Manna De – Happy Birthday
The 1950's and 1960's possibly had the best in terms of musical talent in the [tag]Hindi Film Industry[/tag]. The kind of music that was created was superlative by any standards. And, there was choice...
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Monsoon Melodies
It is Monsoons The streets look washed. There skies look silver and grey. The trees are swaying. The air smells fresh. There is a cool breeze that refreshes. The world looks great. The monsoons have...
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Happy Birthday – Manna De
Manna De turned 90 yesterday – the 1st of May. Compared to Mohd. Rafi or Kishore Kumar – he didn’t sing as much for Hindi films, but the songs that he sang left a mark. It’s been a long time since i...
View ArticleClassical Kishore
Lazy blogging. Yesterday, was Kishore Da’s birthday. and, i thought i will re-cycle last year’s post on classical Kishore- (origianl post August 16th 2008) Kishore Kumar was a genius. And, it was his...
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Happy Birthday Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is like good wine. she has gotten better with age And today on her birthday – here are some of the songs that i would take away with me to a desert island ! The list is in, more or less,...
View ArticleThe Nightingale Sings – Solo
Two years ago – i had blogged the bulk of this post. I am using it as a base and just refurbishing it with a few more favorites. Tomorrow, I will look at the duets. September 28th – The birthday of...
View ArticleThe Nightingale Sings Solo …
Three years ago – i had blogged the bulk of this post. I am using it as a base and just refurbishing it with a few more favorites. Tomorrow, I will look at the duets. September 28th – The birthday of...
View Article60DP – Madan Mohan – some favorites
There is no special reason for this post – no birthday or death anniversary, except that a person I know and respect greatly asked me for one on Madan Mohan. And since, I do love Hindi music, and love...
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Manna De – a Musical Tribute
The Last of the Great Playback singers of Indian Cinema has passed on today, marking the end of a glorious era of Film Music. Manna De is no more. His music however, lives on. Compared to Mohd. Rafi...
View ArticleAi ri aali Piya Bin – Raga Yaman
Bhimsen Joshi having a lot of fun, signing this very famous composition in Raga Yaman. It is a drut bandish – drut (fast tempo), and bandish (literally a composition that is relatively fixed). I have,...
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