Anything about IR found on the net - Vol 2

Usha wrote:Bass Guitarist Sashi.. share his experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iChuubqj9P4

Ilayaraja had to leave 'Poongatru Puthidanadhu' because the lyricist from Bollywood found it quite tough to pen down lyrics for that innovative melody back then. They even went on to enquire about who penned the original lyrics for the tune in Tamil.

Usha wrote:From Violin vicky about Nothing But Wind

http://solvanam.com/?p=34580

kv wrote:

Usha wrote:Bass Guitarist Sashi.. share his experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iChuubqj9P4

Ushakka, thanks a lot for sharing this here. Here's the continuation - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwvijH7HJvw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ZuUgob9GY

We need more interviews like these (if it can get more technical, that'd be even more kickass  ).

app_engine wrote: story of why 'poongAtRu pudhidhAnadhu' didn't make it to indhi

I've lamented often about BM-Kamal-IR leaving that great number behind. This article tells a story for that

Ilayaraja had to leave 'Poongatru Puthidanadhu' because the lyricist from Bollywood found it quite tough to pen down lyrics for that innovative melody back then. They even went on to enquire about who penned the original lyrics for the tune in Tamil.

BTW, the original got penned by Kannadasan.
(Until I landed on musicalaya, used to associate this with VM )

Usha wrote:  

IR's Instruments..........  kovilil  swamy ku podum poo malaiyin alangaram pola.. chinna chinna poovum... azhagaga theiryum.
arumai irukum.. alangarathil... anal ondru.. ellam vasanai poovaga iruka vendum.

adhai pola than.. IR's instruments um.. chinna chinna sound kum.. value irukum.. anal adhai  azhagaga vasika vendum.. IR ku..........

app_engine wrote:உஷா அக்கா,

நான் கொடுத்திருக்கும் லிங்க் மூன்றாம் பிறை படத்தின் "பூங்காற்று புதிதானது" பற்றிப்பேசுகிறது.
(கண்ணதாசன் எழுதியது).

முதல் மரியாதை படத்தின் "பூங்காற்று திரும்புமா" பற்றியதல்ல

Drunkenmunk wrote:

Violin Vicky this weekend with Poove Ilaya Poove. A personal all timer for me too

இந்த நிலையில்தான் ஒன்இந்தியா இணைய தளத்தில் தமிழ் மற்றும் ஆங்கிலத்தில் தனது வாழ்க்கை வரலாற்றை அனுபவத் தொடராக எழுதவேண்டுமென நாம் இசைஞானி இளையராஜாவைக் கேட்டுக் கொண்டோம். பலமுறை அவரிடம் இதுபற்றி நாம் தொடர்ந்து கேட்டுக் கொண்டதால், முதல் முறையாக தனது வாழ்க்கை அனுபவங்களைத் தொடராக வெளியிட ஒப்புதல் தந்தார்.

இசைஞானி இளையராஜாவின் வெளிவராத இசையின் ஒரு பகுதியை மட்டும் போட்டுக் காட்டுங்கள். கேட்பவர் ‘ஆஹா இது ராஜா சார் மியூசிக்’ என்பார். மெலடி, கர்னாடிக், வெஸ்டர்ன், கிராமியம், குத்து என்று எந்தப் பிரிவானாலும், எத்தனை புதுமையுடன் கம்போஸ் செய்தாலும் அதில் தன் சிக்னேச்சர் பேடர்ன், ஸ்டைலோடு, கன்சிஸ்டென்டாய் இசையமைத்து வருபவர் ராஜா. பலர் இசையை சுக்குநூறாய் உடைத்துக் கொண்டிருக்க, இளையராஜா இசையின் ஒவ்வொரு பிட்டும் அவர் பெயர் சொல்லும். அன்றும், இன்றும், என்றும் அவர் ஏன் ராஜா என்பதன் ரகசியம் புரியும்!

அதுபோல் பிராண்டின் ஒவ்வொரு அம்சமும், பிரிவும் வித்தியாசமாக, தனித்துவமாகத் தெரிய வேண்டும். ஒவ்வொன்றும் பிராண்டின் பெயர் சொல்லவேண்டும். பிராண்ட்லோகோவை பார்த்தால்தான் இன்ன பிராண்ட் என்று கூற முடியும் என்றில்லாமல் பிராண்டின் எந்தப் பிரிவைப் பார்த்தாலும் பிராண்ட்பெயர் பளிச்சென்று தெரியவேண்டும்.

violin vicky wrote: Today's is an earthen song made out of basic elements..
Mayamalavagowlai is the basic scale of Carnatic music with which music learning starts, also technically categorized as a variant of Double Harmonic Major scale in the western classical but rarely used in that school.This is a Raaga that can sound as raw or as rich as one wants...

Music classes start with emphasizing on the power notes of Sadjamam and Panchamam of the scale. Singing that Sa-Pa-Sa before you start and identifying that shruti is in some sense identifying yourself. When you do that a few times, you feel perfectly warmed up for a rigorous ahead ahead. Likewise when the class finishes, you again signify coming home with the same routine.

Today's song is also centered around the power notes of Sa and Pa. Minimal use of notes but maximum colors due to the novelty of the composer...

It takes an out of the box thinking to apply this raaga for a folk arrangement in the first place. Illaiyaraaja has done it time and again, right from his early days of 'Enna Paattu paada'. Besides, the striking element in this song is the simplicity in arrangement as well. Perhaps 5 or 6 musicians apart from the Singers played in the song. That's all!!

And yet because of novel structures explored in the melody it sounds incredibly symmetrical and beautiful...You can find 'Pa sa pa-pa sa' phrases in the pallavi and an equidistant 'Sa ma Sa-Sa ma' phrase in the charanam.
Likewise an ornate 'Sa Ma Ga Ri Sa' and 'Pa Sa Ni Dha Pa' phrases with a counter melody.

Not only that, the finishing of the first interlude is composed with harmony in song's scale. Probably the only composer to set a Harmony arrangement in Mayamalavagowlai.

The Guitar goes as - | sa. ga ma | ga. ma pa | ma. pa dha | pa. dha ni ||
While the Keyboard goes - |Sa. sa ri | sa. ma ga | sa. ma ga | ga. ma pa ||

I could catch the notes, but I still need a lot of practice to play the above two tracks simultaneously in real time. So I managed my own simplified accompaniment on the left hand in this rendition :-)

The minimalism in this song also extended to its chords. Many of you who follow my recordings have particularly noted the intricate chords in the maestro's songs. This is a song where there are only two chords used in the whole song - C and Fm (And an occassional Db). And yet the variations it produce are so rich that its hard to believe the song rides on the shoulders of just two chords. But that's true !!

Like explained above, Raaja's application of Mayamalavagowlai is unique in many ways. One of them is that, he always tend to use Ri sparingly - Rarely in Aarohanam and tries to avoid it in Avarohanam, ala KamalaManohari. This song is no exception.

On the personal front, this is a new chord-melody pattern for me. I have tried the folk rhythm in Piano alongside the melody. It was a challenge but I am glad that I attempted it. It sounds really a simple rhythm but until you try, it is difficult to understand the confusion it will cause :-)

This song has finest lyrics by the underrated lyricist Gangai Amaran. Phrases like "kaathula soodam pola karayuren unnaala" are really simple and powerful, just like the song..

Finally when you finish this song, it sums up the feeling of being close to your roots...From Earth you shall come and to earth you shall return...

Happy weekend !!

vaticanscientist wrote:Raja attributing everything to God for the last 40 years of music... 

http://tamil.oneindia.in/movies/news/ilaiyaraaja-speaks-on-40-years-his-music-206874.html

Ofcourse, some people (in the comments section) misinterpret everything...