Tom Thum… Respect!
Tom Thum @ TedX… Sheer Brilliance!
I am amazed at his skill, and how he has used a bit of technology to take it to the next level! must watch a few times 🙂
Tom Thum @ TedX… Sheer Brilliance!
I am amazed at his skill, and how he has used a bit of technology to take it to the next level! must watch a few times 🙂
Came across this one after I saw a performance by Shahid Kapoor with this song’s remixed version playing… I searched for the OST, and here it is… Not really sure why I really like the song… but I do…
Have been listening to the album Kabir by Abida today, and am loving it… Gulzaar Sahab introducing every song is a treat to the ears as well!
Here are some verses that I loved and managed to write while listening..
मन लागो यार फकीरी में…
Huge office campus…
Big shop floor…
Large parking lot…
Empty!
with a few exceptions here and there…including the 4 people that I see on my floor which can seat about 500 people easily!
Sitting next to the windows, I can see the trees responding to the breeze, some random cabs moving, a few people walking…I can also listen to my favorite music and work with undivided attention!
Current playlist has likes of
He might have died yesterday, however he is going to be around for as long as time stays! For as long as people would be
Dev Anand is not going to sign any new autographs for sure, but what he did is going to remain!
Forever!
And if I talk about myself, Dev Anand’s golden collection from HMV is going to be playing in my car every single time I drive back home from long drives! I call it the “driving home” music! I would not even know where to start from when it comes to selecting a favorite, however here is one that seems apt today!!
I have been totally hooked on to songs of Rockstar for a while now! The album is on a repeat mode, and I keep skipping the songs to hear
1. Is Shahar mein…
Mohit Chauhan brings such a beautiful mood to this song with his “unique” style of rendering the usual! This song has happiness, naughtiness, and sounds grounded! Total fun to listen to, and don’t miss the little guitar solo at the end, and a ringtone as a bonus 🙂
2. Sada Haq…
A beautiful mix of rebel and fact with music which sounds pure! and the guitar work is beautiful! Its been a while I have heard something this nice!
And the lyrics! Uff!
क्यों सच का सबक सिखाये, जब सच सुन भी न पाए ||
सच कोई बोले तो तू, नियम कानून बताये |||
3. And then something of a totally different mood… Kun Faya Kun
This is one song that would light up any morning or an evening with its beauty!
Hats off Rehman! You have something to do with God for sure!
then I hear something that makes me forget everything!!!!
Irrespective of how much hatred I have about Pakistan and what it does, I cannot stop admiring some people that I know from there, and the music that originates from it! Also I just cannot stop thinking that in the past, it has been a part of India only and the two countries share so much of history. No I am not a advocate of peace, and I firmly believe that if someone slaps you in the face, you should take his hand off, and while I cannot stop myself from getting frustrated about everything, there is little I can do to change the situation.
At times like this, I usually find something that balances my anger with admiration and respect. Arieb Azhar is a Pakistani Artist, who has rendered this Kafi written by Khwaja Ghulam Farid in a way that it can reach your heart if you open up to it. A Kafi is a form of Sufi classical poetry, and needless to say, has the amazing element of romance which I do not find anywhere else!!! Sufi poets have always treated God as someone they are in love with, and have wondered about the beauty of God through the soul touching words they left behind!
Enough of text now! enjoy Husn e Haqiqi !!!
If you’d like the mp3 of this video, write to me with your email address and I shall send it to you. I am reachable @ prashanbhardwaj [at] gmail
Husn e Haqiqi :
Aye husn haqiqi noor-e-azal
tanuu wajib tay imkan kahoon
tanuu khaliq zaat qadeem kahoon
tanuu hadis khalq jahan kahoon
tanu mutlaq mahaz wajood kahoon
tanuu almiaa ayaan kahoon
tanuu aien haqeeqat maheeat
tanuu arrz sifat tay shaan kahoon
anwa kahoon ozhaf kahoon
atwar kahoon, ozaan kahoon
tanuu arsh kahoon, ablag kahoon
tanuu naaz naeem janaan kahoon
tanuu takhat jamat na baad kahon
haywaan kahoon, insan kahoon
tanuu masjid mandar dayer kahoon
tanuu kothi tay koran kahoon
tanuu masjid mandar dayer kahoon
tanuu kothi tay koran kahoon
tasbeeh kahoon, zunda kahoon
Tanuu kufar kahoon emaan khaoo
tanuu badal barkha dajj kahoon
tanuu bijli ta baran kahoon
tanuu aab kahoon
tanuu khak kahoon
tanuu baad kahoon weeran kahoon
tanuu dsurat lejman ram kahoon
tanuu seeta ji janan kahoon
baldev ja souta nand kahoon
tanuu kishn kahenaya kan kahoon
tanuu bhrama vishn ghanish kahoon
mahadev kahoon, bahgwan kahoon
tanuu geet granth te ved kahoon
tanuu gyann kahoon agyan kahoon
tanuu ibrahim hawahishees kahoon
tanuu nooh kahoon toofan kahoon
tanuu ibrahim khalil kahoon
tanuu moosa bin imran kahoon
tanuu har dil da dildar kahoon
tanuu ahmad aali shaan kahoon
tanuu shahid malk hijaz kahoon
tanuu baies kaun makaan kahoon
tanuu nazz kahoon andaaz kahoon
tanuu hoor pari walmaan kahoon
tanuu nauog kahoon
tanuu toug kahoon
tanuu surkhee bedaaa paan kahoon
tanuu tabla tay tamboor kahoon
tanuu dholak sur tay tan kahoon
tanuu husn-te har singhar kahoon
tanuu ashawa ghamza aan kahoon
tanuu ishq kahoon
tanuu illam kahoon
tanuu waham yakin gumaan kahoon
tanuu husane da ve idrrak kahoon
tanuu zouk kahoon wajhdan kahoon
tanuu sadar kahoon, sadraan kahoon
tanuu hairat tay hairaan kahoon
tasleem kahoon, talveen kahoon
tmkeen kahoon, irfan kahoon
tanuu sumbal soo sand sard kahoon
tanuu nargis nafarman kahoon
tanuu lale adaagh ta bagh kahoon
gulzar kahoon, bustaan kahoon
tanuu lale adaagh ta bagh kahoon
gulzar kahoon, ustaan kahoon
tanuu khanjar teer toofang kahoon
tanuu barcha baang sanaan kahoon
tanuu teer fairang kaamaan kahoon
soofar kahoon, beekan kahoon
berang kahoon, bemisal kahoon
besurroot har har aan kahoon
sukdoor kahoon, qudooos kahoon
rehman kahoon, subhan kahoon
Aray tobaa dard Farid sadaaa…
Har shea nu par Nuksaan kahoon
tanuu bohut alag be aib kahoon
tanuu haq be naam nishaan kahoon
tanuu bohut alag be aib kahoon
tanuu haq be naam nishaan kahoon …
आरम्भ है प्रचंड बोलें मस्तकों के झुंड
आज ज़ंग की घड़ी की तुम गुहार दो
आन बान शान या के जान का हो दान
आज एक धनुष के बाण पे उतार दो
I have always liked Piyush Mishra as an actor… his screen presence, his dialogue delivery and most importantly his voice… There is something about it that I notice and I like !
Gulal has a few songs that Piyush Mishra has brilliantly sung, and he has done such a wonderful job with his lyrics, and music… One of the strongest lyrics and music of recent times… Hats off to him… Most of these NSD guys have brought so much to the Indian Cinema, but they are so under rated… anyway !!!
Another song that I “listen” to is “Raat ke Musafir” by Rahul Ram… I have always loved his voice, and way this song has been rendered with minimum music… just the acoustic guitar and Rahul’s incredible voice… sheer Brilliance !!!
मुकाम खोज ले तू
मकान खोज ले तू
इंसान के शहर में इंसान खोज ले तू
देख तेरी ठोकर से
रास्ते का वो पत्थर
माथे पे तेरे लग जाये न उचल के
ओ रात के मुसाफिर
तू भागना संभल के !
Here are the two songs which I have mentioned above, in case you have not heard them yet!
This song is set up in an environment of College Elections and brought back memories of the DU elections… There used to be so much at stake in this youth elections and being a part of them was an amazing experience! All is fair in love and war and “elections” was the motto I guess !
And here is Raat Ke Musafir:
And While you are at it, why not see/hear some more of Piyush Mishra… This reminds me so much of the Street Play times. I wonder where would I be if I had continued with my love of theater.
And then the songs with Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, and likes from the 70s and 80s… the favorites of the re-mixers…
And songs from movies like Chitchor, Rajnigandha, Gharonda, and likes…
From the last decade or so, I listen to Fusion and Sufi the most with my favorites being Indian Ocean, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Sahab, Abida Parveen, Shubha Mudgal, Kailash Kher and so on… I can listen to songs like Jhini, Khajuraho, Ma Rewa, Des Mera, Dama Dum Mast Kalandar, Tune Deewana Banaya to, Ab ke Saawan, Bam Badam, Teri Deewani, again and again and again…
The bollywood music of these days, I feel, does not come with age to it… you listen to it for a few days, weeks, maybe months and then you stop… Metro was amazing, Jhankaar Beats was beautiful, Dilli 6, Rules, Bombay, Roza, and the list can go on and on and on… some of them would randomly play on the ipod and bring a smile to my face !
With a lot of new bollywood music, I would like to dance… numbers from Oye Lucky, Race, Omkara, and a few more… Bhangra and Chichora music to be specific 😛
Angrezi… I like to stick to the ones I like there too… Bon Jovi, Bryan Baba, Aerosmith, GnR, Boney M :), Micheal Jackson. Shania Twain, Celine Dion, U2, UB40 to name a few… and in the recent times, Green Day and Smash Mouth… Mostly I feel good with the movie sound tracks and Grammy Nominees… Ice Age, Shrek, KungFu Panda, Lion King, Madagascar (mostly animation I guess)
and then pure music… my favorites, Percussion… Dholak and Tabla come first… huge respects to Ustad Allahrakha, and his two awesomely talented sons Ustad Zakir Hussain and Taufiq Qureshi.. I wonder if there is someone today who makes the Tabla sound as good as Ustad Zakir Husain… Taufiq is more about percussion and including playing his own mouth ! Shivmani is another artist who gets so much respect… Not to forget artists like Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasiya… they make the world of music complete for me !
And how can I not mention the Bagpiper Drums Scottish Combo of Clanadonia here… they are the best !!!!
I used to play the keyboards myself when I was doing my graduation and I was not too bad either… but with time and the pressure of getting into a job, and earn money took away the time and dedication I had for theater and music… and today all I manage is listen and watch and appreciate… being on the stage a number of times and in the front row too, has helped me see and feel both sides of the music coin… Its magical to know how to play something and then play it well… its an experience that NOTHING else in the world comes closer too… and that is why when I see/hear a good performance I feel heavy in my heart and usually have wet eyes… I get overwhelmed !!!
Had not really planned this long a post, and I am sure I might have missed something that I like about music ! anyway… now that you have managed to read so much (or you just cheated and came down to this line) enjoy some of the photographs of people in a world different from ours !
Have a happy weekend everyone !!! Will see you around !
And I found the performance that I had seen in Edinburgh on Youtube (Went into that hour while seeing this)… The sound is not excellent but you cannot miss the energy !!! I don’t have words to explain what if felt like, listening to this live !
I think the love for the word (ॐ) OM comes from Papa’s chanting of it, and the environment it creates at home every time I hear it from him, in addition to one out of body experience I cannot forget EVER.
Also since a very very long time, I have found peace in listening to Sanskrit in the form of chants, and one of my favorite happens to be the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra…
ॐ त्रयम्बकं यजामहे सुगंधिम पुष्टिवर्धनम
उर्वारुकमिव बंधनान मृत्योर मुक्षीय माम्रतात
Some information about it below from Wiki . In case you are interested in buying the CD with it, please do not buy anything other than TIMES music. It has been rendered beautifully in that album. or ask me for the mp3, I can send it to you.
2. If the head is moving up and down, slowly, then its probably some pop rock or a light peppy number
3. If the head moves up and down, faster, and the hands/fingers move as if the person is playing a guitar or drums, then its probably some rock rock… a bit harder than soft and softer than hard !
4. If the person’s body is moving and the legs are tapping the floor, its probably a dance number…
5. If the person is doing something other than listening to music, it is probably just a random selection of music and a ligh volume
What else?
I am really missing the green room below the stage in my collage today! For some reason I am thinking of all the wonderful hours I have spent there !!!
तूने दीवाना बनाया तो मैं दीवाना बना,
अब मुझे होश की दुनिया में तमाशा ना बना…
Tune Deewana banaya to main deewana bana,
ab mujhe hosh ki duniya mein tamasha na bana !
One thing that I love about the Sufi style of music is that God is loved more than prayed in front of… Almost every song is a representation of the true love for HIM ! Ishq, Mohabbat are the words that seem so pure with Sufi Music…
तू मिला भी है तू जुदा भी है
तेरा क्या कहना
तू सनम भी है तू खुदा भी है
तेरा क्या कहना
ये तमन्ना है के आज़ादे तमन्ना ही रहूँ
दिले मायूस को मनुसे तमन्ना न बना…
तुने दीवाना बयाना तो मैं दीवाना बना…
अब मुझे होश की दुनिया में तमाशा न बना…
tu mila bhi hai, tu juda bhi hai
tera kya kehna
tu sanam bhi hai, tu khuda bhi hai,
tera kya kehna
ye tamanna hai ke aazade tamanna hi rahoon,
dile mayoos ko manuse tamanna na bana
tune deewana banaya to main deewana bana
ab mujhe hosh ki duniya mein tamasha na bana
Another song that sounds out of this world in Abida Parveen’s voice is “Chaap Tilak Sab Cheeni Tose Naina Milaike“… I am listening to it right now, and words cannot really express what I feel when I listen to the Dholak, Tabla, Harmoniam adding Magic to brilliantly sung Song !!! Let me go to a different world listening to these songs !!!
Later…
Having said that, some of the channels over Worldspace are too unbelievably fantastic, the Hindi classics, the rock, the dance music ! But there is a whole lot of junk as well in the 40 channels they were offering. I hope with time, we can pick and choose and play the channels and pay only for the usage instead of paying a fixed subsription. And not to forget mobile satellite reception for music, instead of the bigger fixed boxes !
I am waiting !
Very natural on the screen, and phenomenal on the vocals (though I heard him shaking a lot in the live version of a song from the soundtrack, making me feel that his voice has been digitized)… but still boss, 10 on 10 for you !!!
Arjun Rampal looks good… fits in just where he should be !!!
The cast of the movie looked very carefully chosen… Can I miss talking about the fantastic score by Shankar Ehsaan Loy… one of the finest percussion and strings that I have heard in long time now !!! The way they have used Lead in their music is mind blowing… I am sure I am going to love listening to it full blow with Radha, as soon as I am back… Honestly speaking the lyrics are not really needed at places, because they just go in a different tangent for me.. for example the Song Zehreele… I heard it twice… and the second time, I was only listening to the music… What amazing music !!!! and ditto with Pichle Saath Dino Mein… there are parts of the song, where the vocals interfere with the music and I don’t like it, because the vocals are good and so is the music, just were just not going together !
Now I have to look for Du Hast and listen to it soon… ask me for this song if you have not heard it yet !!! but make sure you have good speakers if you are listening to it !!!
Brilliant vocals and acoustics on Phir Dekhiye… and not to miss the lovely piano !!!
I really liked the movie too and it reminded me of my days in college, the green room, the band Nakshatra, the numerous rounds of Sweet Child of Mine, the rock remixes of Altaf Raja, the amazing guitar Solos of Rahut Patrick (The simplest and the best, rather simply the best guitarist I have met), joining Nimisha for her English Solo Competitions, hearing the band practice and just being there enjoying the music, that trip to Pilani with Ankur and Pradeep where we sat in the rock competition and concert for 13 straight hours….
I am not sure if I was watching the movie, or living my college days again in those two something hours of the movie…
Ah !!!!
What a feeling !!! I Yum Loooving Eet !!!
*now listening to Session – Linkin Park !!! yummy !!!