The young tabla player, from suburban Hyderabad, followed his lifetime dream to make a living in Mumbai, the entertainment capital of the country. His destiny landed him in a job at the famous Prithvi Theater, headed by the legendary patriarch of the Kapoor family who won hearts of millions through his work on stage and […]
Shankar Jaikishan and The Evolution of Their Banner Read More »
On creation of their famous banner, Shankar Jaikishan formed a pact as to always collaborate in their work and never reveal their individual contribution to their music. They lived by that pact made in 1949 and continued with it even after Jaikishan’s death in 1971 until Shankar’s in 1987. The other condition was that the
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Written by Jitendra Motavar A man who was a magnificent composer, a prolific musician with mastery over a dozen of instruments including tabla, piano, accordion, sitar etc, a wrestler, a dancer, an artist well versed with indian classical and western music styles, a strict disciplinarian; a man who along with his equally magnificent companion, ruled
SHANKAR JAIKISHAN – 1975 Onwards… Part 1 of 6 : Prologue Read More »
(Prologue and songs No. 1 to 15 are detailed in the Part 1) Written By – JITENDRA MOTAVAR16. Sayonara sayonara… Love In Tokyo (1966) partially inspired by a light music orchestral piece “In a Persian market” composed by Albert Ketelby in 1920Analysis: Just the first half of the mukhda tune has been inspired from a
Shankar Jaikishan & their brilliant adaptations Part 2 of 2 Read More »