Rushing around for exams, projects, applications, reports, deadlines, (printouts :P). Gosh! What to do when you feel like ditching everything and running away? Listen to a ditty to give you a rhythm to work on, or maybe a sad ballad to make you feel better (or worse, depending on mood) about your own miserable life. Or maybe reminisce about music and write a long overdue blog post, like me.
Thinking about music, I got into this internal dialogue about the importance of technology and accompaniment for a melody. Details of that debate aren't of essence here. But, here, I would like to tell you of some beautiful music, sung by my friends, and remind my friends from NISER of those days of a song and a dance, long past now...
All these people are talented singers. But, the particular performances I speak of here, those particular renditions, are very heart-warming, to me.
First of all, Preeti. Over the years, her humming and singing in room has become a very soothing part of an otherwise hectic life at NISER. Her early morning wake up call with Ramraksha definitely is the best rendition I've heard. What her 'Vaishnav Jan To' may lack in technique, it is more than made up in the sheer emotion, lending weight to the lyrics. She seems to be a jogan at heart, and is at her best while humming spiritual verses.
Kavya, another of the staple singers in NISER. Her rendition of 'Ae mere watan ke logon' made us all a fan. The power of live music, sung from the depth of the heart, moved us all. After that, she just had to sing in every program. However, her rendition of 'Teri galiyan' in 'Koffee with Kishore' is beautiful and particularly poignant. Though her accent appears in this song, that doesn't hinder the melody from strumming the strings of our heart.
Lasien's song about mother's love didn't even need the lyrics to reach me. Her rendition of an unknown song, unknown words and unaccompanied lay kept a very big audience captivated. The distance from our own homes seemed so accentuated in that moment.
Lastly, RSVP, the band with Preet, Vishal and Rishi have been entertaining us for a long time, and will hopefully continue to. However, Preet's rendition of Aadat is really deep, passionate and intense. You can hear the struggles in that broken heart. Vishal's performance of 'Here without you baby', unlike many live performances, holds its own in a video recording. A melodious voice, well set on the guitar accompaniment by Rishi, and oh so much emotion.
Wish you all many more melodies, friends.
Thinking about music, I got into this internal dialogue about the importance of technology and accompaniment for a melody. Details of that debate aren't of essence here. But, here, I would like to tell you of some beautiful music, sung by my friends, and remind my friends from NISER of those days of a song and a dance, long past now...
All these people are talented singers. But, the particular performances I speak of here, those particular renditions, are very heart-warming, to me.
First of all, Preeti. Over the years, her humming and singing in room has become a very soothing part of an otherwise hectic life at NISER. Her early morning wake up call with Ramraksha definitely is the best rendition I've heard. What her 'Vaishnav Jan To' may lack in technique, it is more than made up in the sheer emotion, lending weight to the lyrics. She seems to be a jogan at heart, and is at her best while humming spiritual verses.
Kavya, another of the staple singers in NISER. Her rendition of 'Ae mere watan ke logon' made us all a fan. The power of live music, sung from the depth of the heart, moved us all. After that, she just had to sing in every program. However, her rendition of 'Teri galiyan' in 'Koffee with Kishore' is beautiful and particularly poignant. Though her accent appears in this song, that doesn't hinder the melody from strumming the strings of our heart.
Lasien's song about mother's love didn't even need the lyrics to reach me. Her rendition of an unknown song, unknown words and unaccompanied lay kept a very big audience captivated. The distance from our own homes seemed so accentuated in that moment.Lastly, RSVP, the band with Preet, Vishal and Rishi have been entertaining us for a long time, and will hopefully continue to. However, Preet's rendition of Aadat is really deep, passionate and intense. You can hear the struggles in that broken heart. Vishal's performance of 'Here without you baby', unlike many live performances, holds its own in a video recording. A melodious voice, well set on the guitar accompaniment by Rishi, and oh so much emotion.
Wish you all many more melodies, friends.
