Jaane kahan gaye voh din!

swarrier:

Yes, I like it but I have heard even better rendition of the same song, including by Shubha Mudgal. But the best one is a cassette I have of the Musafir group from the same Manganiyaar community. A remarkable community it is. You may be aware that they are all Muslims but their specialty is songs devoted to Lord Krishna.

BTW when I visited Rajasthan a few years ago, I was struck by the musical talent there. Even roadside sarangi players, especially in places like Jaisalmer and Jodhpur could give a run for their money to the contestants of Sa Re Ga Ma etc.

swarrier:

Nothing to do with this post directly, but I went to a concert last night by a south indian artist, Unnikrishnan. Amazing! What I really find very heartening about classical singers and musicians coming from India, especially the South, is that they are much younger than the old Masters used to be, articulate, well educated, fluent in English and sometimes accomplished in other fields as well.

#131 -

You may also like to review a collection of some beautiful eastern voices on the following link:

http://www.apnaorg.com/music

Re: # 132
Thanks for the link. Before this article his the back pages , Zahra perhaps you and DM may be interested in this song. This album
Man ke manjeere was released in 2000 and spent some time doing quite well on the charts.
It deals with women`s hopes and dreams.
The music is by Shantanu Moitra and while some songs are quite fluffy there are some interesting tracks. One of them is by a Rajasthani singer who is polio stricken and cannot move. She is the first woman in her community, the manganiyars, to perform in public.
This is a traditional song in the raaga Mand.

Kesariya

Re: # 133

Swarrier - I was ready to signoff from Chowk when I came across your post. Thank you for reminding me of the beautiful song that I had heard way back. Yes, this was a very pretty tune. By the way, I recently discovered a few real nice Indian voices on apna link. Check them out.

Take Care
Nice making a musical connection on Chowk :)

Some other interesting ones:

1. Atmospheres - Caribbean Retreat
2. Gypsy Passion - New Flamenco
3. Desert Roses and Arabian Rhytms
4. Best of Celtic Moods

Re: # 130

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is of course wonderful.

I`ll listen to the others over a period. Thanks for the info.

I found the Polish folk dance okay, Salil-da`s take on it is really nice and somehow to me it shadows the original material. Maybe I`m just being parochial. -)

Swarrier - I have been meaning to write a CD that captivated my heart on one of my journeys to an exotic land.

Global Spirit by Karunesh

http://www.amazon.com/Global-Spirit-Karunesh/dp/B000050J0F

I am a huge fan of Celtic mythology and loved the River Dance performance and the theme song.

The Polish folk song links are interesting, but there is something missing. I guess either it`s the spirit or the impact that is not there. In any case, thanks for introducing something new.

Last but not least, the only eastern voice that has stayed with me for as long as I remember is of no one else other than Nusrat Fateh Ali. His death was a huge loss for the qawwali music lovers worldwide.

I recently discovered another beautiful qawwali number by him that I have not come across before.

``Menoo`n Yaa`r Munao`no Fursat Naee`n,
Dasso Rub Noon Muna`waa`n Kis Vae`lae``

It`s a beautifully sung, stated and conveyed message :)

Enjoy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGCpQPC

#121 by swarrier,

Turns out mine is on tape as well. I thought I had it on CD (chin scratching). I can still probably rip it to .wav but that won`t be any good. Too large a file. But I`ll try to get it on CD and rip it for you :)

#116 by swarrier

I have that song in my Rafi collection. If you really really want it, I can perhaps rip it for you and place it on some web archive .... but I`m too lazy .. :)

Re: # 119
C`mon, you can rip it into an mp3 and email it to me.-) I have it somewhere on tape in India. Don`t have it on a CD though, will probably try to get it somehow.

Swarrier,

Just a mild criticism. Emerson Lake & Palmer shouldn`t be referred to as ELP, just as Creedence Clearwater Revival should never be referred to as CCR. It detracts from their status by turning them into mere pieces of scattered alphabets :)

Re: # 115
Arthritic fingers cause ELP`s and CCR`s. Never so in speech. -)

I wonder if somebody can locate this Rafi/Khayyam melody from Shola or Shabnam on the net.
Jaane kya dhoondti rehti hain yeh aankhen mujhme
Raakh ke dher mein shola hai na chingaari hain

It ends with
aarazu jurm-e- vafaa jurm-e- tamannaa hai gunaaha
ye vo duniyaa hai jahaan pyaar nahin ho sakataa
kaise baazaar kaa dastoor tumhein samajhaaoon
bik gayaa jo vo kharidaar nahin ho sakataa ...

It is one of my favourite songs and I`ve only been able to locate an instrumental version played by Brian Silas on the piano.