Tuesday, September 28, 2004  

A.R. Rahman, "Dil Se Re"
from Dil Se soundtrack (1998)
A.R. Rahman, "Chaiyya Chaiyya"
from Dil Se soundtrack; available on The Very Best Bollywood Songs (Outcaste, 2001)
A.R. Rahman & Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Chaiyya Chaiyya"
from Bombay Dreams (Sony, 2002; original London cast)

Pick up the new issue of Global Rhythm, which features supastar A.R. Rahman on the cover (and my Abdel Wright story on the inside). Rahman has clocked the "Macarena" for the Bollywood set with "Chaiyya Chaiyya." The tune was originally in the film Dil Se, and in the flick the cast is body-rocking to "Chaiyya Chaiyya" on top of a moving train. It's so damn tite. Matta fact, I'm gonna break out some "Chaiyya" steps atop a Metrobus tomorrow. At about 9:30 a.m. look for a fella with the skin color of a flashbulb and the dexterity of an offensive lineman droppin' legs on the Z8 route.

These two versions of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are only moderately different, but the tune is so nice you have to have it twice.
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Good Rahman bio.
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Wanna do the "Chaiyya Chaiyya" dance in your cubicle? Here's how.
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A.R. Rahman interview.
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A big batch of Hindi MP3s (broken linkz galore).
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Info on the Dil Se flick, including movie trailer & soundtrack streams.
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Stream two hours of nonstop Rahman noodlin'.

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