I give 8/10 marks to ONOK and 6.5/10 to AOKK songs
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I give 8/10 marks to ONOK and 6.5/10 to AOKK songs
Ilayaraja's live program in Italy with mp3 samples:
http://www.agimusic.com/Ilayaraja's%20music%20journey.htm
Check out Kapi orchestration and 3-in-1 besides others
Sunu Oh! seems to be a slightly mellow, softer version of ghanashyaama from KochuKochusanthoshangaL.
IR doesnt classify music
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/top_stories/1370/
:shock: :? :) :P :D :lol:
vijayr, thanks for the link...`elangAthu veesudhE' is a new find for me...what a sweet song...(heard the regular version by immediately getting a coolgoose version - both singers - esp. the female- sing without jeevan, however, the overall sweetness cannot be taken off by their dull singing)...need to look for the regular CD during next visit to `Indian store'...
idhu mAdhiri ethanai Raja treasures innum irukkO...
About the agi samples, though the choices are excellent by IR for the concert, I'm somehow not able to enjoy most of them (probably because of the strong presence of the originals in mind, the revised interludes / percussion arrangements don't jell with me)...
elangAthu veesudhE...I'm hooked to this...
`karum pAra manasule'nnu female voice pallavi'la varumbOthu, the percussion arrangement mArudhu pArunga...enna oru inimai...such small little things are the ones that typically make a Raja song memorable and close to heart...ada , ada evvaLavu nALachchu ippadi oru brilliant song kaNdittu...
elangAthu veesudhE...has transported me back to TN...oorla vayal pakkam ukkAndhu transistor radio'la indhappAtta kEtta eppadi irukkum'nu Enga vachchiruchchu...Oh I miss namma ooru...
This is the problem(!) with Raja songs... they have so much nativity that makes you yearn to return to your roots...nostalgia ellAm vandhu mood-out paNNidum...ada pOngappa, innikku nimmadhi pOchu...I'm getting homesick...
app_engine, are you talking about the Pithamagan song? It is a very lovely number, but I am amazed you are listening to it only now. There was this guy who played this song on his violin during one of the Sapthaswarangal episodes. He did a haunting rendition of the same. A very very superb song by IR.
app_engine, ilangaatru veesudhe was sort of a hit, so a little surprised you missed it. IR probably wanted to choose one of his recent bests and he chose this song.
Also, I agree that the live version done with limited instruments doesnt quite have the depth of the original versions. I still went ahead and ordered the CD for the 3-in-1 and kapi orchestration.
Chinmayi, who sang some of these songs in the live program had written about it in her blog sometime back in case you are interested
http://chinmayisripada.blogspot.com/...a_archive.html
scroll down and check out may 17th blog