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Born in Kolkata in a family of musicians, Singh watched his father and uncle play at music studios for films and at nightclubs. Starting off with the English key flute, the clarinet and mandolin, Singh finally decided to make the sax his forte. "There's a certain kind of smoothness that the sound of the sax has. It's very romantic," says Singh, who even played at the prestigious Calcutta Symphony Orchestra way back in the 1950's.
He found a friend and guide in ace musician Salil Chaudhari, who finally brought him to Mumbai in 1958. Singh finally got his first big break as a saxophonist with S D Burman for the movie Sitaron Se Aage (1958). "S D was eccentric and very particular about the music he composed. He loved tribal music and folk songs," says Singh.
An established freelance musician, a couple of films later, Singh finally found his ultimate groove in Kalyanji-Anandji's musical compositions for the film Satta Bazaar (1959) in which his sax added a bewitching touch to the song Tumhe Yaad Hoga Kabhi Hum Mile The. Singh then went on to work extensively with musical maestros like Shankar-Jaikishan, Madan Mohan, O P Nayyar and R D Burman, among others. But it was a certain aesthetic genius that he noticed in S D's work, when he worked as his music arranger for the film Insaan Jaag Utha (1959). "S D would often drill into our heads that it is better not to lengthen the background music otherwise people would listen more of your music and less of the songs. In a way, he was technically right. Look at today's songs in which excess background music steals the song's beauty," says Singh whose sax was responsible for the enchanting background music in Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman-starrer Guide's (1965) Gaate Rahe Mera Dil
An illustrious career spanning over four-and-a-half-decades, Singh still wishes real musicians behind film songs, be brought to the forefront. "These are people who sit in a recording studio and play deserve as much credit as music directors and singers do," says Singh who was very fond of his colleague and ace trumpeter George Fernandes. "He lent his talent to the famous song Aane Wala Pal Jaane Wala Hai from Golmaal. But how many people know about Fernandes?" sadly questions Singh. He even expresses his disappointment over the current style with which the musicians work that lacks passion and devotion. Singh may claim to have almost retired, but his recent sax renditions for movies like Chalte Chalte (2003) and Veer Zaara (2004), among others, still call virtuoso shots
R D burman concert in Science City Auditorum Kolkata on 27th June happened to be his last performace as player and conductor and...I was lucky to be in of the audience..!! Never knew he would pass away..!
He was felicitated at the Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha (auditorium) on March 19, 2006, on the occasion of his 75 birthday[3]
He was also awarded with "Memorable Contribution to Music Award" at the Tata Indicom Radio Mirchi Music Awards function held on 27th March 2009.
He also played in a Telugu movie named "Raavoi Chandamama", music composed by Manisharma and Nagarjuna acted in this movie and Jayanth C. Paranjee directed it
May his soul rest in peace.
Thanx for posting the inside news.Originally posted by: Indradhanush
Just to let you all know when recording of 1942 love story was done, R D Burman had passed away and it was Manohari da who organised the whole sound recording and arrangement being extremely familiar with the style and technique used by R D Burman, he could deliver the same quality. Lata ji in one of her interviews said recently it was pathetic and heart breaking yet soul satisfying to see R D B's songs being recorded in his absence. Manohari sa was a true legend, an unsung hero as some one said above.
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