PODCAST - July 10, 2011 - Special Guest: DJ Zahra

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Special Guest Set by Dj Zahra!

(the recording here has a bit of static throughout my intro set but doesnt appear during Zahra's mix thankfully.. )

PODCAST - JULY 3, 2011 - Immigration / Memorial Day

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Last week's show, the day before Independence day, was "loosely" focused on the concept of immigration - one of the fundamental principles of America.

Disclaimer: none of the songs or speeches played during the show were chosen to favor any politician, political party, person, or ethnic group... just sort of a sound collage to get people thinking about "immigration" in general

Vyjayanthimala - dance champion of Indian cinema

After seeing a beautiful vintage magazine photo of Vyjayanthimala on Memsaabstory yesterday (SEE THE PHOTO HERE), I had to find out more about her. So, naturally I went to Wikipedia first (though Im sure much more can be learned about her from many of the Indian Cinema blogs I've listed on the sidebar.)

Besides being the heroine in one of the all time greatest tragic love stories of Hindi Cinema, Devdas, I also discovered that she was quite a legend in her time for incorporating classical dance into more popular films of the era. Her skill inspired several directors to write extended "dance-off" scenes into their films. It seems that the dance/duel was a running theme in her career. From Wikipedia: "Besides film, Vyjayanthimala's main concentration was in Bharata Natyam a form of Indian classical dance. She is an accomplished dancer and introduced a lot of semi-classical dance in Bollywood. After quitting movies Vyjayanthimala Bali continued with her dance career."

I have collected three scenes below to serve as examples of her formidable, and ever so graceful dancing ability.

Amrapali


According to wikipedia, "A scene clipping from the film, [Amrapali] was used in the Dhoom Tana song dance sequence in film Om Shanti Om (2007), wherein Deepika Padukone dances as Vyjayanthimala, who was digitally removed from the frames, as Deepika was playing the role an actor of the 1970s.





Below is another dance off with Vyjayanthimala .. this time vs. Padmini!


and finally,

Aaye Haaye Dilruba - Helen Vs Vyjayanthimala (and Geeta Dutt Vs Asha) from the film Dr Vidya 1962



The owner of the youtube post above writes "This is a competition song between the characters played by Vyjayanthimala and Helen in the movie Dr Vidya where both compete to show that they're the better dancer (the fight scene before is also part of the video). The rarely seen video is a great example of the skills of these probably one of the best dancers in the history of Film Industry. It is also a good duel between the voices of the elegant Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhosle who do the playback singing for Helen and Vyjayanthimala respectively."

Vyjayanthimala will turn 75 on August 13, 2011!!

PODCAST - If Music Could Talk - June 27 2011

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PODCAST - If Music Could Talk - June 19 2011 , June 12, 2011, and May 29, 2011

If Music Could Talk - May 29, 2011 (Memorial Day weekend) - PODCAST LINK


ALSO, catching up.. here are two more podcasts from the previous two weeks

If Music Could Talk - June 12, 2011 - PODCAST LINK

If Music Could Talk - June 19 2011 - PODCAST LINK

BOLLYWOOD NIGHT!! JULY 16, 2011

Podcast - If Music Could Talk - June 7, 2011 - Cumbia, NY Salsa, Bachata, Pop Yeh Yeh, etc

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If Music Could Talk - May 22, 2011 - Orchid Abdullah tribute, NISHI, another cool Bollywood Dance mix, and lots more

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Here is the post I wrote about Datin Orchid Abdullah.

And here is the page of singer songwriter Nishi!!

If Music Could Talk - May 15, 2011 - new Thai Radio Pop, Vietnamese Metal and Hip Hop, and some old punk from Carlito's collection

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If Music Could Talk - May 8, 2011 - special guest: guitarist Frankzig, Mother's Day, old school hip hop, and more

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Richmond's Best Night of Bollywood and Bhangra - May 14, 2011

Join us at the Hat Factory once again for "Richmond's Best Night of Bollywood and Bhangra"

I'll be rocking all the latest Bollywood hits...and DJ Beta G of USDB (DC) will be spinning the earthshaking Bhangra tunes after that.. it's an unofficial end of school, beginning of summer party for all the students too. It should be a night of inspiring music and dancing that you'll never forget!

If Music Could Talk - May 1, 2011 - Afghan Music with special guest DJ Kairshma

(poster by DJ Kairshma)


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DJ Carlito at Balliceaux MAY 6 2011 - aka Carlito's Way

get ready for Part 2! See you this coming Friday at Balliceaux

some things at the end of April i'm looking forward to..

Djing at Balliceaux on April 29



Radio spotlight on Afghani music on "If Music Could Talk" on May 1st at 7pm EST - featuring special guest DJ Kairshma (Listen on the radio at 97.3FM in Richmond, or go to WRIR and click listen at the top left - open m3u stream in iTunes or windows media player)

PODCAST APRIL 3, 2011

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