Yes, I have enjoyed quite a few Hindi songs that were set to music by R.D. Burman. Here is one of the many, thanks to him:Rahul Dev Burman and his repertoire of Westernised beats revolutionised Hindi film music in the 1970s. With his emphasis on rhythm and beats, he had Young India of that time swinging to his tunes. At the same time, he proved his many detractors wrong by composing some of the most influential raga-based and folk-based songs.
R.D. Burman: The Man, The Music looks at how he changed the way Indians perceived Hindi film music. With anecdotes and trivia and interactions with the musicians who were part of his team, the authors create a portrait of the man who continues to live on through his music even two decades after his death.
R.D. Burman: The Man, The Music; Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal, HaperCollins, Rs. 399
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Photo of the day: R.D. Burman
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Music videos of the day: Hemant Kumar
Even as a kid, I was drawn more to old movie songs in Hindi and Tamil--from the 1950s and 1960s--even as I enjoyed the contemporary ones. Well, contemporary as in 1970s and the early 1980s. My familiarity with Indian movie songs pretty much end with the 1980s.
As I scanned through the ever-increasing options in YouTube, I came across the following two by Hemant Kumar. He was a singer and a composer as well. A unique voice, that stirs images of a rural India more than the urban one, even though he was used in both the settings. (SD Burman's voice is absolutely rustic. His "Wahan kaun hai tera" is a gem)
Anyway, here is Hemant Kumar singing "Jaane woh kaise" in Pyaasa, which is recognized as one of the best movies ever--not merely Indian, but in a global listing.
That is from 1957!
The one below is, according to the notes with the video, from a movie for which he was a composer, and a producer.
The female lead in this movie, Waheeda Rahman, was born in Tamil Nadu. Even though I titled this post with "Hemant Kumar" it will be a shame if I don't include the video of Waheeda Rahman playing the dancer in "The Guide" for which Burman sang the intro song referenced earlier. In the following video, it is one hell of a competition for "spectacular": Rahman and the choreography, the music, and the voice ... Incidentally, it is cool that Rahman, a Muslim, plays the role of Rosie, while dancing classically--she was a trained classical dancer.
Does it matter that I don't understand a damn thing in the lyrics? Nope! Never, ever ... :)
As I scanned through the ever-increasing options in YouTube, I came across the following two by Hemant Kumar. He was a singer and a composer as well. A unique voice, that stirs images of a rural India more than the urban one, even though he was used in both the settings. (SD Burman's voice is absolutely rustic. His "Wahan kaun hai tera" is a gem)
Anyway, here is Hemant Kumar singing "Jaane woh kaise" in Pyaasa, which is recognized as one of the best movies ever--not merely Indian, but in a global listing.
That is from 1957!
The one below is, according to the notes with the video, from a movie for which he was a composer, and a producer.
The female lead in this movie, Waheeda Rahman, was born in Tamil Nadu. Even though I titled this post with "Hemant Kumar" it will be a shame if I don't include the video of Waheeda Rahman playing the dancer in "The Guide" for which Burman sang the intro song referenced earlier. In the following video, it is one hell of a competition for "spectacular": Rahman and the choreography, the music, and the voice ... Incidentally, it is cool that Rahman, a Muslim, plays the role of Rosie, while dancing classically--she was a trained classical dancer.
Does it matter that I don't understand a damn thing in the lyrics? Nope! Never, ever ... :)
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