ..I might b wrong > > as well > > > > When the Powerpacked tamil songs like taxi taxi was played ...the > audience > > was totally silent .. i was( may b the only one) singing out loud ..ppl > were > > starring at me ..but when ...Humma humma was played ...ppl went crazy > > ...every single person stood and danced ..Including aunties :P > > > > And i dint know about Kehna hi kya alaap part ... I heard that improvised > > part on the concert for the first time .. My ears dint like it ...may b > it > > was just for one time that's y ... U can never judge a ARR song by > hearing > > once > > > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:57 PM, <vi...@...> wrote: > > > > > Rajib, when you go to a concert, you are expected to knw what to expect > and > > > not the other way around....if i went for a u2 or an aerosmith concert, > i > > > dont expect to know all the songs though they are in english..i just go > for > > > the love of the artiste and the love of music,..... > > > > > > The alaap in kehna hi kya has akways been an improvised version...also > the > > > start of fiqrana was awesome with ar asking the crowd in the voice > modulator > > > if they were enjoying the concert....najeef, can you post that bit for > > > everyones benefit? > > > > > > Vijay > > > > > > -original message- > > > Subject: [arr] My comments on Jai ho Kolkata > > > From: "A.R.Rajib" <a.r.ra...@...> > > > Date: 23/11/2009 15:50 > > > > > > My comments on A.R.Rahman's Jai ho concert @SaltLake > Stadium,Kolkata,India > > > > > > 14th November,2009 > > > > > > > > > > > > I did my Passport ,visa just to attend this concert (Let's not say how > much > > > struggle i had to doto get my passport & visa done,just to make dis > > > writing > > > shorter) > > > > > > I dint had any passport . .as i never went outside Bangladesh,no Place > ever > > > attracted me that much to visit it(even inside BD) ,may be i was > waiting > > > for > > > something special like this one. So,here I am. . .new country,new city, > > > Outside of motherland for the first time. . .just to see Mr. Allaha > Rakha > > > Rahman for the first time.Luckily language and the huge number of > > > relatives > > > was a plus point here,otherwise it would have been impossible for me to > > > attend dis Concert. > > > > > > Ok,let's start da main part of this writing,which is describing the > whole > > > Concert in MY WAY. . .at first the cheking wasnt enough,there was no > metal > > > detector or anything like that,no one even hand searched anyone,which > was > > > very risky in my view,thankfully therz no mishap :-) > > > > > > I hated the starting portion of some organaizer ppl's speech, expected > > > Sourav Ganguly to be there,but later thanked him not to be there as > that > > > saved our precious time > > > > > > @6:45pm . . ARR came up on stage with a lift singing . . Jaage hain. . > .i > > > found it too repetitive . . Saw this kinda entry with this perticuler > song > > > in many of his concerts . . .there are huge number of masterpieces to > > > replace this one. . .but his performance rocked in it !! > > > > > > Then . . .khalbali . . Same with it. . .repetative but performance > rocked. > > > . > > > Audience just gone crazy after this > > > > > > *Singing tamil songs in West bangla was a BIG MISTAKE* , it was like a > > > foreign film without subtitle to atleast 95 % of them present there,i > loved > > > Atthiradi . . As i was a huge fan of dis powerpacked song,but west > bangla > > > Audience couldnt just relate to it,only i was shouting the song from > the > > > crowd,and i could see ppl were in a shock,they never heard of this and > > > allmost all tamil tracks (that is what i felt being there,and being a > > > bengali. . .forgive me if therz any exception). . .when i was singing > all > > > tamil songs,ppl around me was looking at me weirdly,may b wondering how > > > this > > > long haired boy can sing in this weird language,as they heard me > talking in > > > bangla as well [?] . . . A Big thanks from my side to arr for > performing > > > tamil tracks in kolkata. . .but mass people dint like it. > > > > > > Hariharan's Nahin samne stole hearts of Classical lovers of west > bangla,saw > > > one old guy beside me enjoyin it fully. .. . I dnt need to comment on > > > Hariharan's performance at concerts. . .he is always perfect. > > > > > > Delhi6 title track and then jiya se jiya made the mass crowd cheer up > after > > > nahin samne. . .but there was some mistakes in both these > tracks,happens in > > > a live performance . . Nevamind. > > > > > > Then lady lush came with killer dancing performance with Liquid dance . > . > > > Audience (including me) were in shock to see this kinda dance in a ARR > > > concert,it was just WOW . . > > > > > > Then the Bangla track "Ekla cholo" . . I knew it will b played here. . > > > .thought Nachiketa ,the main singer of the Bangla part of dis song > would b > > > there,ppl would just love it. . He is da ARR of west bangla. . .but > Javed > > > ali was more than perfect in accent and singing both sonu & nachiketa's > > > part. . One of the most loved track of dis concert > > > > > > Sadhna ji started with Kehna hi kya . . I was very happy. .. . The > dancers > > > behind set da environment there,then sadhna ji's singing . . Awesome > stuff. > > > . .but ARR's performance in those "sa re ga ma" part was bad . . He > forgot > > > it totally, and managed to complete it being totally away from the > original > > > part, i dint like it,i am a huge fan of dat part of dis song. . .then > it > > > was > > > again sadhna ji with jiya jale. . Her performance rocked . .and it's > one of > > > da most populer track of ARR in both Bangla. . So u can imagine the > > > exitement. > > > > > > I also didnt like Arr's Fiqrana performance,and the music was nowhere > close > > > to the original. . .arr forgot the lyrics in someplace,sang out of tune > in > > > someplace. . .I think it was perfect @ reharsel,as far as i can > remember. . > > > Dnt knw how they messed up with it the next day. . .the sound system > was > > > also at it's best at reharsel . . .bt @ the concert. . .there was > indeed > > > some problems [?][?][?] > > > Sometimes there was some bad sounds,and in one place arr's singing was > not > > > audible at all . . > > > > > > But his Dil se just rocked. . . He was @ top of dat lift. . .the look > was > > > awesome. . .i would have loved if he had sung the tamil version of it, > but > > > mass audience wont. . . > > > > > > Then again Lady Lush back with another powerpacked dancing and rapping > on > > > Konjum nilavu. . .with neeti muhan. . .but alas most of the audience > never > > > heard of the tamil version. . .so they couldnt sing with the > singers./.But > > > they surly heard of the hindi version . > > > > > > javed ali as usual perfect with jashne bahara > > > > > > Jaane tu with bangali's fav Usha utthup was a serious surprise to mass > . > > > Audience responded well to usha ji very well .. . And sung with her . . > > > .ARR > > > joined at da last portion. .. Later Usha ji made us sing. ."jaane tu ya > > > jaane na" . ."maane tu maane tu ya maane na" . .but the respond wasnt > that > > > loud . Then ARR said,it's too low for them,can we try a higher note? > Then > > > we > > > all sung in a higher note,the respond this time was deafing. . . .i > could > > > see ppl at 100,200 & 500rs stand lit newspapers with fire just to make > an > > > awesome look at da stadium . > > > > > > Asad ji on Sitar rocked with mausam & escape,while Arr was in piano,but > do > > > anyone know what they played @starting ? Reply on dis please [?] > > > > > > Then da unplugged session with Hariharan,Rashid ali...Chk the videos i > > > uploaded ...awesome singing... > > > > > > Rehna tu - A.R.Rahman...I thought it will b a killer performance ..but > alas > > > ...ARR forgot the lyrics in many places ...sung besura somewhere...and > the > > > worst was @ the fingerborard part...it was going nowhere ...dont know > what > > > was the prob [?] > > > > > > Hariharan & ARR played " Sa re ga ma" game with audience ...audience > > > responded well..superb stuff > > > > > > With Aye hairathe ....Hariharan rocked the show ...one of the song ppl > > > loved > > > ...and sung in chorus with Hariharan > > > > > > Then my most fav performance of the concert ...Chaiya Chaiya Rap > version - > > > Started with Rehana...then Lady Lush's Killer Rap & Dance...WOW ..Is it > > > possible to get a studio version of this song ??? > > > > > > Then it was Taxi Taxi By Benny , Blazee,Viviane...Being a powerpacked > song > > > ...this dint affect audience at all...as it was unheard by most of them > > > ..and tamil is the weirdest language according to bangali ppl..but > > > performance was great ..with a few sound related problems > > > > > > Audience just loved Maiya Maiya by Neeti Muhan ...U know why [?] > > > > > > Then they played Bombay theme .... I think It wasnt played live , i > might b > > > wrong , correct me !!! ...i can see almost noone at the stage that time > > > when > > > it was played ..that is y m saying this ..and it was very perfect also > > > > > > With Azeem o Shan .. ARR With the drummer troups rocked ....The visuals > at > > > the back was awesome ...some scenes from Jodha akbar > > > > > > Then the soulblasting Khawja followed by Araziyaan > > > > > > Taal Western + Ringa Ringa ( at first it was a medly...then turned into > a > > > song) -Neeti ,Shewta > > > > > > Sivamani played with audience with Drums ...Audince just Loved > that..and > > > responded very well with clapping with his beats > > > > > > ARR sung Humma humma after that ... I Can see every single person > danced on > > > it standing ...out of the world experience ..even some aunties danced > > > infront of me [?] > > > Then it started with Dhakka Laga where ARR sung a few lines then went > on > > > to Pappu Cant Dance By Tanvi ,Benny etc ...overall very good > performance > > > > > > Then suzzan came saying ..."Kolkataaaaaa....U want some rangeeeela ?" > > > ...then sung Mangta hai kya ....and then Aye bachoo > > > Then ARR came saying ..." so That was the last song of the concert, > > > Goodnight" ... Everyone stood up ...and said no no ... Then ARR said " > I > > > Said Goodnight !! U want to stay here whole night ?? " ....Ppl said > > > YESSSSSS > > > ... The he said " Ok... One more song then..." ... it started with Jai > ho > > > .. > > > Ended with Vande mataram > > > > > > Any comments on this is welcomed , I tried my best to b honest [?] > > > > > > > > > -- > > > - Regards > > > > > > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > - Regards > > > > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ > > > > >
