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Super awesome music by sivamani, balabaskar and vinayakram. and a non-limelighted stephen devassey

Drums, Violin, Ghatam Piece Ft. Sivamani, Balabhaskar, Vinayakram

(* Jaan Nisar Akhtar *)

Humne Kaati hai teri yaad me raaten aksar,
Dil se gujri hai sitaro ki baraten aksar..

Or to kon hai jo mujhko tasalli deta,
Haath rakh deti hai dil par teri baten aksar..

Hum se eak baar bhi na jeeta hai na jeetega koi,
Wo to hum jaan ke kha lete hai maten aksar..

Unso poocho chehre bhi padhe hai tumne,
Jo kitabon ki kiya karte hai baaten aksar..

Hamne Kaate Hain - Ghazal Hariharan - YouTube

The most happiest moment for a woman should be giving birth to her child. And this song have the mixture of everything. Mom's love, child's love, divinity, etc., as the name suggests...

Sivamani Mahaleela - Infinity

Aadhaar (Instrumental) - Mahaleela, Sivamani

Jam Packed - Hariharan (Mahaleela - Sivamani)

Orajupu - Aathirai Sivapalan

ENTHARO FUSION - Instrumental

Album Review by Rishi Agarwal (for chordvine.com)

Being a great musician and being a great performer are often found to be entirely different matters. It is a very rare to find both, the quality of a great performer and the qualification of a great musician in the same person. Probably one of the greatest examples of such a musician from India and around the world would be the master percussionist Sivamani.

Known for belting out music from anything ranging from a standard drum kit to a standard dinner set, Sivamani has mesmerized audiences around the world with his seemingly limitless musical capacity for years gone by.

Finally, after years of supporting some of the finest musical exports from India, Sivamani has stitched together his first solo album, “Mahaleela.”

The initial expectations running through the minds of the listeners approaching the album would be an extremely pompous album by the percussionist Sivamani. Instead the album is not created from the mind of a percussionist per se but from a well-rounded composer. As a matter of fact, on some of the early tracks on the album such as “Dancing On The Moon” and “Kriya”, Siva’s playing is entirely non-intrusive and merely helps the song along its path.

“Abbaji” a track featuring Ustad Zakir Hussain triggers the change in the mood of the album. From here on Sivamani takes on a more active role in the album, adorning a more aggressive appearance. On “Santushti” Siva displays some of his furious hand play, and he even goes onto follow the movements of a raging horse meticulously, creating a tribal war call like effect.

The point worth parroting would be the focus on a larger sound rather than making a one dimensional virtuosic percussion album. The album has some vocal numbers featuring great vocalists from the south such as Balasubramaniam and Hariharan, singers who have had a long association with the man. Siva has refrained from making the album overtly intense, rather throwing in some roomy numbers with a new-age fusion sound. There is an obvious South Indian flavour to the album, which adds that element of sweetness to the sound.

“Mahaleela” is a great experience and a walk into the mind of the genius that is Sivamani. It would definitely go down as a fine move by a musical maverick, one that many would consider long over due.

06 - Basin Bridge - Sonia Sehgal, A Sivamani

S M Anandan - Instrumental (Sivamani)

Tamil Folk Music - "Thapatam" Fusion

Indian famous Percussionist A. Sivamani perfoms live for the Song "Nalamthana" in Radio Station - { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivamani }

Tamil Folk (Drums & beats) - A. Sivamani - Live

Milan - Karsh Kale

Aashiqui 2 is an Indian romantic musical drama film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Mukesh Bhatt under the banners T-Series and Vishesh Films. The film is the sequel to 1990 musical blockbuster film Aashiqui.... .lyrics Irshad Kamil singers Arijit Singh, Palak Muchhal

Jam Packed - Hariharan (Mahaleela - Sivamani)

Vaddy Chakravarthy