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PanchamMagic Show Report : At Pune, 27th June 2005
Guests : Amit Kumar /
Ramesh Iyer/ Joseph Moronsorate
This
year popularity of the show has grown so much that we almost had
demand for tickets at least thrice the capacity of Tilak Smarak Mandir
which is almost 1000…!! So once again all of us at Panchammagic had
toughest time to arrange tickets for all genuine fans from Pune and
elsewhere. We are happy to see that more and more people are getting
aware about enjoying R D Burman’s music which has so much of hidden
treasure. On the other side we feel sad as we had to say NO to many
regular genuine members in audiences as no tickets were left at all
for distribution. The show was a total sold out much before we could
anticipate due to feedback forms which were distributed in our last
show in which people who were regulars had confirmed tickets.
The
theme for 27th June was different in a way, and very
interesting for normal listener as we had decided to touch Brass
section of instruments normally we listen in Pancham’s music.
No
other music director has used brass instruments as much and as
effectively as Pancham where the impact is so lively and full of punch
depending upon various situations on screen.
Many
don’t even know as what Brass section means and normally what are
the instruments come under this section. Trumpet, Trombone,Tuba,
Flugel Horn, French Horn, Saxophone are the major instruments fall
under Brass. These are used for background scores, title music and
also in songs.
We
had invited Joesph Monsorate who is a ace trumpet player today playing
with many young generation of music composers. Joesph ruled the
programme after the interval with his top class playing for some
accompanied solos & demos of great pieces on original sound
tracks.
Joseph
was a regular with Pancham along with late George who also played a
lot of trumpet in his music. Both of their blowing styles were western
and very much liked by Pancham due to his liking for western style of
music. Pancham also had a very keen interest & knowledge of Jazz
music which made his composing style different than others.
Joseph
added that Pancham’s chorus score also many a times was derived from
brass instruments phrases for example---Pa..pa..pa.aa...in Raja Rani
or Mr.Romeo or Madhosh and many other films.That made his chorus also
sound different than others in songs.
Joesph’s
father was trumpet player too who played a lot with late Sachin Dev
Burman and his famous score was in the film “Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi”.
So we had combination of father & son musicians playing with
father and son music directors namely Sr.Joeph with S D Burman and Jr.
Joseph with R D Burman.
Joseph
started with his solo playing of “Jab Andhera Hota Hai….from Raja
Rani which was so effective and sounded interesting enough with his
own notes added inbetween. Trumpet is an instrument with only 3 keys
on which one has to get the entire tune which seems to be very
difficult indeed. Instrument needs a lot of physical ability for
blowing too and can sound very weird if not practiced enough daily.
Fianlly, Joseph ended up playing “Vada Karo Nahi Chhodige”..from
Aa Gale Lag Ja and “Duniya Mein Logon Ko”..from Apna Desh as full
solos where Kaustubh Ghaisas accompanied him on keyboards and Ankush
on light rhythms.
 He
had got with him Flugel Horn too which more or less looked like
trumpet but has a soft tone and we find that in “Pyar Ke Mod
par”.. from Parinda which was played by Joseph on stage with
original track in background for accompaniment.
It was absolutely mind
blowing to see live instrument playing note to note same as in
original score. Similarly Joseph also demonstrated exclusive trumpet
piece in “Tujhsa Hansee “…..from Harjaee which got fabulous
applause and a once more compliment by Ankush himself on stage..!!
He
wooed the audience with demos of “Bachna Ae Haseeno”..from HKKN
which has fantastic intro piece of trumpet actually played by George
in original, than he showed us some accessories of trumpets namely
Mute, Cup etc. these are used to change or sober down the tone of
trumpet.
He
played for us Coda, that is end piece of “Kitne Bhi Tu Karle
Sitam”... from Sanam Teri Kasam so perfect and was played with muted
trumpet. He showed us by putting a cup on his trumpet how the intro
piece Competiton song from HKKN sounds ( a piece which is before
“Chand Mera Dil”) it was so perfect in its tonal quality that
everyone felt that wish Joseph carries on and on like that.
Another
fabulous pieces which
were played by him are from “Tumi Kato Je”… from Pancham’s
Bengali pooja song, “Koi Diya Jale Kaheen”…from Dil Padosi Hai,
“Sapna Mera Toot Gaya” &
“Ek Main Aur Ek Tu”….from Khel
Khel Mein, “Sach Mere Yaar Hain” ...from Saagar etc.
For
audiences we had played soundtracks like “ Chand Koi Hoga” from
Inaam Dus Hazaar, “Chura Liya” from Yaadon Ki Baraat, “O Haseena
Zulfonwali” from Teesri Manzil, “Ye Jo Nazar” from Jail Yatra,
“ Ye Jawani” Jawani
Diwani , “Dekho Hum Dono Ki Yaari” from Double Cross, with best of
trumpet pieces and flugel horn pieces in it. It was a treat to ears on
a fantastic music system to listen to all those music tracks.
Some
tracks like khel khel mein, satte pe satta had novelties like trumpet
pieces followed by singers pieces like Pa..pa..pa..pa and la..la..laaa
and vice a versa where trumpet followed the singers..!!
Joseph
also told audience as how dedicated Pancham was in his arrangements of
score and how he used to encourage musicians to have their own
suggestions incorporated. Off microphone, while chatting to Joseph we
came to know that instrument like Trumpet costs as much as
Rs.80,000/-, Saxophone for Rs.100,000/- plus and Tuba over
Rs.200,000/-…that was amazing. There are hardly anyone learning to
play these Brass instruments and not many are using brass instruments
these days due to even lack of knowledge with composers.
Programme
had started with Amit Kumar and Ramesh Iyer as guests supported by the
concept of Kishore Kumar’s different styles of singing for different
heroes under Pancham batten. Audio tracks like”Raatkali Ek Khwab
Mein Aayee”..from Buddha Mil Gaya, “Rasta Dekhen Tera”..from
Humshakal, “Ek Main Hoon” ..from Darling-Darling etc. were played.
 Amit
Kumar narrated some incidences with Pancham as how he came to Mumbai
from Kolkata to get a chance in film industry, and in front of
stalwarts of R D Burman musicians, Kishoreda he sang the Jhumroo
number which Kishoreda didn’t like but Pancham called him that
evening and gave him a break in Balika Badhu to have his first ever
hit “ Bade Achhe Lagte Hain”. Then came Love Story’s “Yaad Aa
Rahi Hai” which again Pancham told him taking him a corner—“Bada
Bakwas Compose kiya hai maine…Bhajan Lagta hai…hai na? “….and
that song became a super duper hit.
This incident showed how RD was
true to himself and about his compositions..!!
Then
many hits followed like “Teri Kasam”, “Romance”, “
Lovers”, etc. “ Hum Bhi To Hai Talafgaron Mein” from Dhuan was
played for both Amit’s Pancham style singing and Ramesh’s fabulous
Bass Guitar work.
Mainly
Pancham was instrumental in giving Amit Kumar chance to sing for
introducing heroes or of star-son launches like Kumar Gaurav for
instance. Amit also narrated an incident where he was first introduced
in a very unique manner on live stage show by Kishoreda and S D Burman
was the chief guest in audience. When Amit sang his introduction
asking Baba Kishore to go away and let him take the stage, Sachinda threw a
garland in his neck from audience…!! Like Sachinda and Kishoreda
were Guru-Shishya, similarly Panchamda and Amit Kumar followed the
Guru-Shishya relationship.
We
had a surprise video clip of Amit-Asha and Pancham singing a happy new
year song in Doordarshan programme which hardly anyone knew about.
Also an AV clip showing how Pancham narrated that he wanted to sit
with Kishoreda for Jago Sonewalo song from Bhoot Bangla since that was
only a serious song in that comedy movie.
Amit
also narrated alongwith Ramesh Iyer as how Panchamda helped them out
with mixing sound for their private album MAD some years back. Ramesh
told us how keen Pancham was on acoustics of studio where he would
record the sound, by noticing sound from every nook and corner where
it sounds correct, he would position his musicians. Pancham praised
Amit for MAD release function saying he was also ahead of times like
him but taking him side told Amit that …” Per Tera Ye Album
Chalega Nahee”….!!!! That was anti climax.
Another
surprise of the show was Raj Thakerey , 
the youth Shiv Sena leader(
& Nephew of Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thakerey) who graced the
show upto interval not as a political leader but as a Pancham music
lover. His father was also a music director in Marathi and shared 27th
June as his birthday too..!! Raj was overwhelmed with the content of
the show and was very down to earth in his bit two lines with Ankush.
As
usual programme went very well with the audiences and yet another
Pancham music treat came to an end with curtain falling with “Ye
Zindagi Kuchh Bhi Sahi” in Pancham’s voice. This year’s backdrop
of the stage was specially designed with Pancham’s portraits in
different moods.
Thanks
to all those who helped under the Panchammagic batten to execute this
wonderful event. People always leave auditorium after well past
midnight with satisfied mind but still wanting for more &
promising their presence for January next year.
SANDEEP
KULKARNI
Panchammagic.org
VCD / DVD Available of the instrumental program on 31st
October 2004.
VCDs @ 250/-
(Set of 3)
DVDs @ 450/-
Contact : pancham@panchammagic.org
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