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 "Before
reaching this agreement, that all this Moulin Brun was
a phenomenon sort-of, we'd glossed over (sound bite
format) notions of identity, multiculturalism, "global
village," Shania-Madonna, fusion food, NRI clout
- and then right after the commercial break, the programme
hostess dropped this:
Why do you think Bollywood is such a lifeline to India
for south asians? As I said, everything was going well,
as well as could be hoped for..."
Ameen
Merchant muses over the sudden metamorphosis of
the new Bollywood-Hollywood paradigm.
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- Essence of Music |
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 "Waiting
at Panchathan Recording Inn for AR Rahman can be a unique
experience. Not that one gets bored but a walk around
the place reveals that there are directors and musicians
waiting patiently for him... "
Vijay Iyer gets us an unique look into Panchathan
Record Inn.
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 "Did
you know that A.R. Rahman’s father, Malayalam music
director Ravi Sekhar, died of cancer? And the popular
music director Mahesh Mahadevan who scored scintillating
music for films such as ‘Nammavar’, ’Kuruthi
Punal’, ‘Alavandaan’ (background score)
and numerous jingles, recently lost his battle with
cancer."
Dr.Pradeep
Immanuel pens one more article that makes our love
of music worthwhile..
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 "It
would have been hard to digest "Muqqala Mukabla",
if it had been set to the scholarly Hindolam with all
the sangathis and swaraprastharams of, say, "samaja
Vara Gamana". Had it happened, Rahman would have
probably satisfied the puritans. But me? The common
man following him in his musical journey would have
been left stranded. The common man, without structured
musical training and knowledge, follows Rahman only
because he is able to relate to the music, and hence
the man himself."
TR
Sankar shatters preconceived notions of Music.
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 "From
Illayaraja to Rahman, from RD Burman to Sandeep Chowta,
everyone impacts us in some way or other. Since I am
avid film music listener and not a critic of film music,
I have always seen better horizons in film music than
my friends. Some of my friends are either too praiseful
of Rahman or they are the greatest fans of Illayaraja.
This combination has made me sustain the balance and
hear the best of both worlds..."
Lazy
Geek provides his views and insights into the month
that was.
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-Code of Conduct |
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 "By
watching a good conductor when singing / playing, a
choir or an orchestra will sing in perfect unison, and
that is what music is all about: discipline, unity and
harmony."
Aditya
takes you into the inside world of conductors and conducting!
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 Find
out about the origins of the word 'Groovy' and read
one of Duke Ellington's famous quotes.
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Contents
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Editorial - "Make
Peace, Not War" |
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Main
Feature - Unity of Light Concert : A Diffraction |
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Special
Report- Glenn Perry Peace Concert &
Vocal Workshop |
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Voice
Box - Blaaze, Joseph Koruthu, Muthukumar |
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Featured
Artist - Glenn Perry - Musical Guru of
Peace |
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Genesis
- Interview with
upcoming composer and singer-Achyuth Kesavan |
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Columns
- B-Sides, Essence
of Music, Music Notes, Sound
Bytes , Rumbumbum |
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Commentary
- Code of Conduct |
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Review
- Steven Holtzman's book - Digital Mantras |
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Trivia
- Did you Know, Famous Quotes |
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Compose
Yourself - MIDI Guitar, Percussion Passion,
Loopy Fun |
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the Technical Editor's Desk - Umesh |
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 Make
Peace, Not War
This
is being written on the day that George Bush would have
unleashed his war on Iraq i.e. March 20th. Being somewhere
down the south of India on my vacation, the launch of
this issue of Dhwanii too can draw parallels with the
war - 'to be or not to be'. Many of you were really
expecting this to be out much sooner and some of you
would be apprehensive about the future issues. All I
can say is that, being home made, fresh and pure, Dhwanii
is a creation that is borne more out of love for 'sound'
and the 'written word'...
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Main
Feature - Shyam
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 Unity
of Light Concert : A Diffraction
They
didn’t call him the Asian Mozart from Chennai without
reason. Now they can call him the Showman of Asia. To
put things simply, A.R.Rahman rocks!! The Unity of Light
World Tour 2003 stopped over at Chennai to administer
to the music crazed Chennaites the most spectacular
time of their lives.
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Voice
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Blaaze
- Rap Artist - Credited by Rahman as one of the best
liveperformers around
Blaaze
was the one who blew us away with Baba rap and the other
rap bits in AR Rahman's songs. Currently, on tour with
AR Rahman's Unity of Light Concert, Blaaze's onstage
performance has won the hearts of the audience. No wonder,
AR Rahman has credited Blaaze as one of the best stage
performers around.
Joseph
Koruthu - Singer and Karaoke Competition Winner
Joseph
Koruthu had developed a natural love for music since
his college days. His tenure in the Indian Air Force
had him moving around the country a lot - his guitar
his constant travelling company. This self-taught musician
is an example of how determination and commitment can
help one achieve a professional level in music.
Muthukumar
- Talented Extempore Singer
Just
play him a beat or a rhythm and he'll give you a tune
and a full song! Such is the spontaneity of this Tanjore
talent working in Dubai as a Projects Co-ordinator.
What's more, he'll write you the lyrics too! Dhwanii
will be featuring some of his musical works in the forthcoming
issues.
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Special
Report
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 Concert
for Peace and Vocal Workshop
Glenn
Perry held his concert for Peace at the Holiday Centre
Coffee shop on 21st February 2003. The concert started
at 8 PM. It was well attended by the families and students
of his Dubai Music School as well as numerous other
musicians who showcased their unplugged skills in this
very warm and friendly atmosphere.
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Glenn
held a Vocal Workshop at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel
in Dubai on March 2nd, 2003. Various breath control
and voice modulation excercises were taught. Glenn effortlessly
carried the audience along with him through the excercises,
at the same time keeping them entertained through various
popular numbers that he sang and got the audience accompanying
him.
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Featured
Artist
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 Glenn
Perry - Music Guru of Peace
Glenn
Perry, a rockstar and a musician who has seen it all,
is our featured artiste this month. We chose him, as amidst
the war drums that are being heard around the world today,
he has been a staunch Peace activist who, in his own unique
way has been constantly creating awareness for the need
for peace and harmony in the world through his music and
concerts that he holds for Peace.
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Genesis
for New Beginnings - Interview
of Achyuth Kesavan through email
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 "Music
is the Mother of all Emotions..."
Achyuth
Kesavan, a 18 year old, who is completing his Bachelors
in Business Administration at the American University
of Dubai, hails from Kerala, India.
He has taken part in various stage shows, showcasing
his singing skills. This shy and reclusive artiste composes
too, with his trusty Korg and has created amazing tunes.
He looks forward to singing for AR Rahman and produce
his own albums in the future.
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Compose
Yourself
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"A
guitar’s natural sound can be layered with a synth
pad that has been transposed down to give a rich thick
sound that just might shake your boots!
"To
me percussion’s is a way of life. This is probably
the only discipline in music which does not require
an expensive piece of instrument to make music. You
can create rhythm on a table top with your fingers,
a tin can, with a pen, pair of chop sticks, anything
that resonates. I don’t need an elaborate drum
kit to come up with a pattern. Two hands and a table
top will do nicely. Of course the more the elements
the more intricate your pattern can become."
Loopy
Fun -
Eswar Rangasubramoni
Computer
based music composing has become a lot popular with the
new breed of music composers. They have started talking
about “Software Synths” and “Flangers”
and “Filters” in music programs. These “synths”
were basically not available to people who had just started
to compose music due to the cost and maintenance troubles.
Furthermore, nobody was ready to teach the techniques
of using synthesizers, (synths as they are lovingly called).
Nowadays, with the advent of software synthesizers that
could be used on any normal PCs affordable by anybody.
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Review
- Steven Holtzman's book 'Digital Mantras'
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 Digital
Mantras
"The
late Steven Holtzman (a genius who passed away from
us even before he reached his forties) takes us through
a wonderful journey - from his meditative immersion
into the sound of night crickets high up on the slopes
of the Himalayas, through the history of language beginning
with Sanskrit, the laws of grammar as established by
Panini and later Noam Chomsky, through the history of
western classical music, theories and structures as
well in parallel, the abstract art movement characterised
by the works of Kandinsky and brings in the Computer
as the modern tool that is creating the synthesis between
visual art, music and language..."
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