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Star Night '98

Topic started by Aravind (@ 202.42.152.9) on Mon Apr 6 06:01:03 EDT 1998.
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Musical Night featuring KJY & SPB

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• From: Aravind (@ 202.42.152.9) on: Mon Apr 6 06:17:43 EDT 1998
  
  There was a muical program featuring KJY & SPB on a single stage. Orchestra was provided by, Lakshman-Sruthu, a supposed-to-be popular group in Madras.
  
  But they hardly lived up to their reputation. They had barely 10 guys to take care of the instruments. Violin, Veenai, Sitar etc were simulated using keyboard. Violin esp was horrible. But their singers did well. A female singer sang in at least three different voices. They had not rehearsedin the audi before and hence the volume levels were too high.
  
  SPB & KJY sang extremely well. Their choice
  of songs were also good. There were only hit songs. SPB sang iLayanilaa, iLamaiyenum poongkaatru, enna saththam, maNNil intha, sangeetha jaathi mullai (best), oruvan oruvan muthalaaLi, shankarabharanam.... KJY sang
  poovE sempoovE, anbukku naan adimai, viziyE kathaiezuthu, pachchaik kiLigaL thOLOdu (best) kaNNE kalaimaanE.... Both sang kaattuk kuyilu and iraNdu kaigaL together.
  
  The same perfomance was done in Madras some time back. Did any of you TFM-ites get a chance to attend that? If yes, were Lakshman-Sruthi any different?
  
  
• From: Gokul (@ 204.76.129.217) on: Mon Apr 6 19:01:15 EDT 1998
  
  Where was this held?
  
  
• From: Nithin (@ nc.pr.mcs.net) on: Mon Apr 6 19:25:36 EDT 1998
  
  Aravind, please tell more about this. Were was this concert held. I believe the one in Chennai, after a long time, was held in September 87. I would love to see the video of this one. Any way to obtain this?
  
  
• From: Mano (@ ecarh800.nortel.com) on: Tue Apr 7 08:36:45 EDT 1998
  
  If I vaguely remember, it must be in 1997.
  The concert was a great success, all the tickets were sold out, many people could not get tickets for that concert. I also remember that SPB & KJ were stuck in the crowd. The organizers thought that they would not show up on time, but surprisingly they showed up together on time.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Tue Apr 7 23:36:01 EDT 1998
  
  Guys - This concert titled, "Legends in Concert" was held in both Singapore and Malaysia, last weekend. Unfortunately, I couldn't go and therefore am hoping for some newspaper reviews, which I will post here. Aravind should be able to give more details. In conjunction with the concert, there was an interview over Radio6, bits of which I listened. SPBala was heaping praises on KJJ. He recalled an incident where he recorded a song in his (SPB's) own voice and requested KJJ to sing the song, as he did not dare to "teach" KJJ how to sing the song. :-))) (I can't recollect the title of the movie but it had the enchanting melody, Vannam konda vennilavey.
  
  
• From: Mano (@ ecarh800.nortel.com) on: Wed Apr 8 08:25:25 EDT 1998
  
  The movie is 'sikaram' starring SPB, Ratha and Reka. The music director was SPB too
  
  
• From: G. Varghese (@ d4-fx17-lond-pda.attcanada.net) on: Thu Apr 9 01:32:40 EDT 1998
  
  The song In "Sigaram" was a super song - "Agaram Ippo Sigaram Aachu, Thagaram Ippo Thangam Aachu" - music by SPB and sung by KJY. Talk about a "dream team"!
  
  By the way, the first KJY/SPB concert was held on August 24, 1997. "The Hindu" had a review of the show which could be seen at: hinduonline.com/hindu/daily/970829/09/09290706.htm
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Thu Apr 9 03:37:00 EDT 1998
  
  Thanks Mano and G. Varghese - You are right!
  
  Guys - The article Varghese has recomended can be reached here: http://www.hinduonline.com/hindu/daily/970829/09/09290706.htm
  
  BTW, can anyone list the songs that were sung by both of them. Apart from Kaattu kuyilu of course. :-))
  
  
• From: Ramki (@ cs515.cs.wmich.edu) on: Thu Apr 9 10:40:44 EDT 1998
  
  NOV havent we done this listing before???
  
  Anyway ungal aarvathai poorthi seiyya
  
  irandu kaigal -Thrishoolam
  aararo aariraro - Dasarathan
  en kaadhali yaar sollava - Sivakumar,Kamal film
  There is one more song in a less known film 'Anandha bhairavi'.Its a wonderful song but i cant recall now. The MD was a new guy and so were the actors
  
  
• From: G. Varghese (@ d13-fx18-lond-pda.attcanada.net) on: Thu Apr 9 18:18:25 EDT 1998
  
  Another KJY/SPB hit is "Aruvi Kooda Jathiyillaamal" from GOWRI MANOHARI.
  
  
• From: G. Varghese (@ d1-fx17-lond-pda.attcanada.net) on: Fri Apr 10 17:55:41 EDT 1998
  
  "En Kaathali Yaar Sollava" is from THANKATTHILEI VAIRAM - music by Shankar Ganesh
  
  
• From: Aravind (@ 202.42.152.9) on: Mon Apr 13 00:50:14 EDT 1998
  
  Nithin
  
  The concert was held in Singapore. It was organised by local company and the Radio Corporation of Singapore.
  
  Photography, still and movie, was banned inside the auditorium. I saw a few official cameramen working throughout the programme. Normally when such programmes are held, the excerts are shown on the local TV after a couple of weeks. I think those cameramen belonged to that crew.
  
  I do not know whether they plan to release a video cassette of the concert. If I come across such news, I would be more than happy to inform you.
  
  
• From: Aravind (@ 202.42.152.9) on: Mon Apr 13 00:51:46 EDT 1998
  
  NOV
  
  Another song by KJY and SPB, along with a female voice, is from thaai veedu. The song is 'maamaa maamaa En paaththE'
  
  
• From: G. Varghese (@ d8-fx45-lond-pda.attcanada.net) on: Mon Apr 13 23:40:55 EDT 1998
  
  In the movie PUTTHAM PUTHU PAYANAM, there is a chorus song "Paadunkalei Paadal Onru Paravaikalei..." sung by the four young heros. The singers in the movie include KJY, SPB, MV and Mano. In this song, the voices of KJY and MV can be easily identified. There is a third and possibly a fourth voice which is Mano and/or SPB.
  As I got this song from a video, the identity of this voice could not be confirmed. If any of you
  have this information, please let me know.
  
  By the way, KJY never agrees to have his shows recorded or released in audio or video formats. One of his earlier Singapore shows was videotaped with a hidden camera and released illegally. He tried to block the sale of this without much success.
  
  
• From: James Thannikary (@ uxracfwl.casecorp.com) on: Wed Apr 15 17:48:28 EDT 1998
  
  KJY will be in Chicago for a classical music program with three other top musicians from India on May 9. To me his Carnatic music shows are the best. After Dr. Balamuralikrishna, I will rate KJY as the best Carnatic vocalist.
  
  About 35 KJY Carnatic CD titles are available.
  
  His duet in "Ottam" with Sujatha is very beautiful. It is too bad that Sujatha is not given a lot of attention. The same song was sung in Hindi ("Daud") by KJY and Asha Bonslae. Sujatha sang the song much better than Asha.
  
  
• From: G. Varghese (@ 142.194.172.198) on: Sun Apr 26 18:50:03 EDT 1998
  
  According to information that I came across recently, KJY and SPB have recorded (at least) two
  Kannada songs together. The two songs were listed as:
  
  "Kiladi Jodi" and "Prema Preethi Nannusiru"
  
  I wonder whether there are any Telugu songs that they have done together.
  
  
• From: G. Varghese (@ 142.194.172.213) on: Thu Jun 11 18:58:45 EDT 1998
  
  K.J. Yesudas and S.P. Bala did another one of their maga shows in Madurai, in front of a crowd of over 23000 fans. For details, see:
  
  http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980612/09/09120709.htm
  
  
• From: Nithin (@ nc36.pr.mcs.net) on: Thu Jun 11 20:19:54 EDT 1998
  
  Varghese
  
  I think next to a Eden Gardens cricket match, this probably is the next best commercial venture!
  
  This is one of the several music shows my memory can never own. As a school going kid, I remember having to only one and that was MSV' concert for our school. I did not care much for MSV's songs as much as I was lost in Illaiyaraja' music.
  
  I think KJY has become pretty nostalgic, now that he lives in the US. I thin SPB and KJY are doing remarkable service for Tamil film music as they are sustaining the interest in the music of the 60s and 70s alive in the fast fading South Indian memory.
  
  I pray and hope we see many more concerts like this and one is the US, here in Chicago will do me also great good. A benefit program for lost Indian music lovers, like me, in the US!!!
  
  
• From: G. Varghese (@ 142.194.172.215) on: Thu Jun 11 23:54:53 EDT 1998
  
  Nithin:
  
  Even though KJY has a home in Florida and his family lives there, he stll spends a lot of time (if not most of his time) in India doing concerts
  and recording music. Even though he has cut down the film music component of his recordings, he still sings for movies in all languages. In 1997, he sang great songs in the Hindi movies DAYRA and DAUD, among others. The major focus of his music is now on classical, spiritual and folk songs covering all religions, languages, cultures, etc.
  
  I agree with you that KJY and SPB sharing the same stage is one of the most important and nostalgic musical experiences of the decade, if not the century. They transcend all barriers and are the real representatives of all of India. Together, they have won 13 national awards for best male vocalist during the last 20-odd years,
  in over 5 languages.
  
  BTW, a North American tour of the Star Night-98 show is still possible.
  
  
• From: c.s.santosh (@ ) on: Wed Sep 5 04:20:22 EDT 2001
  
  where can i get the song aayiram kannumayiin mp3 format for download sung by yesudas
  
  

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