Importance of Soft Power -Shashi Tharoor

Excellent video in which Shashi Tharoor talks about about the importance of 'Soft Power'.

Buddhi Ulla Manitharellam

Tribute to J.P Chandrababu (1926–1974) - Tamil film comedian-actor, singer and dancer, whose chaplin-style on-screen movements and unique singing style, with some humorous yet philosophical Tamil lyrics and a bass voice, made him popular from the late 1940s to the early 1970s.



Movie: Annai (1962)
Original Singer : J.P Chandrababu
Music : S. R Sudharsanam

Music Re-arranged & sung by : Ganesh

Here,I have not tried to imitate the style of Chandrabuabu, but presented it in my own way. Let me know your comments




Lyrics:

Buddhi ulla manidhnellam vetri kanbadhillai
Vetri petra manidharellam buddhisali illai (2)

paruvam vandha anaivarume kaadhal kolvathillai
kaadhal konda anaivarume manamudipathillai
manamudhitha anaivarume sernthu vaazhvathilai
Sernthu vaazhum anaivarume, sernthu povathillai

Buddhi ulla manidhnellam vetri nkanbadhillai
Vetri petra manidharellam buddhisali illai

Kanavu kaanum manidhanuku
ninaipathellam kanavu
Avan kaanuginra kanavinile
Varuvadhellam uravu

Avan kanavil aval varuval
Avanai paarthu sirppal

Aval kanavil yaar varuvar
Yaarai paarthu azhaippal?

Buddhi ulla manidhnellam vetri nkanbadhillai
Vetri petra manidharellam buddhisali illai

Own compositions

Collection of my own compositions.Please listen and let me know your feedback.


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Ninaipathellam Nadanthuvittal

A sad heart-touching melody, from the Tamil movie Nenjil Oor Aalayam (1962).
Music was composed by the legends Viswanathan - Ramamurthy and sung by P.B.Sreenivas.

I love the sound of accordion in this song,which makes it sound stylish yet gives a sad lonely feel to this song.

I have arranged the music from scratch.Please listen to this song in my voice and let me know your comments.

Old Rock & Roll style tamil song

Song Title : Orupennai Paarthu
Movie Title : Deiva Thai
Singer : TM Soundararajan
Music : Viswanathan-Ramamurthy
Direction : K. Balachandar


Music arranged & sung : Ganesh

A soft rock & roll style song of the 60s,beautifully set to tune by Viswanathan Ramamurthi.Here I have attempted to give a fresh make over to this peppy song with a slightly different rhythm pattern & supported by all happy (major) chords throughout.Had absolute fun arranging & singing this song though it took quite some time.

Please listen & leave your comments.

Khwaja mere Khawaja - Jodha Akbar

Khwaja mere Khwaja is a wonderful spiritual qawwali number from Jodha Akbar. ARR's already proved that he's the undisputable king when it comes to spiritual numbers with songs like Piya Haji Ali. With Khwaja mere Khwaja, he's added one more to the list. The song is extremely catchy backed by harmonium in the beginning and then by chords and a good bass line that sounds very crisp and vibrant.

I created the track for this song spending a good 4- 5 hrs for the whole process.I couldn't get a good tabla plugin for the rhythm part.Please listen and let me know your valuable feedback. Please excuse my hindi/Urdu diction.

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Khwajaji, khwaja
Khwajaji, khwaja, khwaja ji
Ya gharib nawaz
Ya moinuddin, ya khwaja ji


Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja
Shaho ka shah tu
Ali ka Dulara

Khwaja mere khwaja dil mein sama ja
Beqaso ki taqdeer, tune hai sawari
Khwaja mere khwaja

Tere darbar mein khwaja
Sar jhuka te hai auliya
Tu hai Khalbali khwaja
Rutba hai pyara
Chahne se tujhko khwaja ji mustafa ko paya

Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja
Shaho ka shah tu
Ali ka dulara

Khwajaji Khwajaji Khwajaji