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________________________________ From: Sriram S <[email protected]> To: A R Rahman fans <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 11 April, 2010 10:35:38 AM Subject: [arr] 'That's not the way to sing Vande Mataram' LUCKNOW: For true lovers of Indian music, he has been a paragon or purity for over 70 years. So, trust Prabodh Chandra Dey — Manna Dey to the world — to praise nothing short of perfect. And then it doesn’t matter whether one is talking about AR Rahman’s world-conquering ‘Jai Ho’ feat, or his redefinition of ‘Vande Mataram’. If a composition doesn’t appeal to him, the 91-year-old doyen won’t mince a word. “What’s this ‘Vandeeeeeeeeey Matram’ that he (Rahman) sang?,” he asks as he almost breaks into mimicking the ‘Mozart from Madras’. “This is not the way one wishes one’s mother,” he says, explaining “Pranaam karne ka bhi ek tarika hota hai bhai... tarike se gao.” And ‘Jai ho’ may have helped AR Rehman scale new heights, but the song isn’t even among his best numbers in the eyes of Manna Dey. “What’s there in ‘Jai Ho’?” he asks http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/city/ lucknow/Thats- not-the-way- to-sing-Vande- Mataram/articles how/5783355. cms Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger. yahoo.com/ download. php Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/
