Three Two daughters (Khadijah, Rahima) and a son (Aameen). Keyboard, piano, guitar, harmonium and the synthesizer A gold medalist in classical guitar from Trinity College of Music. In 1968, music course with Master Dhanraj in Chennai. Graduated with a degree in Western classical music from the Trinity College of Music. He began early training in music under Master Dhanraj. Pannaipuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India John Abraham, Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A.Ĭomposer, record producer, music director, singer, instrumentalist, arranger, programmerįilm score composer, lyricist, music director, instrumentalist, arranger, singer 1994 Honorary citizenship and key to the Teaneck township by Mr. Padma Bhushan, from the Government of India. 2009 Oscar award and two Grammy Awards 25 Filmfare awards As you would see, what I wrote on Chamber Welcomes Thyagaraja comes as I met Bach at my House in youtube.Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan, from the Government of India. I interpreted the tracks based on the list in the site from where I downloaded the album. The youtube links of the two tracks can be misleading because there is no final say on which track is what. He has made me laugh and cry through his music and I’m sure I’m not alone. His music has given me inspiration and has made my worst days better. These are just 3 tracks that have spawned a page here. He’s just fusing the two musical metaphors. The Kalyani is a metaphor for representing Thyagaraja and the violas are a metaphor for representing Bach. What romance! For a layperson like me, it was too much. I think the moment he enters the chamber, there’s the Mridangam that natters “welcome back” to the coversation. The violas welcome Thyagaraja on either side and he goes along the red carpet playing a Kalyani. Chamber music will have just a few instruments unlike a symphony. Chamber Welcomes Thyagaraja is a piece where the Thyaga Brahmam visits Bach. Lucky me!Ĭourtesy demands Thyagaraja to visit Bach. Poor Thyagaraja and Bach are in circa 18th century blissfully conversing through music (to God) and this man has given it a romantic spin in the 20th century which they are not lucky enough to see through. It’s too much I say for a person like me. They converse and Ilayaraja, a spectator all along bursts immediately into a little musical applause as the raga shifts to Charukesi and back to Hamsadhwani. Bach follows with the western equivalent of Hamsadhwani, and Thyagaraja joins in and it’s a musical confabulation.
It culminates after two minutes in a stunning mini climax where he’s made his point. Sri Thyagaraja is beginning the conversation. What follows this is more bliss as Thygaraja and Bach settle down in … And We Had A Little Talk. Bach’s Bouree in E Minor and the violin’s carnatic version fusing to produce a counterpoint that’s stunning, bewitching, captivating and all this is just for a minute and a half. What romance in fusing Sri Thyagaraja and Johann Sebastian Bach! There’s a track, I Met Bach at my House… Bach coming all the way to Thyaga Brahmam’s house to meet him and the result is music to the ears. The result, like a Sachin Tendulkar straight drive, has your breath taken away. It’s a fusion of the eastern and western sensibilities. It’s not the east meets west in drums and mridangams and guitars and veenas blaring out cacophony in the name of fusion. Just imagining the concept is goosebumpy. The album has 10 pieces and there were 3 that just took me off guard. That’s pretty difficult considering no woman has managed to do that. Yes, the latter is more intricate and is undoubtedly a magnum opus but the former gets to my heart easily.
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How To Name It? is a personal favourite of mine though erudite scholars in music consider Nothing But Wind as the more refined piece. Then came a discussion on his private albums, How To Name It? and Nothing But Wind.īoth albums serve as indices on fusion of the classical music styles, Carnatic and Western. It is difficult to pinpoint The Maestro to one particular style. One reason was our common admiration for the man and the other was in discussing his style. I was talking yesterday with a couple of my friends about Ilayaraja.
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