by wiredbeats on January 24, 2009
Last few months has been raining AR Rahman. Great music ,Golden Globe Awards and Oscar Nominations. We have heard the western classical renditions in Yuvaraaj,peppy teen tracks on Jaane Tu.., commercial masala in Gajini and fusion in Slumdog Millionaire.
We now have the awesome variety in Delhi-6. However, I am not going to talk about Delhi 6.It has a ‘must buy’ tag on it already. Let me divert your attention to a hidden treasure in Rahman’s new album – Connections.
Available (for now) exclusively in Nokia X-press music phones, Connections is a full-fledged album by AR Rahman. I am hopeful that soon this will be available in standard CDs in stores.
‘Connections’ is unlike anything you have heard from AR Rahman. Really, unlike anything. This time AR goes spiritual and solace is the theme of the album. If you love Lounge by Prem Joshua, Kauresh and the likes, you will simply love Rahman’s Connections! This is mind-numbingly superb album that calms you, makes your brain cooler and infuses positive energy.
Heres my take [click to continue...]
by wiredbeats on January 23, 2009
A decent list of facts on India which someone forwarded me recently
- The number of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, at more than 6,000, is second only to NYSE.
- Four out of 10 Silicon Valley startups are run by Indians.
- With 800 movies per year, India’s film industry overshadows Hollywood.
- The organized lottery market in India is US$7bn (2% of GDP).
- India consumes a fifth of the world’s gold output.
- Indians account for 45% of H1-B visas issued by the US every year.
- Six Indian ladies have won Miss Universe/Miss World titles over the past 10 years. No other country has won more than twice. [click to continue...]
by wiredbeats on January 15, 2009
I ask myself several times. What is AR Rahman really good at? Yes he composes great music and recently he became the first Indian to win the Golden Globe Awards for his sound track in Slumdog Millionaire. Needless to say, i am a huge fan of AR and i have all his CDs released till date.
For someone like me who has ARR’s tracks on fingertips, i have asked myself the fundamental question of what he does best in music. I did answer this question several times and i am convinced that AR Rahman is best when he does a devotional sufi track. There is a devine aura to the manner he treats a devotional track, which is usually missing in his dance hall creations. [click to continue...]
