Global recognition for IR's music.......

irir, may god be with you in all your endeavours. i could understand how deeply raja has touched you.

there are many who want something like this to happen. but not all can take efforts like you.

best wishes from all of us are with you.

Long live ir and irir123

irir123,
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Great work irir23 :clap:.

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Originally Posted by irir123

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A radio station serving the Griffin, Atlanta, Georgia, area owned by Chappell Communications, LLC focussed mostly on film scores, will soon be featuring a special show on Maestro. Ilaiyaraaja and his music!

It will be an hour-long program, about 50 minutes of which would be devoted to featuring Maestro.Ilaiyaraaja's music and the remaining 10 minutes talking about the composer, his history etc.

The radio station has an audience of a couple thousand in the Georgia area, but the show also reaches many more listeners in podcast form (it's featured every Tuesday on the website dvdverdict.com).

IR will be unusual for those unfamiliar with him in the US, but film music fans (the primary audience for the show) are largely open to discovering new composers as long as they have good music to offer.

A handful of shows on this radio station spotlighting lesser-known composers before have been well-received.

For starters, it will be just one episode for now - depending on how well-received it is, perhaps they could set up another for the future.

The radio station will focus on cues that have a strong crossover appeal for western listeners, since they know their patrons well.

Keep watching this thread for more information in the next few weeks!

PS: the radio station manager, a connoisseur of film scores, has already been floored by some of the random samples he listened to!

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

IRIR,
Ungalukku clap pannitte irukkamporom varum kaalathil

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he radio station will focus on cues that have a strong crossover appeal for western listeners

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Just a humble request to have this in mind while giving them the tracks ('ambient factor', 'pleasing' etc). Obviously you know this but enakku valiyuruthanum nu thonichu, adhaan

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irundhaalum ore oru 'jigu jigu' 'changu chakku' 'cham cham' paattaavadhu podanum saar - just for the heck of it.. ;-)

I second Jai. Something like 'Rakamma Kaiya thatu', where you cannot miss the 'janganakka janakunakka' :D

Thank you all for the encouragement! its a small, humble contribution to a man's work which IMHO, deserves to be recognised/ given its due

I have no idea what would happen in the long run - the efforts may not yield anything substantial, in terms of results - but to do something like this, without expecting anything in return or, worrying about long-term results helps me rediscover many of IR's gems!

once again, thank you all for the support!

Am awaiting a detailed feedback from the radio station manager about some samples he has heard - only then will the list of tracks to be sent would be decided - as of now, there are no plans to include 'jangu chakku' type tracks - this is a serious attempt and I have no intention of jeopardising the planned show by including tracks with weird sounds

irir,

Nandri & Vaazhthukkal :)

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Originally Posted by irir123

as of now, there are no plans to include 'jangu chakku' type tracks - this is a serious attempt and I have no intention of jeopardising the planned show by including tracks with weird sounds

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by naarayanan

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Originally Posted by irir123

as of now, there are no plans to include 'jangu chakku' type tracks - this is a serious attempt and I have no intention of jeopardising the planned show by including tracks with weird sounds

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:lol:

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நேட்டிவிட்டி மிஸ் ஆயிடுமே? :D