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Topic: Bollywood Steel Guitar 2 |
Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 5 Jun 2008 9:10 pm |
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I did attempt a Bollywood tune in the "Distant Shores" CD (2005). Reading that there is some interest in Bollywood music per a recent thread on this forum, I present here my attempt. The tune is called "Aajare Pardeshi" from the film " Madhumati". Bollywood tunes are a challenge to play on steel guitar. They are mostly played "longitudinally" on a single string at a time and require the emulation of the quivers and inflexions of the singing style.
Here is the steel guitar version
http://www.4shared.com/file/50306834/98b66701/aajare_pardeshi.html
And for those that wish to hear the original vocal on youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Baa3y1yGoI0&feature=related
Enjoy!
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Jun 2008 9:57 am
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That's pretty cool, Kay!
You did a really nice version, clearly a labor of love - kudos!
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Pat O'Hearn
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Posted 6 Jun 2008 10:00 pm
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Man; relaxed playing, soulful tone and top drawer intonation.
-- lovely ff amp tone after that 2nd interlude, then back to clean to take it out.
Very nice, Kay.
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Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 9:26 pm thanks..
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thanks guys, grateful for the appreciation. i will have another one up. it is quite a unique style of music.
kay |
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Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 9:01 pm
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| will put it up in a new thread. |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 12 Jun 2008 7:25 am
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Great job, Kay, both on this song and on "Paying Guest".
I note a similarity in approach for both Indian and Sacred Steel steel guitar playing - a lot of sliding along a single string, emulating the vocalists of that style.
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 20 Jun 2008 12:41 pm Bollywood and Kollywood
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Brad,
You are dead right. Both genres try to emulate the human voice and therefore tend to require staying on a single string. I think the earliest Hawaiian steel performances also did the same until people like Sol Hoopi'i dazzled with their magical speed and harmonies across multiple strings.
There is actually another genre of steel guitar music which, in my opinion, is prettier than the Bollywood style and it is from Kolkata and which I will call Kollywood (my terminology). More on this another time..
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