New Age Vibe

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

So says Steve Martin. Mido, What shall I do? Shall I accept this? If so, I need to bid Adieu to this blog, sit lazily and think over the eternal question ‘What Next?’. I can’t. Neither can I accept that I’m “dancing about architecture.”
Just for a minute, imagine what would be if,
Everyone talks on talking
dances on dancing
writes on writing
composes music on music…..
If this is the world, I’ve a special name for it: it starts with A and ends with M and are inhabited by people who are honored by the name …read more

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One of my friends who follows up my posts very closely, wrote me an email:
“Dear Shankar….. Bolo Hari Craze post lacks focal point…. It doesn’t get me anywhere after I read it….
I woulda liked if you’ve written something on the tracks”
I didnt reply my friend’s email. I thought of posting an open letter, instead:
Mido, in Bolo Hari Craze, I wanted to deal with the lyric and the charisma behind the name Radha. The post was too long for me to write about the tracks, though it was my initial plan.
Knowing about the meaning and love of Radha is essential, I …read more

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Hey you Mido, this is no post on New Age Music. So dont look for any new age thingy for now. On my usual vagabond listening to other Ages, I listened to Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur yesterday. Though I hardly spend a penny outside my new age world, this album very quickly convinced my heart and had me spend few dollars (I dont regret, rather feel, good).
If you are already aware of the Darfur issue, you probably know what appealed to my heart. If you aren’t, you can know that in detail from here and …read more

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Mido? who is he? or who is she? For now let me ignore those questions. Mido is my friend and a passionate listener of music. Mido enjoys the music I listen and shares with me as I do with HimHer. In fact and in short, Mido is the embodiment of a passionate music lover, critic and commenter. Having said that let me say who it is. It is you, my readers, and any music lover for that matter.
I have said in my about me that I will be writing mostly with a personal touch. I feel this is …read more

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