At home just before the programme!

 

Hi Friends

How are you all doing? Christmas holidays must have started for many of you. For me & my family, we are just counting days till this coming Thursday since it is just the last day before our holidays are actually starting. I really need some time to relax and work on so many stuffs which are pending for months now. Before the new year begins one more programme to go on 22nd of this month. No, I am not going to sing this song. 

This song I sang somewhere around September. Solona sa sajan hai  is a song, I am grown up listening to.  This was recorded a day before the actual show by Alex, our Guitarist from Swiss (half British too, his father is British) on his Mac.  He just wanted to record it (he said he liked it  & at least I should believe that). I got it today itself. As usual Santosh, our Swiss Tabla player (of Indian origin) is with me in this video. Both Santosh & Alex are fun to work with. No microphone..so the audio is bit low. And, of course, you all can also see the glimpse of my naughty Adi jumping in between  in front of the Mac. Enjoy!

Until next, keep the faith..

Shree

Shree's Very Own: Eid Mubarak!

Shree's Very Own: Eid Mubarak!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3l-4l-W8Ms

Eid Mubarak!

Hi Friends

I love this song & Rahatji's singing is breathtaking. I tried to sing it because I really wanted to do so. The song & its lyrics, both captivated my entire soul, the moment I heard it for the first time. Such a beautiful composition. I would like to dedicate this song to all of my friends on this very special occasion of Eid.

Enjoy!

Until Next...keep the faith
Shree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3l-4l-W8Ms

Vedantic Durgashtami Videos Published!

Dear Friends

Every year we celebrate  Durgashtami here in Geneva at the Vedantic Center which normally includes a short cultural programme too. However, this time due to some unavoidable situation, we didn't get much time for planning  the  cultural programme. In fact, the songs were finalized  just two days before  the actual programme  on 15th of October. But, the programme went off very nice by the grace of the Divine Mother. I am also happy because the cultural programme has been published in the World News Web on day before yesterday that is 11th of Nov 2010.

http://wn.com/durga?orderby=published.

I will upload the videos of the cultural programme presented on the occasion of Durgashtami at Vedantic here too.

Also, I am looking forward to tomorrow's musical night arranged by Indian Association, Geneva. It would be basically Bollywood Numbers. I have to sing some three songs. So wish me luck for tomorrow. 

Until next.. Keep the faith.

Shree 

Happy Diwali To All Of U!

Wish you all good health, prosperity & peace on the occasion of Diwali!

This song is specially for all of you. Of course this is one of my favourite track. I love this song & tried to sing it with a karaoke track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5g8E-_lo9k

Hope you  will all like it:)
Until next, keep the faith..
Shree

Vande Mataram, 15th Aug 2010, ILO Auditorium, Geneva

We got the opportunity to sing our National Song Vande Mataram on the occasion of our Independence day, celebrated at International Labour Organization Auditorium, Geneva.

Just to give it a new look, I sang the antara part as solo.

Our National Song Vande Mataram, which has played a historic part in the struggle for Indian freedom, is a poem in the 1882 novel Anandamatha  by Bankimchandra Chattapadhyay. In spite of all the controversies, it is still honored equally with Our national Anthem Jana Gana Mana and has equal status with it.

Vande Mataram is very close to my heart, not only because it is the National Song of our motherland India, but also because I like the composition and the melody of the song. This might be the reason why it still  attracts musical people to experiment with it again & again. Of course there are so many versions  already available, but it is widely believed that the tune set for All India Radio station version was composed by Ravi Shankar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vande_Mataram].

Very recently, I heard a new version of Vande Mataram, Composed, lead & harmony vocals by: Joseph Thomas (Jo).
U can all hear to the new version at:
http://www.jocalling.com/2010/08/vande-mataram-2010/.
I am also posting it in my blog since I like it in its still a new version.

Until next, keep the faith..

Shree

Vande Mataram 2010 by Jo!

Vande Mataram 2010