You're right, Water was like that too...and I love that album. I love Dor and Natarang too.
--- In [email protected], "Yogesh" <yogesh2...@...> wrote: > > > I agree with you Chord.. > But you missed 'water'..:-( > > He should better team up with Gulzarsahab > to create non-film album based on traditional and folk based melodies. > Because for films you should get that kind of script[and is difficult > these days..] > Apart from AR's below mentioned albums..I like songs of > 'Dor'[Salim-suliemaan] and songs of Marathi film 'Natarang' which were folk > based. > > > Regards > Yogesh > > > --- In [email protected], "AJ" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > Indian ethnic film albums that are simple, melodious, traditional, rustic, > > and having that old world charm are rare. Rahman's Zubeidaa and Lagaan are > > examples. Another great example was the album "Lekin" in the early 1990s > > by Hridainath Mangeshkar........pure, beautiful, Rajasthani melodies in a > > folk backdrop.........oh, how rare these albums are...... > > > > Rahman......please do another album like this.....no electronica, no > > western beats, no rap, no auto tune......just folk, rustic, simple Indian > > music with tablas, dholaks, santoors, flutes, sitars, veenas, sarangis, > > harmoniums, strings, ouds, bells, etc. etc....just a pure acoustic album > > with traditional Indian instruments. > > > > Of course, the right film and the right director have to be in > > place........and it would probably be for a period film. Rahman, please > > don't give up in period films.....some of your best soundtracks were based > > on period/history films. > > > > The song "Khili Re" from Raavan is the most recent example of this type of > > music.......would love a 40-50 minute film album just on this type of music > > alone by ARR with beautiful chords, strings, gentle effects, minimalist > > instrumentation, heartfelt and old world charm melodies...... a > > "Naushadish" type album. Some parts of 1947 Earth were like this too. > > > > This is just a wish of mine. I'm not comparing new Rahman to 90s Rahman or > > making any broad statements........it's just a wish. > > > > Rahman, I hope you hear this wish. > > >
