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Believer
10 February 2013, 03:38 PM
Namaste,

A Rajasthani folk song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dyZxPOkH-4

And its Bollywood adaptation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJzT1KMjQ0k

And the X Factor India version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kevPmjqnqY

Pranam.

Caltha
10 February 2013, 04:46 PM
Namaste,

Beautiful -- all three. Thank you so much
.
Pranam

Viraja
10 February 2013, 04:54 PM
I like the folk version the best. In the movie version, it appears that they mixed some classical music in the background, it sounds far different from the folk version. The X factor version sounds like the movie song - I enjoyed the great confidence of the singers on stage.

Webimpulse
10 February 2013, 06:16 PM
Namaste all,

I have to agree with Viraja on this one - the folk version sounds the best. I say this as someone who normally likes their music loud and full of sound, since I'm usually into heavy metal or techno...it's just that hearing a small, simplistic live performance like the original folk song video makes it more...real, authentic, and visceral, for lack of a better term.

I guess the best way to compare it would be like listening to metal band Dragonforce - a band known for using lots of Pro Tools software and sound editing in the studio - versus an unplugged performance of Alice in Chains. Sure, Dragonforce fits the loud and full of sound criteria, but there's something about a spontaneous live performance (unplugged Alice in Chains in my example) without all those bells and whistles that makes it sound better!

ShivaFan
10 February 2013, 11:11 PM
Namaste Believer

Now, now, now we are talking about lemons here Believer! The fights of the lovers is like the lemon, and lives in the lemon, lemon, lemon!

No, no, no this is good - the first is the best, I almost stood up, and lifted my hands - yes, yes yes that first one was good, second ok (third wouldn't play for me) ... Nice, nice, nice but I want even louder, here we go, faster, now it's going to make me stand up, lift my hands, it goes raw and tenor, pitch it like grain, let's just go there like this:

http://m.youtube.com/index?&desktop_uri=%2F#/watch?v=Cec0tF7-G34

Sorry :o But the thread is called folk music!

Om Namah Sivaya

Believer
11 February 2013, 01:35 PM
Namaste,

Some people take recitation of the Hanuman Chalissa very seriously and don't tolerate interruptions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CeAjgh6vU0

Pranam.

Viraja
11 February 2013, 02:05 PM
Namaste,

Some people take recitation of the Hanuman Chalissa very seriously and don't tolerate interruptions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CeAjgh6vU0

Pranam.

By far, the most adorable performance by a little kid that I've ever seen! :) Just how cute is that!! (And I'm still amazed someone as little can know the verses of Hanuman Chalisa which isn't very small, that well!).

jignyAsu
12 February 2013, 12:49 PM
Namaste,

Some people take recitation of the Hanuman Chalissa very seriously and don't tolerate interruptions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CeAjgh6vU0

Pranam.


ROFL ......like master like devotee...no breaks during service.

JaiMaaDurga
13 February 2013, 04:35 AM
Namaste Believer,

Thank you for the thread and videos; I am in agreement as to
the non-"adapted" performance's superiority ;)

In the spirit of the thread's title, I would offer links to two videos-
neither are live footage of performances, but certainly not
filmy "adaptations" either:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6G_x7VnKm4

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGejbcDlv80

I hope HDF will enjoy and appreciate them as I do..

JAI MATA DI

Believer
16 February 2013, 03:34 PM
Namaste,

An old Punjabi folk song - about a village belle going to meet her husband working in the fields, under the pretext of bringing him lunch, and in the process losing/dropping her nose jewelry (laung) along the way - was popularized by a singer from across the border.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MSUIGk4dc

The singer, Musarrat is from a converted Kashmiri family, the family having settled in the Western Punjab.

Pranam.

Believer
17 October 2014, 09:12 PM
Namaste,

Worth resurrecting for the newer members. Enjoy!

Pranam.

smaranam
19 October 2014, 12:39 AM
Some people take recitation of the Hanuman Chalissa very seriously and don't tolerate interruptions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CeAjgh6vU0

Why don't the adults -- Kiran Bedi , the child's dad and all others let him finish? Is that going to mess the planned timing of the competition and program so much?

This is sending wrong messages to children "Man beta, ab bas , hamne sun liya"

excuse me? The child was not here to perform. He was actually chanting Hanuman Chlisa. ForHanuman and RAm not the judges.

Believer
19 October 2014, 11:28 AM
Namaste,


Why don't the adults -- Kiran Bedi , the child's dad and all others let him finish? Is that going to mess the planned timing of the competition and program so much?
I would think that the program was taped for a broadcast and for commercial purposes, you have a fixed time slot for each contestant. Unfortunately for us, this child's talent exhibition could not be finished in the 2-3 minutes allotted to each contestant. But he was powered by Hanumanji and was determined to not let anyone interrupt him. So, more power to him.

Pranam.

smaranam
19 October 2014, 11:50 AM
I would think that the program was taped for a broadcast and for commercial purposes, you have a fixed time slot for each contestant.
I understand. Also, if they made an exception for him, parents of other children would want the same treatment, and it would be hard to draw a fine line between what is an adhyAtmic exception, and what is "letting a child be" and where to stop.

I just feel these kids are too young to enter competitions at that level. Don't think it is very healthy.

praNAm