More details about”Jai Ho-Pune concert

The Academy Award winner for Best Music and Best Song, AR Rahman comes to Pune for the first time. The Mozart of Madras will perform live in Pune, on the 31st of May 2009 as part of his Jai Ho tour, in aid of the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation and the Alandi Dehu Vikas Parisar Samiti. This concert is part of AR Rahman’s Jai World Tour with over 70 artists and dancers which includes India’s best singers such as Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Rashid Ali amongst others.

AR Rahman has performed live in many cities around the world, but this is his first visit to Pune

THE CAUSE

The proceeds of the concerts are aid of the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation and the Alandi Dehu Parisar Vikas Samiti (the holy temple town of Alandi, near Pune).

The Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital is a charitable Hospital started by Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, and run by the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation. It offers absolutely free medical care to 33% of it’s patients, as also to all people below a certain economic strata. It is a 450 bed hospital and also has a cancer research centre. This year, the work for a second charitable hospital building, by the same name is also slated to begin, post the monsoon season.

The Sree Kshetra Alandi Dehu Parisar Vikas Samiti, which engages in a multitude of mass education projects, focussing on health, hygiene, etc. for the rural populace in the holy temple town of Alandi, which is one of the most revered and visited pilgrimage sites of Maharashtra, and is visited daily by Lakhs of devotees of the philosopher-saint Sant Gyaneshwar, is also to benefit from this concert, to carry on their good work.

Concert Details

Venue : Balewadi Athletic Stadium, Pune

Date : 31 May 2009

Expected Singers >

Male Singers : A R Rahman,Hariharan, Javed Ali, Raja Hasan, Rashid Ali, Benny Dayal, Mohd Aslam and Blaaze (Sukhwinder,Shreya Ghosal and Naresh Iyer may join the team)

Female Singers : Chitra,Sadhna Sargam,Suzzanne,Vivian Chaix, Neeti Mohan,Saynora,Raihana,Tanvi

Instrumentalist :

• Naveen – flute
• keith peters (or Sanjeev ?) – guitar
• Rashid Ali – guitar
• Unknown – DJ
• Unknown – Tabla
• Asad (?) – Sitar
• Raja (?) – Percussions

Expected Tracklist >

1. Welcome speech with Shano Shano (Yuvvraaj) in background
2. Mausam and escape (slumdog millionaire)– intro track
3. O saya (slumdog millionaire)(A R Rahman,Tanvi n chorus)
4. Athiradi (Sivaji) (A R Rahman, sayanora)
5. Tu muskura (Yuvvraaj)
6. Roja janeman (Roja)( sadhana sargam. hariharan)
7. Masakali (Delhi 6)(Raja Hasan)
8. Jiya se jiya (Connections)(ar rahman)
9. Oru koodai (Sivaji)(Blaaze)
10. Liquid dance (slumdog millionaire) (Cinematic Dance) (Recorded)
11. Guzarish (Ghajini)(javed Ali)
12. Netru illatha (Pudhiya Mugham)(K.S.Chitra)
13. Malargale (Love Birds)(Chitra n Hariharan)
14. Kabhi kabhi (Jaane Tu)(rashid ali)
15. Rehna Tu (Delhi 6)(A R Rahman)
16. Ringa Ringa (slumdog millionaire)(synora and beautiful Neeti mohan
17. Gangsta Blues (slumdog millionaire) by Blaaze
18. New (New) – Blaaze
19. Yeh delhi Mera Yaar (Delhi 6) – Blaaze,Benny
20. Kaalabhander (Delhi 6) (Blaze n Benny dhayal)
21. Aseemansha shahasha,rukmani and veerapandi medley (Jodhaa Akbar,Roja,Thiruda Thiruda) (A R Rahman)
22. Latika’s theme (slumdog millionaire) by Suzanne
23. Kwaja ji (Jodhaa Akbar) (ar rahman. raja hasan)
24. Arziyan (Delhi 6)(A.R.Rahman, javed ali, raja hasan, mohd aslam)
25. Kannalane (Bombay) (chitra)
26. Aye hairathe (Guru) (hariharan, ar rahman n sadhana sargam
27. Vaaji vaaji (Sivaji) ( hariharan n sadhana sargam)
28. Mustafa mustafa (Kadhal Desam) (rahman)
29. Dhakalakkabukka (Yuva) – AR Rahman
30. pappu cant dance (Jaane Tu) – ar rahman, benny dayal, blaaze n chorus
31. Aye Bachu (suzzaine)
32. Urvasi urvasi(ar rahman)
33. Taxi taxi( benny dhayal,Blaze,Vivian Chaix n ar rahman)..
34. Antha arabikadaloram
35. Jai ho (slumdog millionaire) n Vande matharam

** Due to tremendous response from Mumbai, a ticketing outlet has been established for the ARR Jai Ho Live in Pune Concert, in Mumbai.
For tickets, please contact 98209 20278

TICKET RATES FOR JAI HO CONCERT IN PUNE

• VVIP – Rs. 25,000 (admit two)
• Platinum – Rs. 5,000 (admit one)
• Gold – Rs. 2,000 (admit one)
• Silver – Rs. 1,000 (admit one)
• Jai Ho Standing – Rs. 450 (admit one)

Reach Jai Ho Sales team : 09846670321

Tickets available at :

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“Raja Hasan is here to stay” – musicaloud.com

Raja Hasan launching his album

Yaar Mila De Re

The album starts off with this delightful sufi track, Raja’s rendition replete with devoutness. The instrumentation has been spot on, with the sarangi especially standing out all through the song. Though the song is over seven minutes long, the tedium is hardly felt while listening to this serene track reminiscent of songs like Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar), Ha Raham (Aamir) etc.

Sajna Jaye Base Pardes

After a pleasant track this is a more sombre semiclassical one (wonder if the raag is Bairagi/Revathi). While Raja’s singing is classy here too, somewhere in between the song starts getting monotonous. In contrast to the first song the instrumentation doesn’t quite gel in with the song in this case.

Aaja Meri Rani

This one sounds more like a remixed Rajasthani folk song, a la Sajnaji Vari Vari (Honeymoon Travels), though easier on the beats and not as fast. Rajasthani folk is always a delectable listen and hence this song, though the instrumentation is not that up to the mark, makes for an interesting four odd minutes.

Nazar Lag Gayi

The Sukhwinder-ish element of Raja’s voice is accentuated in this sorrowful song. Not that it serves much of a purpose here, as everything else about this song is uninteresting, right from the antiquated tabla/dholak beats to the chorus singing Nazar Lag Gayi. The addition of an electric guitar among the instruments does little to mitigate the effect. If you are interested in drawing comparisons between Sukhwinder’s and Raja’s voice you can listen to this song. Otherwise my advice is to move on to the next track!

Mohabbat Raas Na Aayi

After a disappointing track, Mohabbat.. is a brilliant retort. A semiclassical song with dark overtones (the raag is Puriya Dhanasri/Hamsanandi I believe) delivered again by a Sukhwinderesque Raja. Rafiq Sagar finds his way back in this song in terms of the orchestration. Especially brilliant is the second interlude.

Pardesi Se Kya Aankh Ladaye

Another folk song adds to the pack, this time a Punjabi one. No, not the clamorous Bhangra type, but a softer song more inclined towards the semiclassical melody. And therefore a peaceful and enjoyable number.

Tan Ghayal Ghayal Kar Gayi

Interesting in parts, this fast paced number is just about average and falls among the less attractive songs of the album. Raja’s voice is more suited to the mellower and more classical-oriented songs than numbers such as these, methinks.

Going by the genre of songs in the album, there surely is not going to be a mad rush for Yaar Mila.. except among may be the hardcore fans of Raja from SRGMP. But as musicians Raja Hasan and father Rafiq Sagar can be happy about having delivered some music of value. Of course its not THE perfect debut album having its share of drab tracks, but the other numbers just about make up for the negatives. As for this album getting him some mileage in Bollywood, it doesn’t look like Raja needs it anymore as he has already got the dream start, having sung for SEL and Vishal-Shekhar in movies and more recently being asked by A R Rahman himself to perform at the Calicut concert and in the upcoming Pune concert. So for now, it does look like Raja Hasan is here to stay.

Source : http://www.musicaloud.com/2009/05/yaar-mila-de-re-music-review/

Raja Hasan – A charismatic singer!!

It seems that Maestro A.R.Rahman is highly impressed with Raja Hasan’s wonderful and powerful performances in the last concert, that he offered Raja Hasan ‘four’ songs this time for the concert to be held in Pune. This is certainly another milestone in Raja’s career. Congratulations to all Raja Hasan fans.

Raja Hasan is the only person in the history of Indian television reality shows, who has been so successful in such a short period of time. In two short years he has become a Star. He has been an exception so far, but we know that Raja Hasan has worked very hard to reach to this position!!

He is the kind of instrument from which a good musician can take out whatever he needs, and we all know how Great a musicain, Rahman sir is!! He must be truly enjoying himself playing the most wonderful instrument – Raja Hasan.

Its always a great pleasure to see Raja Hasan perform live. He knows how to steal the show!!! Raja has the power to get us engrossed in whatever he sings. He is a good singer, a good performer and connects very well with the audience. As we know Raja Hasan has the capability to better the originals(whatever he sings, sounds like his own version) it would be a treat to hear him sing ‘Guzarish’. I’m sure its going to be much better than the original…or atleast as good as it it!! Wishing him all luck for the concert.

Raja Hasan will surely Rock the stage as he always does.

Songs that Raja will be performing at are:

1) Masakali from Delhi -6

2) Aarziyaan from Delhi -6

3) Khwaja mere Khwaja from Jodhaa Akbar

4) Guzarish from Ghajini.

The Big thing is that…all these may be solo performances by Raja Hasan!! So keep your fingers crossed hoping this to be true!!

‘Yaar Mila De Re’…Out now in stores near you!!!

Please Grab your copies of Raja Hasan’s debut album ASAP!!

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We are extremely sorry for the delay in posts. Due to certain unavoidable circumstances, we were unable to update the blog. But thankfully, we are back on track now!

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’99′ – Music Reviews – by Listeners!!

1) By Alka Bose

Love 4 out of 6 songs! I think that’s not a bad ratio at all. In the order of what I like, I like Delhi Destiny, Sochmat, Punjabi song and 99 theme. The romantic song and whats up are not bad actually. But the top 4 rock! This is my favourite album after Rock on.

Favorite song : Delhi Destiny

Would you recommend this soundtrack to your friend: Yes

User Movie Rating: 4.5

2) By Anupam Mittal

The music is an eclectic mix of different genres and while I am a bit biased, I think it is one of the better albums to come out of Bollywood. The composers and singers have done a great job. My personal favorite is Delhi Destiny.

Favorite song : Delhi Destiny – Spice Mix

Worst song : What’S Up – Grooving Blues Mix

Would you recommend this soundtrack to your friend: Yes

User Movie Rating: 5

Do send us your own review of the music of the film ’99′ or ‘Delhi Destiny’ alone at rajafansite@gmail.com

Source : bollywoodhungama.com