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Forming a TFM Orchestra in the USA as alternative to IR or TF groups performing abroad.

Topic started by Raja Fan (@ spider-wd032.proxy.aol.com) on Thu Mar 25 01:20:23 EST 1999.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

In the long run, can it be possible to mobilise the best talents among Indian students to form a TFM troupe? If this is possible, then we can have more frequent performances at various Indian associations as they can support these programmes and we don't have to think hard on how to popularise IR's songs especially. If this idea is debatable in this forum why not we ask for talents attending in this forum itself? These talented musicians/singers should be extremely good so they don't have to meet regularly to practice it is also opportunity to display our latent musical skills. After few years, we can get lot of supprt and invite TFM legends to be guests. I am thinking we wont have problems because Indian films in general don't have copyright issues.

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Responses:

• From: Dorai (@ gateway7.ey.com) on: Thu Mar 25 11:19:54 EST 1999
  
  RajaFan,
  How do we organise this troupe. This has to be state wise. We can have a group of troupes from different states which have more tamil population and may be think of consolidate them later.
  
  How do u mobolise fund
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ daecfp01.sprint.com) on: Thu Mar 25 12:58:03 EST 1999
  
  Dorai and Raja Fan,
  
  I already have a group and we have performed at a number of occasions. Noteworthy performances include Fetna conference Prime Time Concert in July 1998 (St.Louis) and one coming up at Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 4th,1999 (Fetna again). We also recently performed at Dallas (Jan 30th) and New York (Telugu March 20th). We perform full length (3+ hours)concerts in Tamil, Telugu or Hindi. Why don't you encourage our efforts by arranging for a concert in your city/state. I will provide sample cassette, publicity materials etc.
  Thanks for your efforts.
  
  
• From: aruLarasan. (@ psiphi.umsl.edu) on: Thu Mar 25 13:04:22 EST 1999
  
  rAjAG,
  
  are you a part of venki's group? since you are in KS, i guess you are the drummer. is it so? (but that doesn't gel
  cos' venki plays only hindhi songs.) reply back please.
  
  
• From: Your old pal Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com) on: Thu Mar 25 13:15:05 EST 1999
  
  rajaG: Are you the drummer? Neenga paadina drums effect varuma enna?:)))
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ daecfp01.sprint.com) on: Thu Mar 25 13:48:12 EST 1999
  
  aruLarasan,
  
  No I'm not a drummer. I mainly sing and play the keyboards some. I have performed with Venky too and provided the male vocal leads in his album (released as a CD) Himalayan Dreams (both in Tamil and Telugu). However, I have a separate group of musicians and lady singer. Mostly we play live music (non-sequenced).
  
  enadhu vayOdhiga naNbar Raj avargaLey,
  
  vaayaalEyE naan drums saththam seidhaal adharku peyar 'mooh' synthesizer illayaa? (as opposed to the more popular Moog synthesizer)
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ daecfp01.sprint.com) on: Thu Mar 25 13:52:51 EST 1999
  
  aruLarasan,
  
  BTW the drummer (from KS) you are thinking about is Prashanth my nephew who lives in KC. He has played with Venki and me.
  
  
• From: Srinath (@ ss02.nc.us.ibm.com) on: Thu Mar 25 14:00:17 EST 1999
  
  rajaG:
  Ungalukku newphews-laam irukkaangala ? Summava rajaG-nnu per vechindeenga ;-) Vayasuketha per thaan !
  
  
• From: aruLarasan (@ psiphi.umsl.edu) on: Thu Mar 25 14:02:27 EST 1999
  
  thanks RG,
  
  yeah, prashanth. now i remember the name. i haven't had a chance to listen to himAlayan dreams (don't ask
  me why :-) ). i am happy that your group does live music unlike ... :-) i have a question. how do you guys
  manage the bass line? (we find it very difficult to get a bassguitarist - thamizh speaking, i.e., here in
  STL.) have you guys done any original composition?
  
  regards,
  aruLarasan.
  
  
• From: Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com) on: Thu Mar 25 14:06:54 EST 1999
  
  Srinatha: Nalla sonna po! Naanum avar kuralai kettuttu etho namma vayasu kaararnu ninaichindirunthaen. Paartha, manushanukku marumaan-laam irukka polirukkae. Idhula , vayodhiga nanbarae-nu kindal vera. Aana avaai kutham cholli enne priyojanam. Avar thaan peyar-leye indication kudutharae:))
  
  
• From: Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com) on: Thu Mar 25 14:09:35 EST 1999
  
  Srinatha! Bass Guitarist illaiyaam!
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ daecfp01.sprint.com) on: Thu Mar 25 14:13:59 EST 1999
  
  aruLarasan,
  
  Srinath is a thamizh speaking bass guitarist. But unfortunately he is not in St. Louis (lucky for you). Plus he does'nt play non IR songs, which means you are not going to get any latest hit songs for say, the last 10 years:-)) (Could'nt resist it!!!)
  
  Srinath,
  
  nephew/neice varadhu ellaam yEn kaila illa. enga aNNaa, aKKaakku aandavan thandha varaprasaadham. rajaG is mariyaadhai peyar for you and Raj (because of keerthi not moorthi/vayasu). maththavaaLukkellaam it is short for Raja Govindarajan.
  
  
• From: Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com) on: Thu Mar 25 14:24:16 EST 1999
  
  rajaGji: Appadi paartha, neenga kooda thaan LATEST INDIAN SOOPER SOOPER SOOPER DOOPER HITS aagiya Akila ulaga isai chemmal Daler Mehndi paattu paada maattenga. Mehndi paattu illadha concertukku endha self-respecting Indian varuvaanaam?:))
  Arularasarae, Indha pasanga ellam waste. Neenga enakku oru visakku erpaadu pannunga.
  "Irukkuthu sitaru, drumsgal trumpet flute
  Ivaigalai ondraaga isaippavan evan ingu kaattu" appadinnu dhool kilappidaraen:))
  
  
• From: aruLarasan (@ psiphi.umsl.edu) on: Thu Mar 25 14:56:44 EST 1999
  
  rAj,
  
  engaLayE ingErndhu thoraththap pAkkuRanga. indha vELaila ungaLukku visAlAm ... :-)
  
  
• From: S.T.Srinivasan (@ firewall.baan.com) on: Thu Mar 25 15:10:59 EST 1999
  
  Hi,
  
  I would like to join some of the light music troups. I live in San Jose, CA. Do please let me know at my email stsrinivasan@hotmail.com
  
  Thanks and Regards
  
  Srini
  
  Visit my songs site for my sample voice
  
  http://members.tripod.com/STSrinivasan/TamilSongs
  http://members.tripod.com/STSrinivasan/TeluguSongs
  
  
• From: Srinath (@ ss05.nc.us.ibm.com) on: Thu Mar 25 15:18:44 EST 1999
  
  Guys:
  I won't be able travel around for shows for the next few months for various reasons. That is why I did not take this up seriously. In fact, I even got an opportunity to play for a Tamizh Sangam here but had to turn it down as I was busy with some stuff.
  
  rajaG maama:
  Last 10 years-la vandha ethana songs ungalaala live-a (without any kind of synthesizing) panna mudiyum ? Enna poi kura sollareengale ? :-) Innoru vishayam, non-IR songs-ukku enakku notes kuda edukka vendam, appadiye vaasipen (avvalavu talent kidaidhu, aana avanga pota bass andha lakshanathula irukku :-)). Actually, for me the most enjoyable part is sitting down taking the notes. Oru song eduththu mudichapparum irukka thripthi adha vaasikambodhu kooda varadhu !
  
  Raj:
  Indha "Kokkara Kozhi Koovura Vela, Raasathi Raasan Vaarandi Ponne" hummingukku rajaG-kku aal venum, oru kooovu vandhu koovungalaen ;-)))
  
  aruLarasan:
  Neenga podara songs oru sample list kaatungalaen, let me see how many I have played before. rajaG, unga listum paartha nanna irukkum !
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ daecfp01.sprint.com) on: Thu Mar 25 15:27:23 EST 1999
  
  Srinath marumavanEy,
  
  I will send you a separate e-mail with the list.
  
  
  
• From: Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com) on: Thu Mar 25 15:34:39 EST 1999
  
  Sri: naan no koovals. Only instruments(Except Bass guitar..pona poradhu nee vaasichukko):))
  
  
• From: karthi (@ lab1.theatrium.net) on: Mon Mar 29 00:01:42 EST 1999
  
  Hi Guys!
  
  Ennai indha thread-la (IR?) paarkka aacharyamaa irukkaa? haa haa haaa....! PasangaLa, naa Indian aana student illa, naa cassette-la paadi anupicha - yarukku anupparadhunnu sollunga - pidichirundhaa ennaiyum sErthuppeengaLa?
  
  
• From: karthi (@ lab1.theatrium.net) on: Mon Mar 29 00:03:02 EST 1999
  
  Raj, Sri and RajaG! kEkkavE marandhuttEn! Eppadi irukkeenga ellaarum?
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ ip196.kansas-city.mo.pub-ip.psi.net) on: Mon Mar 29 03:30:47 EST 1999
  
  karthi,
  
  Please send me an e-mail to raja.govindarajan@mail.sprint.com.
  
  P.S. Sowkyamaa irukkEn.
  
  
• From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Mon Mar 29 08:57:38 EST 1999
  
  Yempa naanu..?
  
  
• From: Sriram Lakshman (@ ifmxlenx.na.informix.com) on: Mon Mar 29 13:39:39 EST 1999
  
  Velaiyathavan,
  Yenna thiruvaLLuvar Fan-a?
  
  
• From: karthi (@ lab2.theatrium.net) on: Mon Mar 29 23:55:22 EST 1999
  
  AyyO solla marandhuttEnE, Sriram Lakshman-ai yaarum vidaadheenga, HE'S AN EXCELLENT SINGER!
  
  SriramL, I think it's time you get ready with your cassette. Sorry sriram, pOna posting-la naa unnai marandhu pOnadhukku.
  
  
• From: Sriram Lakshman (@ ifmxlenx.na.informix.com) on: Tue Mar 30 15:27:45 EST 1999
  
  Karthi,
  Yenna vera velai illaya ?
  
  
• From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Tue Mar 30 16:15:28 EST 1999
  
  Hai Karthi --- Becoming my sishyan.....:-))
  
  
• From: karthi (@ lab7.theatrium.net) on: Tue Mar 30 22:03:21 EST 1999
  
  hallo! noway Velaiyathavan! I was only saying the truth. Sriram, idhukku pErdhaan avai adakkama?
  
  
• From: VK (@ 209.155.79.31) on: Wed Mar 31 16:21:55 EST 1999
  
  Hi guys,
  
  I am Vijayakumar. Well I play keyboards in San Francisco Bay Area's only indian multi-lingual light music group PALLAVI. PALLAVI has earned a very good reputation in the bay area and have been doing concerts here in SF bay area (california) since early 96. Visit our website for more details http://www.grin.net/~sankris/Pallavi
  
  PALLAVI started doing performances only in tamil cine songs, then moved over to telugu, kannada and hindi (now performing predinantly in Tamil and Hindi; with an occasional telugu and kannada).
  
  We have doing a multi-lingual program, coming up on 3rd Apr (a fundraiser for Sankara Eye Foundation, USA). More info about links for this program can be found in our site. If you are interested in watching our show, contact immediately. Tickets are almost sold out (950+ auditorium). We have done our own compositions twice before too. So, check out!!!
  
  Its nice to hear about other groups in the US performing and travelling. PALLAVI has not experimented with travelling yet. Already we have been busier than ever (about a program every 50 to 60 days). Thats too much of an effort.
  
  BTW, we have about 8 dedicated instrumentalists and 7 to 8 singers. Music is not our profession. Its our interest and a side hobby.
  
  But we certainly would want to give it a shot outside of our place. But we dont have a sample real-audio of our live performance on our web yet. We hope to do it soon so that people can hear for themselves.
  
  BIBI
  
  V Vijayakumar
  31st Mar 1999 @ 1314 hrs
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ daecfp01.sprint.com) on: Mon Apr 5 11:24:42 EDT 1999
  
  Guys,
  
  Need a favor. I am putting together a list of songs for the Fetna Conference (Thamizh) program in Atlantic City, NJ on July 4th 1999. We will have four singers - Sanjeev, Sheela, Anuradha Sriram (India) and myself. One of the items I want to include, considering that this is the last year of the millennium, is a medley of TFM songs from 40s to 90s. We will be singing only the pallavi or charanam for each song (about 30 to 40 seconds per song). Obviously, it is better if these are super hits of the time period they represent. Would it be possible for the seasoned and knowledgeable (exemption given to Raj) DFers to come up with recommendations/suggestions so that I can prepare a comprehensive and representative list of hits. Eventually, I will be having 24 songs (bits) i.e about 4 per decade 'average'. Please include the decade reference for my benefit.
  
  I am thinking about these songs as of now.
  
  1. Manmadha leelaiyai (MKT - Decade ???)
  2. Oru Naal pOdhumaa (60s?)
  3. Kaalaiyum neeyE, maalaiyum neeyE (???)
  4. AzhaikkaadhEy (PS ???)
  5. Malarndhu malaraadha (Paasa malar ??)
  
  Thanks for your help.
  
  Raja Govindarajan.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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