After a long layoff from the blogging world due to the shocking death of my dearest friend Philip and then a bad viral fever which gave me a long lasting cough and sinusitis, I am back again. This song has been one of my favorites all along since I heard it in the 80's. Even though the picturisation of this song was atrocious in the film, the song has lived through the ages due to the sheer compositional brilliance of Illayaraja, touching lyrics by Vaali and the mesmerising voice of K.J Yesudas! I would like to thank my Muziboo [...]
As I write this post tears don't seem to stop rolling from my eyes....Till last Tuesday he was there....and today he is no more in this world. I am totally devastated .....I can't even think of my musical world without my Philip....He was the only person with whom I talked my heart out about music....And now a terrible bike accident has taken him away from this world....The God's must be crazy....or jealous...He was a soul who could not even think of harming anybody...And why would he have to bear such such a fate? His sole wealth was music....He lived and [...]
Before Reveendran Master has departed from this world he had given at least one gem to every singer which he or she could treasure for ever in life! "Chandana Manivaathil" was such a gem of a song that G. Venugopal had the opportunity to sing. Though the film did not see the light of the day, the song became one of the best songs that Venu ever sang. Based on the raga "Hindolam" it creates a magical aura of romance and mystery for the listeners. When we hear this song it feels that maybe this song was created just for [...]
"This is one of the best romantic songs I have ever heard in the recent times" is what Sharukh Khan himself said about the song "Ajab Si" from O.S.O! Its very true indeed. Simple, elegant, with minimum orchestration, but enchanting, melodious and immensely romantic is this song rendered by K.K. He has sung his heart out in this wonderful song set to tune by the immensely talented duo of "Vishal-Shekhar". This song though not played fully in the movie is used at all places when King Khan meets the petite Deepika Padukone! It takes you to a world of romance [...]
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After a long layoff due to a nagging cough, am back again with this evergreen song which always stirs my soul, every time I hear it. John Denver had a striking golden voice suited for country songs and every word that he sang was so clear. This song is supposed to be his dedication to his wife Annie. Song: Annie's Song [...]
Well I would never forget this song in my whole life as it was the begenning to every amazing thing that happened afterwords in my musical career! This was the first song that I sang for "Meri Awaz Suno". I still remember that day when the hall was filled with aspirants all over from India. As I was the only one who was from the south, I was all at sea listening to the tall stories of my fellow participants who all had amazing stories of singing track for numero uno singers like Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Kumar Sanu...etc. All of [...]
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --- I started off pretty early yesterday…did not want to be late for the function. As we made it to the town my driver asked me "sir should we take the Chalakkudy route (normal way to Ernakulam) or the Kodungallur route? Kodungallur route super aanu sir. Theere gutter illa. Lorry thirakkum illa. Malaysian contracter cheythathu kaaranam road naalanchu kollamaayittum oru kuzhappavum illa" I thought for a while…I [...]
I am immensely pleased to introduce the talented duo of Manju & Murali Menon to the Audio Blog world! I have been singing with Manju since the days I started performing in Orchestras! She got into playback singing and sang some melodious numbers like 'Tharanopuram' with 'Yesudas' and recently with 'Hariharan' in the song 'Hruthayaragamazha'. She also sang in 'Aaram Thamburan' and 'Deshadanam' and is the recepient of the 'Kerala State Award' for best playback singer for Drama. Both Murali and Manju are extremely gifted singers and have studied classical music in the traditional way. Both are popular faces in [...]
After a long gap I am back and active again in the Audio Blog world with a post. Dr. Parasmani had finished singing her part of this song long before, but unfortunately I did not get the time to finish my part. Today it's ready and here is the result! "Sawan Ka Mahina" from "Milan" is one of the best duets ever by Mukesh-Lata. Milan was also one of Sunil Dutt's unforgettable hits. [...]
Dear Friends.... Finally BLOGSWARA V4.0 the 4th edition of the Online Music Album, a collaborative effort by like minded Blogger's from all across the world goes on air (Net)..... by Dec 12t h ....! Here are some of the song clips.... Song: Eri Venal (Malayalam) Lyrics: Sreeja Balraj Music: Praveenkrishna G Singer: Divya S [...]
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----- After a long time I make a comeback into the playback singing arena with a huge break, the greatest break I ever had in my singing career so far! "It cannot get bigger than this"... as in the words of " Sandeep Chowta ", who finally made it possible for me! Sandeep also makes a big return to Telugu cinema. Sandeep is riding the waves of success after "Om Shanti Om", thats already created history in Bollywood! Sandeep did the background score for "Om Shanti [...]
Krishna Kumar Menon or K.K. (as he is popularly known as) was born on August 23, 1970. This Delhi-based singer came to Mumbai some years ago in search for his career and finally, he got a call to sing a one-minute jingle for singer Leslie Lewis for UTV which kick started his career. He started singing at the age of two and was a part of his college rock band. He has sung over 3500 jingles including Monte Carlo, TVS Scooty, Amul, Britannia and Pepsi's Yeh Dil Maange More in a span of four years. His dream to sing for [...]
On the occassion of Navrathri, I would like to wish each and everyone happiness and prosperity! I post this beautiful devotional song penned by Kaithapram, rendered by K.J yesudas and set to music by Johnson. Johnson master has given music to some of the best classical based songs in malayalam and this song in malayamarutham is one of them. Song: Brahmakamalam Film : Savidham Original Singer: K.J Yesudas [...]
A singer whose voice takes us to the Golden era of Hindi Film music, a singer who has a rustic, nostalgic, originality in her voice, a singer who is very passionate about her music and a singer who has an impeccable Urdu diction! Meet Dr. Parasmani Acharya a practising Paediatrician from the U.S. When she dug me out for singing a duet with her I was so happy to oblige. We have done two beautiful oldies together and Azam Khan who is [...]
The songs from the film Naran were super hits. But alas....the best song of the album from Naran was sadly not considered fit to find a place in the film in the end! Nevertheless this song is a beauty and it still managed to find place in the hearts of thousands of music lovers across the globe. I am proud to say that my dear friend and playback singer "Gayatri" made this song immortal along with none other than Ganagandharvan K.J Yesudas. This easily is one of Gayu's best songs ever! And I do not have words to describe the [...]
When Sreenivasan Jain of NDTV asked A.R Rahman on which were the songs that he liked in the recent times apart from his own he singled out " Maula Mere " from " Anwar ". Maybe the song does carry a Rahman touch to it in the rhythm arrangement, melody and overall feel. In fact it could easily be mistaken for an A.R.R number! This beautiful song was created by " Mithoon " a new comer in Bollywood. Anwar has other melodious numbers tuned by "Pankaj Awasthi". But "Maula Mere" sure stirs your soul somewhere! The [...]
It was in 1998 that I met Sarath first in Chennai. He was assisting my mentor Raveendran Master and had created the background music for the album 'Ponnonam' in which I had sung my best ever song 'Innu njan Ente' for master... When he was 16, he recorded his first album in Tamil, `Sangeetha Paravai.' Actually, he began his career by singing for the film `Onninguvannenkil' under the baton of Syam . `Kshanakatthu,' a Malayalam film, saw him make a successful debut in Malayalam film music. The five songs in the film were instant hits. After these came more melodious [...]
There would be very few music lovers who would not have heard the song "Hello" or its cover version or at least a Kenny G Sax instrumental version, on the many of the cookery shows on T.V...Many of Lionel Ritchie's songs were super hits and echo almost everywhere in various forms in the media. "Endless Love" was originally recorded as a duet between Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who wrote the song. It was later covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with Mariah Carey, and also by country music singer Kenny Rogers. In fact other than the above three versions, [...]
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