Hey Rishabians..Happy New Year wishes in advance!!!
I just wanted to share here a few comments that were emailed..
Also at this juncture, i request each one of us to comment about our programs in the blog itself so that every other person will be aware of our views and feelings. More so this request as I may out of sheer forgetfulness,urgency or even out of excitement may miss out on some worthy details, moments and may be even persons.. so please do not take it to heart. So any of you can remind me,comment,suggest,call,email,etc to make the blog a nice one… more nicer is a team work!! Isn’t it??
Now for the comments…
SONIYA wrote..
Hi Rishabians, First n foremost thanks for accepting me into your rocking team... "RISHABAM"... How do I start with have no words to describe my feeling for the team its simply superb in its own way… I was very thrilled by the warm welcome I got from the Rishabians, to be frank I was little reluctant to attend it for the first time after missing out two wonderful events… Mahendra forced to attend it and trust me its worth attending. And I am happy that Mahendra did take the opportunity to its max to showcase his talent, hope everyone agree with me about his brilliant singing talent. I am equally moved with every ones great singing it was really amazing with each one singing back to back good songs. Not to forget Venkat’s effort as Sound Engineer this gave perfect blend of music and singing especially with the echoing effect it was just awesome to hear. Kirtana sang really well, she has bright future and our best wishes are with her…. I completely agree that Rekha played more than a perfect host, everyone felt so comfortable with her treat, and I never felt like I am attending the meet for first time. My special thanks to Priya for putting great thought to form such a team. I am happy to be a part of RISHABAM…. I assure everyone that I will make my début in the next meet ….. I wish everyone MeRRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR in advance… B.R.SONIYA MAHENDRA
Raghu wrote… Yet another successful session with all participants coming even more prepared than earlier. Special thanks to Rekha for playing the hospitable host.my personal observation was that everyone is becoming more confident. Letz rock on Raghu
Venkat replies to Raghu… You are right Raghu. Everyone rocked on that day. It was fun and frolic throughout. Talat Md. was really present on that day and the feel you gave for "Badan pe sitare" was a rocking one. Rekha was in her own outstanding form. Overall it was fun and enjoyment. Keep rocking Rishabam !. Regards, Venkat
It was yet another music filled SANGEETH SURABHI for the rishabians.. We met at ever enthused Rekha's residence at around 2pm and just immediately we felt really really at home. One could say she was much more than a perfect host..what with the pleasing smile, rendering 'wow' songs, flowing the living room with hot tea, serving 'sakkath' hot aloo bondas, having a caring eye on children, sharing her views & thoughts openly,etc. One round of applause for Rekha,Deeya and Willy...clap clap clap clap clap!!!!
We had Rajat around after missing him during our last meet. He made up for it by being so lively throughout. Just wait for the video..you"ll know why i said this!!! John was in his highest spirits...belting songs one after the other with full zing,gestures,swaying,jumping,smiling,dancing,etc...all this with good singing!! Venkat did wonderful job of managing the music system, dancing around, singing soulfully and constantly keeping everyone's mood live and kicking. Chitra was amazing in whatever she did that day...possibly it was Srinivas' presence that made the songs she sang more vibrant. Lakshmi tried out a few kannada songs and one could see the practice that went into it...Rangu didnt lag behind...he came out with heartwarming Yesudas no.s. Mmmmm..good rendition folks. Raghu !!! Kya yaar aap tho Talat saab ban baite us din!!!! Very good songs and many thanks for reminding those wonderful songs. But Raghu, your 2-3 lines of Badan pe sitare brought more applause i suppose..you sang your heart out. Saravana 'the guy with golden voice'..truely rocked the day!! Hey guy, you fill so much life into the songs...my God...tooo good. Hemanth did his part very well in all departments.. singing,dancing, moving around,pulling legs(!!),etc. Good work. Mahendra was there silently reminding us of PB Srinivas and Rajkumar....Full marks to his Nade mellegae....but here he only got Sridhar to march for his song! Josy, josphine,my dear mary! You were sooooo sweet in your rendition of songs. Deeya,Kirthana,Kaushik sang well and Jeevan danced very well..inspiring enough!! All these kiddos alongwith karthik and karunya enjoyed the day to the fullest. I was there too, struggling not to miss any song or any fun or any talk around. What a treat it was! Treat to ears,eyes,mind and forget not..mouth too!!
It was indeed an unforgettable music treat and each rishabian realised that there would be no looking back..but go further more to douse in the warm music. And so the journey has just breaked for a short while now... We will come back with a bang soon with all ROMANTIC NUMBERS...!! (PS:Will shortly post the list of songs and the pictures of Sangeeth Surabhi)
Hey Rishabians, How do you do....?? Our next meet is fast approaching... Its going to be another day of music,singing and fun.. Yes... this saturday the 13th november 2008, we shall meet at Rekha's house at around 2pm for the gala time. Shall we have a name for this third meet ... maybe...
"SANGEET SURABHI"
Yes, definitely lookiing forward to some nicest music and much enjoyment!!!! See you all soon. Cheers!!!
The RISHABAM team met at our house on 8th november '08 for the second time. Our first meet was for a lesser duration of around 2hours. This meet was for full 5 hours!
What an evening it was!!
It all started on a devotional note with a shloka..aptly rendered by Deeya. Then our another young participant Prateek cameout with 2 songs backtoback...has gud sense of rhythm.
Then it was the turn of Raghu who made everyone sway with his favourite Rafi's no...'Suhaani raat dal chuki..' Mahendra showed his talent in rendering 'Naliva gulabi hoove..'
If Chitra cameout with a surprise foot tapping no.'Babuji dheere chalna..', Rekha made everyone dance to her tune..'Jawane janeman..'. Lakshmi presented the tamil no.'Unnai kanaadha kannum...' with gud feel and Josphine was so sweet in her 'Chinna chinna asai'
I rendered my favourite 'Teri pyari pyari..' and 'Ye lo main haari piya..'
In between came in some chips,biscuits,tea and fanta.. and not to forget the hot,crispy vadas,bhajjis and bondas!!! I could see how each one was feeling at home...serving others, helping themselves...nice to have such wonderful friends around.
It was an amazing musical evening with each and everyone belting out wonderful songs without any qualms one after the other!!
Hemanth sang his heart out in 'Namoora mandara hoove..' and so did Rangu in 'kalangalil..' 'Hamein tumse pyaar..'by Thamman was nothing less compared to our John's'Yaad na jaaye'
Venkat was amazing in his rendition of 'Chahunga main tuje..' and who could ever forget Ganesh's 'Rajaraja chozhan..'? John's 'Mere naina..' was a superb solo. Saravanan did complete justice to 'Kadhal Rojave..'
Nagraj's 'Jab koi baath' with Rekha was very entertaining. Johnson,Meenakshi did their bit fantastically in the duets. Kirthana's Ajeeb Dastaan.. was pretty good and flawlessly sung. Raksha smilingly sang the classical no.'Mamavathu..' My mom (Swarnam),Sunil,Jagadish and others may not have sung, but they were there enjoying the songs thoroughly...Yes, we do need peole who encourage us... We terribly missed Rajat and family..who would have added more enthu into the evening. What was more heartening was that the kids behaved so well & enjoyed the program as well! Jeevan,Shreya were good too in their own way and each one enjoyed to the fullest. One could sense the feel when everyone shouted 'hurray' at the end of the day. Everything seems to be wonderful and the thoughts of the meet keeps coming back often. We will see to it that we continue to have more of these meets for long long time ahead!! I will shortly post the list of songs we all sang that evening. Will inform about the video of our meet once it is ready. Do definitely write your genuine views,ideas about this program and also if any other suggestions for the coming programs in the place provided for 'comments'. Waiting for your valuable comments!!
HEY RISHABIANS, YOU ROCKED !!! KEEP ROCKING !!!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Hey Friends!! We will come together as already decided at our residence at 2pm on saturday the 8th november. We may have a few new friends who love music. The program need not have a set pattern, but go on and on with nice songs be it in any language.... Please do come along with your family....and make it a big music family affair... Shall we go on to keep the title of the evening as AJEEB DAASTAN HAIN YE... for the musical evening?? Hoping to see you all in good cheers and set ready to rock the show!! Cheers to all rishabians!!!
CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!! Hey Rishabians!!! How are you all doing?? Here are the nicest wishes for a bright,wonderful,safe,happy Diwali. Hope this festive occasion brings in more joy to all of you . Have wonderful days ahead... Holding on to some music...??? Holidays ahead guys...stick on to some singing and do some practice... Honestly,practice really does wonders...you know that,right?? Hover over the happiness you experience when u sing.. Hate to wait for soooooo long....till 8thNov..our next exciting meet!! Having lots to say..but not now...only in person. Has the excitement begun?? Hoping to listen to nice songs... Heaven will be our homes when filled with music.. Hearty wishes... ....
RI_RISHABAM ---- The group formed exclusively to enjoy music with no barriers of language,style,mode,etc. Music soothes the mind, brings peace, relaxes us, unwinds unwanted thoughts, makes us happy, transforms us to a new confident person and much much more joy to the whole surroundings.. Music IS everything.
CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!
CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!
Its really cool to be in a group like this.
The enthusiasm shown by all is really heartening.
Touch wood, i want each one of us to keep the spirit going forever.
Do get hold of some karaoke and get going folks...
Hi Ri folks, This morning was quite eventful and a happy one. It was nice that we all spent some time together to enjoy music. A big thank you to all of you for appreciating and encouraging to start a group for ourselves.. And thus RISHABAM was formed on this good day!! Can we proclaim we are the founder members of this Rishabam?? The proud founder members are.. Priya Venkat Rajat Rekha Rangu Lakshmi Chitra Raghu John Mary Mahendra and our kiddos...Kirthana, Kaushik, Jeevanth, Diya, Shreya, Karthik & Karunya. After the great time we had, i thought we do need a platform to come together to share our thoughts, the on goings and other interesting things. So i created a blog by name RISHABAM. Go ahead folks and please do share/comment anything(???) Cheers !!!!