Soulful tribute

THE ADVANTAGE of the age of re-mixes and digital remastering, is that we can be sure that the `golden oldies' are never forgotten. They continue to live- sometimes (painfully distorted) with jazz and rock beats in the background, but they have indeed survived even in the original form.

It is especially delightful to hear connoisseurs of music reproduce the strains that have been sung by legends. Even without the aid of technology. It certainly is more interesting to listen to a band of old faithfuls, trying to render justice to the music of the past and honour the makers of this music.

The Rooplyn Music Circle, which was founded three years ago is one of those organisations that deserve thanks. Dedicated to the promotion of music and fine arts, they have presented several musical evenings in honour of artists, among them, O. P. Nayyar, Naushad, Madan Mohan and Salil Chowdhry.

The latest in their repertoire is an evening dedicated to the music of the noted Hindi and Bengali singer, Manna Dey. The troupe, consisting of Anand Madhavan, Surojit Guha, Sujit Dyaneshwar, Sudha Rao, Lakshmi and Kriti will present some memorable songs from the Manna Dey kitty, including `Poochona Kaise', `Tu Pyar ka Sagar hai', `Yeh Rath Bhigi Bhigi' and `Kaun Aya'.

The group will be joined by a guest singer from Calcutta, Biswajit, who will render the Bengali numbers. The show will be held on April 2, at the Music Academy Mini Hall at 6-30 p.m.

By Ramya Kannan

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