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Nothing but melody
Melody and Rhythm are two essential elements of any Hindi film song. In film songs, melody is mostly identified with the vocals or the singable part and rhythm is usually identified with accompanying percussion instruments like Tabla or Bongo or … Continue reading
Posted in Hindi film music, Orchestration and arrangements, Special themes
Tagged Anupama, Hemant Kumar, Hemant kumar hits, Hindi film songs with rhythm guitar, Jhumroo, Kagaz ke phool, Khamoshi, Kishore Kumar hits, Lag Jaa Gale song, Main hoon jhumroo, OP Nayyar, OP Nayyar rhythm, Pyaasa, rhythm based hindi film songs, Sad songs in Hindi films, SD Burman, SD Burman hits, Songs with rhythm, Songs without drums, Songs without percussion, Songs without rhythm, Songs without tabla, Woh kaun thi
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Enjoyable western beats
In my childhood, western beats fascinated me. The sound of Kishore Kumar singing Mere saamne wali from Padosan would make me run to the radio. The ‘imagined’ sound of a comb on a broom in the song was fascinating. But, even … Continue reading
Posted in Hindi film music, Orchestration and arrangements, Special themes
Tagged Albela, Babla, bongo, conga, Dil deke dekho, drums, Ilayaraja, Innovative western beats, Johny mera naam, Kalyanji-Anandji, Manoranjan, Naushad, Padosan, Pancham, Pyaasa, Qurbani, R D Burman, roto drums, S D Burman, Saathi, Teesri Manzil, The train, Victoria no 203, Western beats, Yaadon ki baarat, Zanjeer, Ziddi
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