Hi Rahmaniacs, At the outset, Wishing all Muslim Members a very happy Eid- Ul- Mubarak.
Today, in Rahmania Show, There was singer Mohammed Aslam, ( who has sung " Ponmagal Vandhal Remix " from ATM, Ilamai song from Varalaaru ) present with Raihana, and the show was very interesting. The excerpts are as below :- *Introduction * Mother Tongue - Hindi. Basically from Bangalore now. started singing from age of 15. Has not learnt music anywhere, but has been inspired from Singers like Mohammed Rafi, SPB, jesudas, Kishore Kumar etc . First Tamil Film that he sang was Natanam. Has sung for Poove Unakkaga, Love Today etc ( Non ARR Films ) . he was introduced to ARR, by Film Producer R.B. Chowdhary ( Super Good Films ) during the Pooja of Mr. Romeo. That time, he gave his cassette to ARR for his perusal. Later, when ARR called on him, but he was not in India. He has toured a lot of countries and had performed stage shows. US, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Middle East etc Born with 3 brothers, 3 sisters. Musical Family. All are capable of singing. Mother sings informally at home. Actually, when he sings, people expect and want him to sing like some other reputed singer . He used to feel embarrassed, when people used to say that he sang better than the original singer. He sings " Sahana Song ( Sivaji ) " in MOhd Rafi's style. *FIRST MEETING WITH ARR * he was in jeddah ( Saudi Arabia ) . At that time, some of his friends told him that ARR was there in town, and he went and meet ARR. Later ARR wanted him to sing a song for ' Dile Ne Jise Apna Kaha " ( Salman starrer Film ) . ARR wanted Aslam to come to London for recording, but Aslam was in the US at that time, and was refused a Tourist Visa. So he missed that opportunity. Later, there was some problem with the film, the script was changed, because of tuffle between Aishwarya Rai & Salman at that time. The first song that he recorded with ARR was the song ' Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha". The Lyrics was ready, and when he started singing, ARR told him to be softer; little more ; and little more, and this happened thrice. At the final stage, he was just whispering, and that was what ARR wanted from him for that song. After 2 years, The Hindi Version of Swades was finished, but ARR wanted Aslam to sing in the Tamil version ( Desam ) . He sang " Unnai Kettal" ( Tamil Version of Yuhi Chala). he also sang " Kettene" ( Dekho Na ), along with Sadhana Sargam. He used to write in English and sing for Tamil Songs. Then came Paatshala song for RDB. Then came " Ilamai" song for Varalaaru. he says ' ARR was so kind hearted to give me the remix version of Ilamai song ". The song was recorded only once, but the remix version was processed twice. The original song " Ilamai" also used to contain some yodeling in between , which was quite unique about Aslam. Once ARR was in his studio, sitting with his laptop, when Aslam was just yodeling . ARR suddenly asked him whats that. Then ARR encouraged him by saying that we will use it in a different song. Khalbali Song - He has sung with ARR in Guru - he has sung "Dum hara Dum Hare Mast " along with ARR . He sang the song " Roja Janeman" in Kishore Kumar style. 2. Aslam used to do Yoga, breathing exercises regularly. he says that Singing is like breathing to him, and hence he never takes it to be a difficult task*. ARR had made him cry at moments like he says " Sariya Paadu Ayya ( Sing properly man~!!!) ". Then he used to encourage him by saying " U are getting it near". ARR used to say "Only if I scold, Your songs will become a Hit". * 3. Once, when aslam 's show was scheduled, his younger brother passed away, but he covered that tragedy and performed the show. He says that any artist will have to cover the tragedy that happens in his / her life, but make the audience happy. Like an actor who acts in front of the camera, a singer has to act in front of the Microphone. 4. Whenever, Aslam tours with ARR for concerts, he used to be disciplined. He says that the troupe of ARR consists of Class Musicians , and the ambiance also was very different. Both Young Generation , as well as Old Generation come and listen to ARR Music. The speciality of ARR was that even Pop Music used to contain melody in it. He says " I really enjoy ARR music, and feel honoured ". At times, ARR used to tell him to learn music, or even come notation so that he could catch up the tune little easily. 5. Recent song " POnmagal Vandhal" ( Azhagiya Tamizh Magan ) - He hasn;t heard the older version before. Just before recording, he heard it once. He sang in his original style, but ARR wanted a young voice, a young boyish voice for that song. He says that Young Generation also like Old Songs, but with new touches. Its like " Old Wine in a new Bottle". -- regards, Vithur A.R.RAHMAN - THE GOD OF MUSIC
