Indeed. It is very much pallo latake genre.
great observation. And that is the beauty of such a subtle use that it took us so long to figure it out, after 1000 listenings in 3 languages. :-) Thanks. -- Rawat On 5/29/2010 6:06 PM India Time, _~ s...@ps ~_ wrote: > U r rite.. > Its based on Rajasthani folk..'Pallo latke"..but its interesting how ARR > blends traditional music with his own creative stint... > sounds awesum.. > swaps > > --- On *Fri, 5/28/10, AJ /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > From: AJ <[email protected]> > Subject: [arr] Pallo Latke and Kata Kata > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 4:56 PM > > Part of the Ila Arun singing portion of Kata Kata is based on a > known Rajasthani folk tune, also previously heard in a Hindi film > with the song titled "Pallo Latke". The other choral parts are > purely Rahman's melodies. > > I think it's cool how Rahman used the original Rajasthani folk tune > and blended it in so nicely in Kata Kata. > > Rahman did something similar in the songs Mercury Pookal and O > Paalanhare, using a known melody sung in traditional Bhajans and > using it tastefully and delicately in both songs, blending his > original tune with the traditional melodic verse.
