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AL sama
@Bounty nah bro I love his songs too
Bounty
Oh I definitely assumed that you loved them :) , by "bored" I meant that I could literally talk on the music of that era for hours upon hours and this thread would never end lol
Bounty
@solis If you insist so lol
Just a bit more about the man himself
Md Rafi is one of the purest souls I've come to know of, ever.
Comes from a really humble background, almost always had a smile on his face, lead a really simplistic life, was a philanthropist, never had a squabble with anyone (despite people trying to put him down), refused payment from new/struggling music composers.
Just a bit more about the man himself
Md Rafi is one of the purest souls I've come to know of, ever.
Comes from a really humble background, almost always had a smile on his face, lead a really simplistic life, was a philanthropist, never had a squabble with anyone (despite people trying to put him down), refused payment from new/struggling music composers.
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This is just the tip of the iceberg about what he was as a person. It's when you come to know about the little anecdotes that you actually realize all of the stuff I mentioned above.
So pretty much everything he sang was really pure and almost had an angelic quality to it.
I mean this would be applicable to a lot of other personalities, but it again comes down to a lot of little anecdotes continued...
So pretty much everything he sang was really pure and almost had an angelic quality to it.
I mean this would be applicable to a lot of other personalities, but it again comes down to a lot of little anecdotes continued...
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and understanding the contextual standpoint of the Indian subcontinent of that era (40s-60s) that you get to truly grasp a lot of this.
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Which is why every song you hear of his carries a different feeling altogether. This would be difficult to gauge for you @solis , but even technically he's the most gifted singer I've ever heard.
In fact post Indian independence would see aman emergence of a lot of singers (like Rafi) who are unparalleled with the kind of songs they've rendered, with no autotune or anything advanced to equip themselves with.
In fact post Indian independence would see aman emergence of a lot of singers (like Rafi) who are unparalleled with the kind of songs they've rendered, with no autotune or anything advanced to equip themselves with.
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Again, like I had cited above the magic lies in the mood carried by the urdu/hindi phrase which gives the song it's soul and feeling.
A lot of post independent singers (the era from where film/songs for us to hear began) were masters of that art. So anyone who appreciates those songs and that era are able to relate with warmth and simplicity of those times.
A lot of post independent singers (the era from where film/songs for us to hear began) were masters of that art. So anyone who appreciates those songs and that era are able to relate with warmth and simplicity of those times.
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I think the WAY in which a lot of what I explained above came about was unique to the subcontinent and is why carries so much meaning for a lot of us (including our immediate ancestors) and where a sense of cultural unity comes from.
I think it's a lot more complex than that but this is a good gist of what I want to convey with the "feeling" a lot of these songs/era generate (at least for those who listen to them)
I think it's a lot more complex than that but this is a good gist of what I want to convey with the "feeling" a lot of these songs/era generate (at least for those who listen to them)
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I've followed a fair share of western music scenes but I've never seen anything of this kind, especially post WW2.
I think by now, there would be very few to attest with the sentiments I tried to convey above (like Al) and how I wish a lot of other passionate would experience this.
Here's more while I babble on -
https://youtu.be/0wnTq5gS9yw
https://youtu.be/ha5zMHskgB8 (this is from an artist Kishore Kumar)
I think by now, there would be very few to attest with the sentiments I tried to convey above (like Al) and how I wish a lot of other passionate would experience this.
Here's more while I babble on -
https://youtu.be/0wnTq5gS9yw
https://youtu.be/ha5zMHskgB8 (this is from an artist Kishore Kumar)
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@solis Bengal is a region (west bengal in India and Bangladesh (where Al is from)) which has a massive talent pool, literature, culture of its own.
A good amount of legendary personalities come from here and excel in their own regional music (or pretty much anything) as well as the hindi/urdu field.
A good amount of legendary personalities come from here and excel in their own regional music (or pretty much anything) as well as the hindi/urdu field.
Bounty
@solis https://youtu.be/ha5zMHskgB8 I think this will appeal to you too, since it has a really good score to go with it.
AL sama
@Bounty you know this bangla song??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79PqDiNl2kE
@solis you can try it too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79PqDiNl2kE
@solis you can try it too