Here r the pics of some instruments mentioned here >
Erhu > [image: erhu_2.jpg]

Oud > [image: oud4.jpg]

Banjo > [image: Banjo.jpg]


Duduk > [image: duduk.jpg]

This is for those who never heard of these names,like me :P ... looks very
interesting ...Please make this thread longer :-)

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 3:37 AM, Prabhu Rajagopal <[email protected]>wrote:

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> Hi Manisha,
>
> How interesting, thanks for this. I had no idea what the name of this
> instrument is!
> If I am not mistaken, the same instrument is used in
>
> - *Tour of the villas *from Couples Retreat:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWpe1TMrKOQ listen from *min. 1.14 *onwards
> - *Tu Mera Hai *from Ada from *min. 3.12* onwards. I love the way ARR
> makes the ending of the Erhu move on to the Banjo/Oud/Ukelele (not sure)..
> super!
>
> Prabhu
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> On 30 April 2010 06:30, manisha madhavan <[email protected]>wrote:
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>> Loving how ARR Sir used this instrument so subtly in both Raavan and VTV.
>> The Erhu is this two-string chinese instrument, played like a violin. I have
>> loved the sound right from when I heard it in Golden Era (Warriors of Heaven
>> and Earth) ...and just 3 months ago I got a Erhu concerto CD and have been
>> addicted to the sound of that instrument. So I was so ecstatic when I heard
>> it used in the BGM of Female Aaromale during the scene right before
>> Manipaaya starts. And again was extremely happy to hear it being used in
>> Killi Re from 3:11-3:21.
>>
>> Its just so subtle yet  beautiful...only ARR the wizard is brilliant
>> enough to add these pinch of exotic instruments to create magic with each
>> tune.
>> If anybody knows other pieces in which this instrument has been used, do
>> let me know! And i hope ARR Sir continues using it even more in the future
>> :-)
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