Friday, April 3, 2009

Manna Dey - a living legend


Padmabhushan Manna da- the "nonagenarian-in-the-running" musical genius, is perhaps the only living legend among yesteryear male Hindi playback singers. He started his innings back in 1943 and was a consistently sought-after artiste for songs with semi-classical to heavy classical underpinnings. He was a favourite of several composers of yesteryears- S.D.Burman, Salilda, Panchamda to name a few and has made many incredible marks with their compositions. In addition to Hindi, his popularity in West Bengal and Assam is huge. He is a role-model for simplicity, discipline and perseverance. Down south, he is instantly recognized through Salilda's soulful composition 'Manasa Maine Varu' from 'Chemmeen'.

Today's audio posting is a Desh-raag based Bengali song composed by Prabhas Dey. This song was originally released as a part of Manna da's album on seasons and depicts the rainy one. The cover version here was my first(and the most arduous) attempt in Bengali music, performed at a Durga Puja celebration held in Phoenix, AZ in 2007.


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11 comments:

  1. Murali VenkatramanApril 5, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    That is a very nice rendition. I am very pleased to find a fellow South Indian having a strong interest in Bengali Melodies. I will look forward to hearing more stuff from you.

    This song strongly reminds me of the SPB number "kadalil alaigaL pongum aanaal karaiyaith thaaNdumo ?" in tamil although it has lesser sangathis. The link and writeup on that song can be found here:

    http://www.dhool.com/sotd2/435.html

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  2. Sindhuja BhakthavatsalamApril 5, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Very beautiful rendition. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep them coming!

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  3. JoApril 6, 2009 at 2:33 AM

    Beautiful as usual Karthik. :-)

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  4. RamyaApril 6, 2009 at 3:39 AM

    Simply wonderful. Enjoyed it. Keep posting more .

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  5. N V KrishnanApril 6, 2009 at 4:13 AM

    Lovely song very well sung by you Karthik..Expecting more..

    N V K

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  6. UnknownApril 6, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    Hi KR,

    Just heard the 3 beautiful renditions!! Very nice!!! definitely waiting for more songs to be uploaded to your blog :)

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  7. Nandita MApril 7, 2009 at 6:35 AM

    Welcome to blogging. You have sung this Des raag composition wonderfully.

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  8. ParasmaniApril 7, 2009 at 7:05 AM

    I do not know any Bengali but your comfort level was high. Beautiful composition and beautiful voice and rendition.

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  9. SoumitraApril 8, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    Dude you are a very good singer....loved your rendition....more bengali songs if possible pls :)

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  10. Deblina M.April 9, 2009 at 9:38 AM

    Very beautifully sung !!

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  11. rahul (राहुल) raina (रैना)April 12, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    Great Karthik, I'll share with some bengali friends :-)

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