*Article in Hindu mentioning the lively crowd in the gallery - Radha
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/04/stories/2009050453920400.htm* ** *Euphoria as Rahman thrills * ** P.K. Ajith Kumar *50,000-strong crowd builds up an electric atmosphere at Kozhikode stadium * KOZHIKODE: First, the lights went on. The sounds boomed soon. Then, he came. And the crowd, nearly 50,000 of them, perhaps, inside the packed Corporation Stadium, got euphoric. It was a dramatic entry for A.R. Rahman to his ‘Jai Ho’ concert stage, with which he kicked off his world tour following two Oscars. He came on to the stage singing *O Saya*, his Oscar-nominated song from *Slumdog Millionaire*. And the composer proved, yet again, that he was no less a singer. After the song, he said he was pleased to come to Kerala. “I have been wanting to come here for the past 15 years,” he said. Malayali singer Sayanora joined Rahman to sing *Athiradee* and both were in top form. Rahman also improvised his song *Padakali* from the Malayalam film *Yodha*, which was rendered by Benny Dayal and George Peter. Before long, two of the finest singers of the night, Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam, came on with that haunting melody from *Roja*, *Kathal rojave* (it was, in fact, mixed with the Hindi version, *Roja jaaneman*). Crowd delighted The show went on for another couple of hours, delighting the huge crowd that had been waiting patiently for several hours before it all began shortly before 8 p.m. The other singers of the night included Chithra, Rashid Ali, Javed Ali, Mohammed Aslam and Raja Hassan. The show featured a lot of dances. Doubts were expressed in certain quarters if the people of Kozhikode would make the show a grand success. Enthusiastic response There were some who wondered if the tickets were not priced a bit too high. But all those doubts vanished by about 6 p.m., when one hour was still left for the scheduled beginning of the show. The stadium was full, with people coming to venue as early as 3 p.m. *The gallery was the first to fill up and the spectators there gave the loudest cheers, from the moment they got in. Chants of Jai Ho and Rahman and thunderous applause could be heard almost from the moment they entered the stadium.* If the way the crowd thronged the stadium was anything to go by, the huge build-up to the show helped. And once again, the people of Kozhikode showed the world that they would not let the organisers down, be it football or music. On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:16 PM, $ Pavan Kumar $ <[email protected]>wrote: > > > It was a huge turnout...and the response from the crowd was amazing.. > > This was my 4th Rahman concert and for me personally, it was ok..It didnt > start off well..lot of errors, poor sound, lyrics were forgotten to name a > few.. but ended with a bang..Mustafa Mustafa just set the whole stadium on > fire and it continued till the end....But we as a group had loads of > fun..pre and post concert...it was a memorable experience. > > > And ya..as gops said..the crowd in the gallery was having loads of fun :P > > > > --- On *Mon, 5/4/09, Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [arr] Kozhikode concert track list > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 7:28 AM > > > Massive, the response was astounding. The stadium was packed to its > gills. And the crowd in the galleries was having loads of fun ;-) > > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 19:49, Bergin Roy <ber...@berginroy. > com<[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> >> >> Wow, I missed it :( >> >> What was the crowd size? >> >> - Bergin >> >> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@gmail. >> com<[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Opening Act (DJ Medley) - Was severely curtailed >>> 2. Mausam and Escape - Asad on Sitar; Sanjeev, Raashid and Keith on >>> Guitars >>> 3. O Saya - ARR, Chorus >>> 4. Athiradi - ARR, Sayonara >>> 5. Padagali Chandi - George Peter, Benny Dayal >>> 6. Tu Muskura - Sadhana Sargam (Bit) >>> 7. Roja Janeman - Sadhana Sargam, Hari >>> 8. Masakali - Raja Hassan >>> 9. Jiya se Jiya - ARR >>> 10. Style - Blaaze >>> 11. Liquid Dance - Tracked >>> 12. Guzarish - Javed Ali >>> 13. Netru Illatha - Chitra >>> 14. Malargale - Chitra, Hari >>> 15. Kabhi Aditi - Raashid >>> 16. Rehna Tu - ARR, Chorus >>> 17. Taal Se Taal ( western ) - Tracked >>> 18. Ringa Ringa - Neeti Mohan, Sayonara >>> 19. Kala bandar - Benny, Blaaze (Medley) >>> 20. Gangster Blues - Blaaze, Tanvi (Medley) >>> 21. New - Blaaze, Benny, Chorus (Medley) >>> 22. Azeem O Shaan - ARR (Medley) >>> 23. Rukumani - Chorus (Medley) >>> 24. Veera Pandi - ARR, Chorus (Medley) >>> 25. Latika's theme/Dreams on Fire - Suzanne >>> 26. Khwaja mere Khwaja - ARR, Javed Ali, Aslam, Raja Hassan >>> 27. Arziyan - ARR, JAved Ali, Aslam, Raja Hassan >>> 28. Manasu Manasinte - Chitra (from Chotanikkara Amma, composed by RK >>> Shekar) >>> 29. Kannalane - Chitra >>> 30. Jiya Jale - Chitra >>> 31. Aye hairaten - Sadhana Sargam, Hari >>> 32. Vaaji Vaaji - Hari, Sadhana >>> 33. Mustafa - ARR >>> 34. Dhaka laga bukka - ARR (Bit) >>> 35. Pappu Cant Dance - Benny, Chorus >>> 36. Aye Bachu - Suzanne >>> 37. Urvasi - ARR >>> 38. Taxi Taxi - Benny, Blaaze, Chorus >>> 39. Humma - ARR >>> 40. Jai Ho - ARR, Tanvi, Chorus >>> 41. Vandemataram - ARR, All artistes >>> >>> Yeh Delhi Hai Mere Yaar and Baba Rap were dropped >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> www.berginroy. com <http://www.berginroy.com/> >> > > > >
