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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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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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