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: > > > 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 > > > > > On 30 April 2010 06:30, manisha madhavan <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> 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 >> :-) >> >> > > > > -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~

