Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

[krish244]

News article about László Attilát's association with IR and his (and the band) recent visit to India to perform for IR's live show:

http://www.zene.hu/cikkek/cikk.php?id=28784

The above is in hungarian language. Giving below the translation (courtesy: Google Translate):

"Their relationship began in 2000, when he heard Raaja Ones Upon A Time László Attila Band's CD. The first work together in Budapest took place as a soloist, he called for a recorded music in Budapest, and from 2009 worked together on several occasions in India.

Laszlo Attila previous invocation of IlayaRaaja filmzenéiben contributed or twice a week orchestrations, harmonized taught by the master. The Indian composer of popular and highly recognized in his country, the oeuvre of more than 900 soundtracks hallmark, but his name is linked to the symphony, too, which (as the first Asian author) presented at the Royal Philharmonic in London.

The concert at the end of the 6 million in Chennai Nehru Indoor Stadium, the 12,000 people took place. The event in the past 25 years, wrote a summary of his works was accompanied by a large orchestra (symphonic strings, four Indian percussion, sitar 2, 4 keyboards, Indian folk musical instruments, vocals 10 male, 10 female backing vocals, rhythm section, woodwinds). Characteristic scale of the concert that was performed for 6 hours nonstop IlayaRaaja compositions of the contributors.

The band consists of 12 hours of rehearsals were held in December, the music was played outside most of the material. Participating as a renowned Indian film directors, singers arrived, was a great honor for the first foreign guest artists invited by Laszlo Attila quartetjével.

Laszlo Attila Raaja both as a soloist playing his attainment, as well as a separate block quartetjével 3 also has his own compositions. The quartet Big John (piano), Peter Papesch (bass) and Ferenc Nemeth (drums) took part."

thanks,

Krishnan