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Orthodox RD Burman
To me, RD Burman’s music has many more dimensions than mere ‘Hits of RD Burman’. I see RD Burman’s music in 3 dimensions. 1) First, he was an extremely talented and creative composer with a solid foundation in the orthodox … Continue reading
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Bells and Whistles
“Bells and Whistles” is a popular English idiom. It means extra or fancy add-ons. For example, we often say “this phone or computer comes with many bells and whistles”; meaning a lot of extra features that may not be really … Continue reading
Posted in Hindi film music, Orchestration and arrangements, Special themes
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Rhythm of Castanets
You may have heard Castanets in several songs, but you may not have recognized them as Castanets. They were used extensively by almost all music directors in the golden era of Hindi film music (1950s and 60s). Dholak, Tabla, Conga, … Continue reading
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Tagged Akeli mat jaiyo, Arrangements in Hindi film music, Castanets, Cawas Lord, Chote Nawab, CID, Golden era of hindi film music, Hindi film music of 50s and 60s, Homi Mullan, Howrah Bridge, Jadoo, Kashmir ki kali, Kersi Lord, Naushad, O P Nayyar, Orchestration in Hindi films, Original Rhythm king, Pakeezah, Percussion instruments, R D Burman, Rhythm instruments, Rhythm King O P Nayyar, Rhythm section, S D Burman, Side percussion, Solva Saal
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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
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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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Evergreen Indian film music 