Anjana Padmanabhan, Papon, Angelique Kidjo, Sukka Ram Narsaish…
Falling in love is an experience that is as unique as it is universal. It is a process that can begin subtly with small unnoticed moments and gradually grow into something profound and life altering. This profound journey started when my mother introduced me to All India Radio ( AIR) by tuning it in when we couldn’t afford to have a television promptly at 6:05 AM and she goes on keeping Idli on stove and busy with her morning chores. This was same routine followed without fail whether its cyclone or whatever until I moved to another city for further studies. That’s how I have fallen love with music with varieties of genres in it. My grandparents introduced me to retro golds during summer holidays.
Listening to wonderfully melodious music is like being enveloped in warm, comforting embrace of a romantic lover as it transports you to another world where each and every note feels like gentle caress as if she is running her fingers to wake up the soul creating a sense of peace and contentment that washes over you like first drops of monsoon rain. It doesn’t matter whether its Jagjitsingh gazals or hard metal rock as its unique to your mood at that given point of time. It absolutely in a definitive way stirs your emotions whether its sense of joy, nostalgia, or even a bittersweet longing. When you enjoy this journey it takes you through a landscape of feelings, making memories through out every phase of your life, makes you feel refreshed, inspired and force you to deeply connect to something beautiful and timeless!
Okay, that’s enough of crap and let come to the point (title of this post) of how I have fallen with these four guys.
When I went to a friend’s place over the weekend, after fixing drinks for us, friend’s wife switched on the TV to watch “Indian Idol” with the Bowers & Wilkins speakers connected to the home theater. This girl firing up the stage and sending audience into hysteria not only with her voice but with her command on the stage. What a voice and what an energy! I said this girl must have been the winner of this competition, isn’t she? I asked. “Nope, she got the fifth place” My friend’s wife said and added, she was already a “junior Indian Idol” winner. Damn! How did I miss all this? Thanks to S P Balasubramaniam! He has killed all my enthusiasm to watch these kinds of musical competitions ( I can write a big essay how he did it – but I will keep it short ). No doubt, he is once in lifetime singer I won’t argue on that count! He is a blessing to us. But when it comes to musical competitions where he was an anchor, he criticizes each participant with his long lectures and at times biased too. Please hold on – I am not ready to take any brick bats on this, that’s purely my opinion.
When she said, she was “Indian Idol Junior” winner, I started digging more of her songs, with each song I have fallen in love with her singing more n more and also I love to watch emotions of her dad! Like seeing a girl how eloquently and efficiently grown into a complete woman or what ever! When I start watching something I juts binge it! – That’s Anjana Padmanabhan!
When I was digging through these episodes, I stumbled upon one episode where VidyaBalan was the judge. I could post the video but nope, as Anjana was underage and this site rules don’t permit. But you can youtube it. In that episode, this guy gave chorus or a male singer helping Anjana. When the song finished – Vidya Balan started praising how well she likes his singing and even bought a CD of his songs etc. The problem with me is, when Vidya Balan or Preity Zinta says something – I listen! I dug deep into his songs. What a melodious voice he has. Its pure bliss listening to him and not sure how he ended up in a child molesting case for a simple rub of colors on festival of holy! Was it a Bollywood conspiracy?! – That’s Papon!
I listen to NPR FM radio during my commute which covers varieties of topics from international news to book reviews and music. In one of those drives, previously recorded interview with this lady was broadcasted who is popularly known as “ Mama Africa” and time magazine called her “Africa’s Premier Diva”. When there was an unrest in Nigeria, one of the fellow singers “ Yemi Alade” called her to do something about it where the men are being shot on roads. Her reply was, lets go on roads we only have our voice to counter it. The below was the song they released – That’s Angelique Kidjo!
When you get a chance, listen to her Grammy Award acceptance speech where she says “ My gender cannot define who I am, that I can do everything that I wanted to do”
It starts at 5:32 in the below video
When any song contributes or fights the anomalies of the society, it gets a greater value and at times it is more powerful than AK47 where it inspires the generations. That’s how the revolutions do happen too!
When I was waiting for friend at the airport, suddenly I wanted to listen to a song written by Dasaradhi Krishnamacharya - aa challani Samudragarbham and stumbled upon this guy ! He is folk singer and writer mostly writes on societal problems and expressed his political views too. I am not going get into his political ideology but his lyrics are very powerful where he expressed in damn straighter way criticizing various problems and people in the society. Telangana people might have an idea about him – That’s Sukka Ram Narsaiah!
Blessed are the souls who have melodious voices and some are more powerful when they use it a for cause.
My journey with music continues …..
~EkaLustYa
09-SEP-2024
Falling in love is an experience that is as unique as it is universal. It is a process that can begin subtly with small unnoticed moments and gradually grow into something profound and life altering. This profound journey started when my mother introduced me to All India Radio ( AIR) by tuning it in when we couldn’t afford to have a television promptly at 6:05 AM and she goes on keeping Idli on stove and busy with her morning chores. This was same routine followed without fail whether its cyclone or whatever until I moved to another city for further studies. That’s how I have fallen love with music with varieties of genres in it. My grandparents introduced me to retro golds during summer holidays.
Listening to wonderfully melodious music is like being enveloped in warm, comforting embrace of a romantic lover as it transports you to another world where each and every note feels like gentle caress as if she is running her fingers to wake up the soul creating a sense of peace and contentment that washes over you like first drops of monsoon rain. It doesn’t matter whether its Jagjitsingh gazals or hard metal rock as its unique to your mood at that given point of time. It absolutely in a definitive way stirs your emotions whether its sense of joy, nostalgia, or even a bittersweet longing. When you enjoy this journey it takes you through a landscape of feelings, making memories through out every phase of your life, makes you feel refreshed, inspired and force you to deeply connect to something beautiful and timeless!
Okay, that’s enough of crap and let come to the point (title of this post) of how I have fallen with these four guys.
When I went to a friend’s place over the weekend, after fixing drinks for us, friend’s wife switched on the TV to watch “Indian Idol” with the Bowers & Wilkins speakers connected to the home theater. This girl firing up the stage and sending audience into hysteria not only with her voice but with her command on the stage. What a voice and what an energy! I said this girl must have been the winner of this competition, isn’t she? I asked. “Nope, she got the fifth place” My friend’s wife said and added, she was already a “junior Indian Idol” winner. Damn! How did I miss all this? Thanks to S P Balasubramaniam! He has killed all my enthusiasm to watch these kinds of musical competitions ( I can write a big essay how he did it – but I will keep it short ). No doubt, he is once in lifetime singer I won’t argue on that count! He is a blessing to us. But when it comes to musical competitions where he was an anchor, he criticizes each participant with his long lectures and at times biased too. Please hold on – I am not ready to take any brick bats on this, that’s purely my opinion.
When she said, she was “Indian Idol Junior” winner, I started digging more of her songs, with each song I have fallen in love with her singing more n more and also I love to watch emotions of her dad! Like seeing a girl how eloquently and efficiently grown into a complete woman or what ever! When I start watching something I juts binge it! – That’s Anjana Padmanabhan!
When I was digging through these episodes, I stumbled upon one episode where VidyaBalan was the judge. I could post the video but nope, as Anjana was underage and this site rules don’t permit. But you can youtube it. In that episode, this guy gave chorus or a male singer helping Anjana. When the song finished – Vidya Balan started praising how well she likes his singing and even bought a CD of his songs etc. The problem with me is, when Vidya Balan or Preity Zinta says something – I listen! I dug deep into his songs. What a melodious voice he has. Its pure bliss listening to him and not sure how he ended up in a child molesting case for a simple rub of colors on festival of holy! Was it a Bollywood conspiracy?! – That’s Papon!
I listen to NPR FM radio during my commute which covers varieties of topics from international news to book reviews and music. In one of those drives, previously recorded interview with this lady was broadcasted who is popularly known as “ Mama Africa” and time magazine called her “Africa’s Premier Diva”. When there was an unrest in Nigeria, one of the fellow singers “ Yemi Alade” called her to do something about it where the men are being shot on roads. Her reply was, lets go on roads we only have our voice to counter it. The below was the song they released – That’s Angelique Kidjo!
It starts at 5:32 in the below video
When any song contributes or fights the anomalies of the society, it gets a greater value and at times it is more powerful than AK47 where it inspires the generations. That’s how the revolutions do happen too!
When I was waiting for friend at the airport, suddenly I wanted to listen to a song written by Dasaradhi Krishnamacharya - aa challani Samudragarbham and stumbled upon this guy ! He is folk singer and writer mostly writes on societal problems and expressed his political views too. I am not going get into his political ideology but his lyrics are very powerful where he expressed in damn straighter way criticizing various problems and people in the society. Telangana people might have an idea about him – That’s Sukka Ram Narsaiah!
Blessed are the souls who have melodious voices and some are more powerful when they use it a for cause.
My journey with music continues …..
~EkaLustYa
09-SEP-2024
