Grab your headset for another musical ride. Another element is random swaram. It is so mesmerizing because maximum of those swaram have been rendered by the man himself. Its so mellifluous it makes you feel wanting more. Few examples are yakkai thiri, kannalane, lukka chuppi.
And also his cute hummings, like in chinna chinna aasai, nenjukulle, marudhaani, it just takes the song to a very godly level.
In Sandakozhi Song from Ayutha ezhuthu it is one full minute of bliss. Just close eyes and listen him pouring happiness in your ears.
This transformation of song from basic melody to a magical composition is consistently accomplished with his humming, and swaram, a solo humming by female singers and extensive usage of flute, at times Veena.
Sometimes even “Jathi” like the interlude in thee thithikum then from Thirudha Thirudha. This song is an enigma, it has swaram, Jathi, fast beats, and also a slow melody and Rahmans trademark Flute.
The song follows an unpredictable melody and rhythm pattern. And remarkably the melodious female voice belongs to a Chinese singer Caroline. It feel so amazing that a Chinese singer can pull off the tamil lyrics with such perfection. Versatility in a single song with these many elements is a big feat to achieve. Hear the whole song and look for all these elements. Magic and Pure magic.
Now the next aspect is the transformation of a song from slow melodic to a powerful fast number. The slow building of tempo from the starting of a song and ending in fast tempo like Acccham acham illai from the movie Indira. The first half of the song is filled with just the main female voice, chorus and some mild music. There are only very mild percussion engaged in the song till that point.
Just at the middle of the song, there is tabla beat and from there it keeps speeding up so beautifully with tabla ad claps simultaneously ending in Anuradha Shriram’s voice who is known for power punch in high pitch. Her name will pop up in another beautiful composition which is very very unique. Keep guessing what is it.
As we have quenched ourself in music, let’s get drenched….. meet you in next episode 🙂
PS: This is purely for entertainment and a soul filling habit to get addicted to music and music. If it opens to a discussion about music I am more than happy to have it 🙂 . Honest feedback are needed to make this more beautiful journey.
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