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Vani Jayaram's songs

Topic started by avvaiyar (@ 203.116.61.132) on Wed Jan 27 02:29:28 EST 1999.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

I'm a new visitor to this website. I couldn't see anyone discussing about Vani Jayaram's songs.
Let me start this one.(It had been there previously pls. forgive me!)

"Ezhu swarangalukkul ethanai paadal..
Ithaya surangathul ethanai kelvi...
Vaazhum manitharukkul ethanai salanam.."

Wow! Beautiful voice!

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• From: Priya (@ 198.23.26.253) on: Wed Mar 27 13:27:39 EST 2002
  
  Naaz, if you could scan your paper clipping and post it someplace that would be great!!
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Wed Mar 27 16:30:38 EST 2002
  
  Susi - You should try and persuade your local Tamizh Kalasara Sangam (or the closest thing resembling such a cultural org.) to invite VJ to present a concert. I am sure she would accept with grace.
  
  Priya - I first have to find the clipping :-) and then borrow a scanner, apuram...where does one post such things?? Thaniya Oru Homepage Thirakkanumaenna?
  
  
• From: s0 (@ 128.119.85.50) on: Wed Mar 27 17:07:11 EST 2002
  
  Naaz. It is great that you have met VJ. I feel proud that I know someone (atleast your name) who has met VJ and interviewed her. At the very least it is a great trump-card during conversations.
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Wed Mar 27 21:44:48 EST 2002
  
  You think so, s0? VJ has withdrawn from film singing (almost) for at least a decade now...And given how "fame" is about "popular" and "in-the-public-eye" personalities, I doubt VJs name has much currency or "trump" value these days...However, I am glad to have interviewed her. She is an exceptional human being and an extraordinary artiste.
  
  
• From: OISG (@ 213.150.174.248) on: Thu Mar 28 02:23:30 EST 2002
  
  Naaz
  
  Some light on how she picked up so many languages..to read write and sing.
  
  Did she ever try music composing and direction?
  
  Nice to have met people like you and Mr.O(who has lots to share his MSV experiences) in this forum.
  
  
• From: avr (@ 143.127.3.10) on: Thu Mar 28 03:19:13 EST 2002
  
  >> Some light on how she picked up so many languages..to read write and sing. <<
  
  But I dont think she is the only one to have done that amongst the veteran Indian singers
  
  
• From: OISG (@ 213.150.174.152) on: Thu Mar 28 03:47:14 EST 2002
  
  AVR
  
  From whatever i have read:
  
  VJ can read write in Tamil,Telugu,Kannada,Hindi Oriya,Malayalam.When the news about her Oriya recording came in Tamil Mags it was mentioned that she did sing from the original oriya lyric.
  
  If you talk about veterans possibly PBS could be the only one.I am sure the other veterans TMS,SPB,KJY,Kishore,Rafi,Lata,Asha,Gantasala ,SJ never had the ability to read and write in the languages they sang (apart from their mother tongue)
  
  TMS has sung Kannada songs
  Rafi in teleugu
  Lata asha in Tamil and telugu
  SPB PS SJ Gantasala in Tamil
  without knowing to read and write in those languages.
  
  My question was not to show the other veterans in poor light on this aspect but to show VJ s talents.I have also wondered how the other veterans managed and excelled without knowing the lipi for so long.
  
  
• From: G.Ragavan (@ 202.144.44.226) on: Thu Mar 28 03:59:34 EST 2002
  
  Naaz, yerkanave oru group iruke (with very very poor response). angka podalame.
  I havent met VJ but MSV. In my school days I met him. I could not ask him much because I didn't know what to ask. I just had taken a photo and I dont know where it is now. :-(
  
  
• From: avr (@ 143.127.3.10) on: Thu Mar 28 06:18:47 EST 2002
  
  Mr G ragavan:
  
  about vj yahoogroup - sometimes i think its better to continue discussions here. many more people can post here than on the yahoogroups.
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 203.124.139.195) on: Thu Mar 28 06:59:31 EST 2002
  
  VJ was one of the first true tamil playback singers to make a major impression(Uma Ramanan followed). SPB is from AP, SJ, PS, KJY from Kerala, TMS is Saurashtrian.
  Goes to show the tolerance of Tamil art.
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Thu Mar 28 09:38:57 EST 2002
  
  It is true that VJ is fluent (both reading/writing) in at least half a dozen languages...and it is also true that if she is about to sing a "traditional" or "legendary" kirtanam or hymn (in a particular language) she consults academics/scholars/vidhwans on the exact (or dialect-ically true) pronunciation of the song (eg. would be "Kesariyaa Balmaa" or "Vaishnava Janatho" ) and works to get it "authentically" right. This, I beleive, she does out of her own curiosity and dedication for every song - for as she told me when I spoke to her:
  "Every song is my first song. And I always tell myself before every recording: My best is yet to come."
  
  VJ records every song after whispering "Om" three times before the "take." I attended her recorind of Kunguma Nayagi. She recorded 3 songs - first take was the final take - in a little over an hour. It was an amazing demonstration of her abilities and grasp as a singer. I remember that moment so vividly even today!
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Thu Mar 28 09:50:34 EST 2002
  
  Another interesting incident: After the interview VJ invited me to join her for a meal at a restaurant in T.Nagar. The server at the hotel immediately recognised her once we were seated. After noting down our order - just out of the blue - in a karagarappana kuralil - he started to sing "Yarathu Sollamal..." in front of her. And then he stopped - saying: "Yepaddi Ma Kurala Ippadi Kumba Pizhunji Paadaringa? Yeppadi Ma?" - and then he walked back to the kitchen humming "margazhi pookkal aaa aaaaa aaaaaa" with his own attempts at alaap! It was a touching moment. VJ later asked him about his family and his children. She also left behind a generous tip!
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Thu Mar 28 10:12:22 EST 2002
  
  typo: "karumba pizhunji" :-)
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Thu Mar 28 21:28:17 EST 2002
  
  For those who are interested:
  On Sunday March 31st from 8-10pm (PDT) I will be featuring a few tracks from VJs album Ye Sawan Kyon Barse on my Radio-Show "Rhythm's India" on CitR 101.9FM. The programme is simulcast on the web and you can tune in (after doing the math on time zones) at www.citr.ca
  
  
• From: Neel D (@ 24.98.41.115) on: Thu Mar 28 23:05:26 EST 2002
  
  Calculate the time and click on this for Naaz's programme.
  
  http://209.53.23.174:8000/citr
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Thu Mar 28 23:16:01 EST 2002
  
  Thanks, Neel. That was an astute and effective measure...I am indebted to your IT savvy! :-)
  
  
• From: avr (@ 203.90.83.84) on: Thu Mar 28 23:41:43 EST 2002
  
  Neel/Naaz:
  
  I didnt find any time zones link at all on your website. Where can I come to know what time it will be in Pune/Mumbai at 8-10 pm PDT. What is PDT? Are you going to play songs from other VJ albums too? Please answer me ASAP.
  
  
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Fri Mar 29 01:55:26 EST 2002
  
  That should have been PST, AVR. Sorry, I was thinking ahead. It changes to PDT in the summer.
  PST - Pacific Standard Time (West Coast North America)
  I am doing a Ghazal/Geet compilation for this Sunday. So I will include VJ in the Geet section along with a few other singers.
  
  I hope you - and a few others who can - do log on and listen. Good Luck!
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Fri Mar 29 02:13:38 EST 2002
  
  AVR - In Pune it will be early Monday Morning (you are 13 hrs ahead in India.)
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Fri Mar 29 02:22:50 EST 2002
  
  Here is a link to the Station site. You can get all the details - about the show, the station, the programming, the times etc. - from here. Let me know if you need further details.
  
  I hope this one works....
  
  http://www.ams.ubc.ca/citr/live.htm
  
  
• From: Avr (@ 203.197.80.148) on: Fri Mar 29 10:20:14 EST 2002
  
  Good...that means it will be around 9 in the morning when I get to hear it. Anyways, 31st March is an IMPORTANT day for me....will be glad to end it with some good music :-))
  
  
• From: aVr (@ 203.197.80.148) on: Fri Mar 29 10:22:32 EST 2002
  
  will the geets and ghazals be only Hindi (and its dialects) or will u be including Tamil songs also? Are u going to include atleast one song from Geetagovindam also? Or you are going to make me wait for the next time you conduct that programme?
  
  Moreover that site points to the University of British Columbia :-))
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Fri Mar 29 11:59:21 EST 2002
  
  Yes, I am a UBC alumni (doctorate). I started the show 12 years ago when I was a graduate student. It was called Geetanjali then. I recruited a new co-host three years ago (when I found my other commitments to be overwhelming and couldn't give my full attention to the show) and we changed the name to Rhythm's India and got another hour added to the slot (originally it was just a one hour slot on sunday.)
  I have presented the radio programme for over a decade - so you can guess how many VJ shows have already been aired.... :-))
  
  BTW Monday morning will be the beginning of your day....nahin? (Call your Telephone service to just check the exact time difference - it might vary by 15-30 mins )
  
  
• From: OISG (@ 213.150.174.248) on: Fri Mar 29 12:55:41 EST 2002
  
  AVR
  
  You are in Pune?
  
  
• From: OISG (@ 213.150.174.248) on: Fri Mar 29 13:03:23 EST 2002
  
  There is a VJ song which starts like "Mazhaikkala megam" MD-Chandra Bose who humms in between.It is a good one.CB s humming will resemble "Yamma Yamma" by RDB.Any idea?
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Sat Mar 30 12:36:10 EST 2002
  
  OISG - The film is "Thariyil Vazhum Meengal."
  VJ also had another solo in the same film which went:
  "I Love You, Pani Thaen Malaiye (or Mazhaiye?) CB was another MD who gave many good solos to VJ.
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Sun Mar 31 06:33:00 EST 2002
  
  AVR - a snippet from your (appreciative) post made it to the blurb in the home page promoting the "How we got here" thread. Congrats!
  
  
• From: avr (@ 203.199.130.13) on: Sun Mar 31 09:22:32 EST 2002
  
  Oh thanks for showing me that...I usually NEVER visit the home page, but come here to the forum directly!
  
  
• From: bm (@ 64.175.242.133) on: Sun Mar 31 10:40:39 EST 2002
  
  OISG, is this "Mazhaikkala Megam " different from the one in Vaazhvey Mayam (music by gangai amaran )? Can someone please provide a link ? Also, i searched in vain for VJ's "Tuppuru tupuru " under the oriya songs in Music india online ..any info on where to get it will be a huge relief !
  
  
• From: bm (@ 64.175.242.133) on: Sun Mar 31 10:41:50 EST 2002
  
  oops..sorry i didnt read Naaz's post regarding "Mazhaikaala "..
  
  

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