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Vote 'Adi Rakkamma' for World's Top Ten for BBC! Click here!

Topic started by Vijay Venkatram J (@ 203.145.160.235) on Mon Nov 11 11:08:23 EST 2002.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

Dear Friends,

Let us vote for 'Adi Rakkamma' from THALAPATHI as our choice for the World's Top Ten Songs poll conducted by BBC!

I am suggesting this song because if in case the BBC people listen to the nominated songs, they will feel knocked out on hearing our Maestro's 150 Vioins' Strings Ensemble!

Let us all do it at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/

Yours Always Musically,
Vijay.

Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Fans Club at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilaiyaraaja

RaajaNGAHM at http://www.raajangahm.com/members.html

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• From: yaaro (@ 195.93.50.7) on: Fri Nov 29 09:51:06 EST 2002
  
  ML,
  how do you know this?That pie diagram does not seem to have changed at all!
  
  
• From: Venki (@ 192.127.94.7) on: Fri Nov 29 10:23:21 EST 2002
  
  Are you all calling ARR as Asian Mozart, Mozart of east, Mozart from Madras etc. Clear me please.
  
  Pros' in this forum might have to analyze this.
  
  
• From: Venki (@ 192.127.94.7) on: Fri Nov 29 10:24:50 EST 2002
  
  yaaro,
  Your might be seeing a chached page. Please hold ctrl + Shift and then refresh the screen!
  
  
  
• From: yaaro (@ 195.93.34.7) on: Fri Nov 29 14:08:06 EST 2002
  
  //IR's PR factory is very much evident in this forum. //
  //Are you all calling ARR as Asian Mozart, Mozart of east, Mozart from Madras etc. Clear me please. //
  This bit of misinformation was entirely due to ALW's PR team.
  I went to BD and had an oppotunity to see the hand book-it said-''known as the mozart from madras in India...''-come on chaps-show me one source which said this before BD came-I will give them My entire mozart CD collection!
  After this the name has stuck.If he was from delhi-debussey from delhi?That was cheek on part of ALW misleading the british public.
  
  
• From: archivist (@ 64.12.96.72) on: Fri Nov 29 14:12:33 EST 2002
  
  Venki! Amazing.
  
  Rakkamma deserves to be world No.1 - my reasons:
  
  DOESN'T PRETEND THAT IT HAS TO SOUND WESTERN TO GAIN WORLD POPULARITY AT THAT SAME TIME IT HAS
  
  Native rhythms, street revelry situation, Indian melody, no unnecessary bass violins, excellent interludes, SPB in full "throatle" in the second stanza, the female chorus the sexiest sound today on the web - literally amazing chorus sound ever pulled off by IR among all his chorus sounds and above all the Temple singing. What more does the world want and that too in 7 minutes - they waited 1 hour in a Synphony/Opera/Rock concert wouldn't get all this even if the audience begged ;--)
  
  Plus, the fact that IR opened off with Spanish sounds speaks volumes about IR' enthusiasm at that time to give this song as much a broader acceptance than possible in that song situation.
  
  SINCE, ALL software giants of India are rollin up their sleeves to give the Genius of Peace his day, I think we can vote for a second song in the top Ten:
  
  My choice: Appaney Appaney from Annai Oru Aalayam it has everything - wildest James Bondian prelude, unbeleivable trumpet passages, the world' most intriguing and perfect percussion passage ever conveived in the second interlude, plus a beautiful tune long enough to keep audience asking for more from IR. Plus MusicIndia online has the album (the full song which those idiots HMV/RPG have edited off the prelude and many would not have heard the prelude, here is your chance!! Plus, this is one of the craziest albums of IR which all songs equally mind-boggling.
  
  http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/l/WW00001F
  
  More with Dr. Vijay's suggestion.
  
  Also, recommend:
  
  Innum Enna Seyya from Singaravelan (such a fast dance song that will fascinate the world)
  
  Solai Kiliye Malai Kadirey (SPS) from Sakkalathi? completely Indian and Temple sounds
  
  Orey Naal (need no explanation)
  Vellai Pura Ondru ( unparalleled class and style)
  Poove Sempoove (Indian and Western orchestration)
  
  
  More later.....
  
  
• From: ravi k.s. ravichandran (@ 128.110.251.87) on: Fri Nov 29 17:03:07 EST 2002
  
  Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu is my favroite for a reason.
  
  It is just for the first minute of the song that literally captivates everyone..Essentially a beatiful piece simply generated out of a bunch of violins. There is this lead violin and then the background battery of violins that synchronize with the lead one. What they do is simply play a simple rhythm in different scales--beautifully organized.
  Amazingly creative piece by IR..
  
  
• From: R Ramalingam (@ 129.42.208.182) on: Fri Nov 29 17:38:55 EST 2002
  
  Post As Many Votes As Possible by Removing the Cookie called features in your Temporary Internet Files Directory with internet address "http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten" ... We'll Win.
  
  
• From: Kum_Laden (@ 24.100.181.157) on: Fri Nov 29 17:44:51 EST 2002
  
  What a desperate and pathetic and etc.. Ramalingam.... ennappa ithu? aniyaayama irukae.
  
  plus for technical details..they dont store in your cookie but record your ip. So you might try diferent network or workstation.
  
  
  
  
• From: ! (@ 152.163.189.230) on: Fri Nov 29 19:41:13 EST 2002
  
  Kum_Laden:
  
  what if i am using aol and different email addresses of different people? isn't aol dynamic ip?
  
  
• From: Kum_Laden (@ 24.100.181.157) on: Fri Nov 29 19:53:56 EST 2002
  
  I am not into this voting thing. I voted as one of the first people for ARR's VandeMataram. but thats it hehe..
  
  But i belive for aol it loop between certain # of ips but might work. I am just assuming they register the ip to be meaningfull. anyway you might check it with http://www.whatismyip.com
  
  regards
  
  
  
• From: archivist (@ 172.157.23.24) on: Fri Nov 29 21:09:53 EST 2002
  
  I liked this simple writing and it touched me by the words used by the author. don't think many people have come across this articel
  
  
  http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinebio/01-01-99/ilayara1.htm
  
  
  Cine Biography
  'Music God' Ilayaraja
  
  
  Language may not be a known one.....Meaning may not be understood....Yet it penetrates the hearts of people.... only that's real music! And, Cinema songs have the reputation of making even the illiterate and the ordinary mass to hear and enjoy those songs!
  As far as Tamil film music is concerned the contribution of Ilayaraja is immense! It was through the film "Annakkili" that he hypnotized the audience and the whole of Tamilnadu and made them turn to be his staunch fans! And through his musical composition "Symphony", he made the whole world look on the Tamils with unbound astonishment and respect! Following is the article that speaks about the music related life-experiences of Ilayaraja and about those musical geniuses who have influenced him to a great extent:
  
  Pannaipuram is a village in Madurai district and it's there that Ilayaraja was born on 02-06-1943. His father's name was Ramasamy and mother Chinnathaayammaal. Ilayaraja's original name was "Rasaiya".
  
  From his childhood days onwards he (Ilayaraja) was having interest in music. It was further induced by his brother Paavalar Varatharasan. Starting from 1958 until 1968, the music troupe including these brothers toured all over Tamilnadu for conducting music programmes!
  
  In 1968, Ilayaraja came to Chenai and he, along with his brothers and Bharathi Raja, stayed here at a rented house. It was then that he started learning Western music methodically! He learnt it from one Thanraj master who was at that time residing at Luz Corner in Chennai. In those days, as Ilayaraja happened to suffer from poverty and hunger, Thanraj master taught him without collecting any fee, it's said!
  
  Having learned Western music he had started searching for cinema chances so as to compose music for films. It was then that Panju Arunachalam booked Ilayaraja to work as music director for the film "Annakkili", produced by him. From that day onwards till now, Ilayaraja has composed music for more than 700 films and has created tunes for more than 3,5oo songs!
  
  Ilayaraja, so far in his career, has won 3 National Awards for Best Music Direction in the following three years: 1984, 1986 and 1988. He has won State Government Award on many occasions. The title "Isai Gnani" was conferred by Kalaignar Karunanidhi in 1988. That title has come to stay for ever and it has got a permanent place in peoples' hearts too! Ilayaraja who continues performing music on Indian soil, has also achieved the rare feat of creating history by presenting his special musical creation "Symphony" in London Arbert Hall and thus has earned a great name and respect and a distinct identity for the whole Tamil population throughout the world!
  
  Moreover, Carnatic Classical Music 'Ragas', which had traditionally been the rare and special mark of artistic erudition of only the selected few belonging to the higher stratum of society, were now made rather easily accessible to and readily enjoyable by even the ordinary people on the street, after the entry of Ilayaraja....For example, based on 'Humsathvani' raga he has composed music for the film song "Mayile, Mayile Un Thogai Ingke". For the songs "Pon Maalai Pozhuthu" and "Poong Kathave Thaazh Thiravaai" he composed music on the basis of different classical ragas.
  
  His daughter Pavathaarini and sons Karthik Raja and Yuvan Sankar Raja are the heirs of Ilayaraja in the field of music. Each of those heirs has her and his own individualistic and stylistic pattern of music composition.
  
  Until Ilayaraja was introduced into Tamil field, only Hindi film songs and tunes were reigning supreme having sweeping influence on Tamil film goers. But it was vice versa, not only in Tamilnadu but also throughout India, after the entry of Ilayaraja into cinefield! Even North Indians became great fans of Ilayaraja! It has all along been his nature that if once he indulges in music- composing he forgets food, sleep and everything else other than musical creation! But he hasn't yet been given, as far as our country is concerned, what actually he deserves in terms of special respect and regard eventhough the hard fact remains that he isn't such a person as to expect all these recognitions and titles! He has never been after these at all!
  
  
• From: ! (@ 152.163.189.230) on: Fri Nov 29 21:20:22 EST 2002
  
  http://www.mysic.com/Music/London_Philharmonic_Orchestra.aspx?all=1
  
  lsiting with London Philharmonic Orchestra!
  
  

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