Friday, August 21, 2020

More on Ilaiyaraja

There’s India in Ilaiyaraja's music “ The phenomenon Ilaiyaraja has to be located in his journey from communism to spirituality -- both of which aspire for the greater common good. Ilaiyaraja’s music presents an integrated idea of India. May he be blessed with creative eternity.”
In Telugu KiranPrabha on the Beginnings, says his name used to be Daniel Rajaiah.
His friendship with SPB, both started around the same time “ Ilayaraja mentioned his early days with SPB when they did a number of live concerts before he got opportunities to compose music for films. Both have risen from the ranks. SPB left Andhra Pradesh for Chennai despite acquiring an Engineering degree. He was the lead singer at Ilayaraja’s live music events, with Ilayaraja and his brothers providing orchestral support.”
An earlier post here. 

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