I know nobody would raise his eyebrows as I write about Rehman’s Music.
What a gift we have been given in the form of Rehman! Personally he has given me new approach seeing the life, experiencing the life. Here I mean not only Music but his kind, calm nature, spiritual and philosophical persona and his helping hand for the society. His struggle and letting work speak for itself; these are some of his qualities I want to inherit strongly.
I don’t know what happens to me when his music touches my ear. I can’t express my feelings when I hear his music but I know it doesn’t keep me in the same world where we live. I forget every material thing around me and become one with his tunes. Really his music is poison. It swallows you thoroughly and the real charisma lies where you don’t get a hint that you are being hypnotized. I have spent hours, days, years of my life listening to his tunes (accepting some are very bad) and the Music director-fan relation is for forever. I thank god for my liking towards any kind of music and giving me Rehman`s music as a perfect blessing!
Will not mention here any specific album by Rehman as every album itself is a different musical journey and reveals something new every time when you hear it repeatedly. Just will pick following pieces which I personally like
1)_Bombay theme(Bombay)
2) Mere des ki mitti-instrumental (Bose-the forgotten hero)
3) Kwaja mere kwaja- instrumental(Jodha Akbar)
4) Dil hai chotasa- flute instrumental(Roja)
And the list is never ending.
I can feel the eternal satisfaction felt by him when a superb tune takes birth in the candle light in his Chennai studio after midnight. Where the entire world is deep asleep something is awaking in his studio. I just complain to God why I am not his piano. How nice it would have been if I were his piano. I would be the first to put the tune to the reality which is just conceived in his mind a moment ago. I would be the first to sing “Ye tara voh tara”. I would the first to be a call of my nation..”ye jo des hai tera”, I would be the first to cry for “Luka chuppi”, I would be the first to miss my love “a ajnabi” and I would be the first to hug that One “o re chori”……………
If I were his piano…….
There is one sentence by him which really means me a lot
“If you want to become a fully pledged artist then it is not enough if you know classical ragas nor it is enough if you are skilled at techniques and rhythms, instead you should be closed with life and its philosophy. There should be, somewhere in the corner of your heart, a tinge of lingering sorrow”
I always keep wishing..”If I were his piano…”
