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A. R. Rehman And His Sufi Music

Discussion in 'Music and Dance' started by Cheeniya, Jul 19, 2018.

  1. Cheeniya

    Cheeniya Super Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    As you all may be knowing, Rehman and his family were all Hindus. After his father's death, the family underwent lot of financial problems. When he was in his mid twenties, his mother got attracted to Sufism. They all changed their religion to Islam. Rehman has a great fascination for Sufism. So am I. I love the ethereal quality of both Sufi philosophy and the Sufi music. Rehman has composed some memorable Sufi songs and I present them here. I'll come to his other music in course of time.


    From the movie Jodhaa Akbar. See the dance of Hritik Roshan


    The song Kun Faya Kun is from Rock Star. The song has 80 million views!


    From the movie Delhi 6. Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, Divya Dutta, Om Puri, Rishi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman were the stars in the movie.


    From the movie Fiza starring Hrithik Roshan & Jaya Bachchan


    From the film NETAJI BOSE-THE FORGOTTEN HERO
     
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    Piya Haji Ali from Fiza is one of my all-time favourites. Undoubtedly, AR Rehman is a gifted musician.
     
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    @GeetaKashyap
    Undoubtedly!
     
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    Dear Cheeniya I am fairly ignorant (well about most things but especially so )when it comes to the any of the stars and their personal lives. Did not know about Rehmans link to Sufism. I dont know much about sufi music so apologies for not posting sufi songs. When I think of Rehman this is the song that comes to my mind..every time and if I were not at work right now I would be tapping my feet to the tune
     
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    Five more versions of Zikr set to music by A.R. Rehman








     
  6. Cheeniya

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    Ignorance, people say, is bliss but not in all cases. Certainly not in Music. With YouTube opening the music of the entire world to us, it is bliss but not of ignorance. Enjoy!
    The overture of the song that you have forwarded has certainly shades of Sufi Music
     
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    Now you have me interested sir. One of my all time favorites is ''sayonne' by Junoon....a Sufi rock band :)

    The song sayyonee here. I have no count of how many times I listen to this song...
     
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    My dear Srama
    You could have knocked me down with a feather with this response! I always thought that only birds and bees, flowers and sunrise, dogs and cats, mountains and valleys kept you spell bound more than anything else. I never associated you with Sufi music! Well, well, well. I am happy to entice you away from Richard Bach at least for a short while!
    That was a lovely song you have attached.
    Sri
     
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    Srama Finest Post Winner

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    Dear Cheenya sir,

    Sometimes surprises are good, aren't they? I also use some sufi music in some of my yoga classes and living in Turkey has had it's influence on me in many ways though Junoon came into my life before that stint!

    Hopefully can share a few more of my favorites later...kind of busy right now but will follow this thread. Thanks for bringing this to us.
     
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    Sir, just realized this thread is about AR Rehman and here I came up with just sufi music...all I read was sufi and rest flew past my radar. Didn't mean to interrupt like that!
     

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