Dust of everyday life

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Berthold Auerbach

(28 February 1812 – 8 February 1882)

German Jewish poet and author.

Love all.

(c) ram H singhal

Compiled for :Saturday Music Blog

Flow of Silence

Pandit Jasraj …. Divine Voice

Music maestro Pandit Jasraj passed away in New Jersey in the United States at the age of 90 on 17 August 2020 .

A minor planet, between Mars and Jupiter, has been named after ‘Pandit Jasraj’, the doyen of Indian classical vocal music.

International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128) , discovered on November 11, 2006 , as ‘Panditjasraj’.

Narendra Modi@narendramodi The unfortunate demise of Pandit Jasraj Ji leaves a deep void in the Indian cultural sphere. Not only were his renditions outstanding, he also made a mark as an exceptional mentor to several other vocalists. Condolences to his family and admirers worldwide. Om Shanti. ( From Prime Minister Of India )

Voice is the signature of our soul , this Morning Raga and particular live concert is just Divine . ( Two of very best for you to listen )

I had a privilege of listening live this divine voice several times in India and one time meeting Him in Vrindavan .. the Holy place of Lord Krishna .

With tears I submit my Hommage to this eternal Voice which will always be in hearts of Millions of people around the globe now and in centuries to come .

Love all.

(c) ram H singhal

What’s love got to do

I didn’t have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start.

I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life. Tina Turner

I want to know what the difference between the essence of a man and woman is. Tina Turner

“My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. It’s a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself.

I believe that a lot of how you look has to do with how you feel about yourself and your life,” Tina Turner

What’s love got to do, got to do with it
What’s love but a sweet old fashioned notion
What’s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

Grammy-winner Tina Turner rose to fame in the 1960s by singing and performing with then-husband Ike Turner, later enjoying an international solo career with hits like “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” Wins RECORD OF THE YEAR and BEST POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE at 27TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (1984)

Love All.

(c) ram H singhal

Until there is only…the Dance.”

“Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on.

On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred.In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists.

I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become thevictor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave. I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known.

I keep on dancing then it is the eternal dance or creation. The creator and creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing…and dancing…and dancing.

Until there is only…the Dance.”
― Michael Jackson

“To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?”
― Michael Jackson

“People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It’s like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.”
― Michael Jackson

( 26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983) for BEST POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE, MALE )

“The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life.”

Known as the “King of Pop,” Michael Joseph Jackson ( 1958–2009) was a best-selling American singer, songwriter and dancer.

Love All.

(c) ram H singhal

Truly in Love with You

I just like people. I’ll hold a conversation at a gas station. It’s not about the fame and the fortune, I just like people. — Lionel Richie

“I think the whole world is dying to hear someone say, ‘I love you.’ I think that if I can leave the legacy of love and passion in the world, then I think I’ve done my job in a world that’s getting colder and colder by the day.” — Lionel Richie

“Truly”
Whispering the words I’ll always love you

Because I’m truly
Truly in love with you girl
I’m truly head over heels with your love
I need you, and with your love I’m free
And truly,you know you’re alright with me

Born Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. June 20, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Richie earned his first career GRAMMY for 1982 for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for “Truly.

” Can’t Slow Down won Album Of The Year in 1984, and “We Are The World,” a charity single he wrote with Michael Jackson won Song Of The Year for 1985.

Love All.

(c) ram H singhal

I am a Black Woman

Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other. – Lena Horne

I’m not alone, I’m free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody; I don’t have to be a first to anybody. – Lena Horne

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman. – Lena Horne

Actress and singer Lena Horne ( 1917–2010 ) was one of the most popular performers of her time, known for films such as ‘Cabin in the Sky’ and ‘The Wiz’ as well as her trademark song, “Stormy Weather.”

She made “in-roads into a world that had never before been explored by African American women, and she did it on her own terms,” Grammy-winning producer Quincy Jones said in a statement. He called her “one of the great artistic icons of the 20th century.”

Wins BEST POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Lena Horne – The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway at 24TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (1981)

Naturally, her rendition of “Stormy Weather” was a show-stopper.

She sang the number twice, first as she had in the movie when she was in her 20s and then at the end, from the perspective of a woman in her 60s who had experienced a lifetime of love and misery.

Love All.

(c) ram H singhal

Sailing …. Just a Dream

All the words of wisdom sound the same .

Christopher Cross

If you can’t play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it’s not a song.

Christopher Cross

You got to fight for quality art and equality and all the things that we’re fighting for, the things we believe in.

Choice and preference and all those things that we support. We don’t want to give up that fight. You got to keep doing it.

Christopher Cross

“I’ve got some shelves in my bedroom, and I’ve got my Oscar, my GRAMMYs and pictures of my kids. The things I’m most proud of in my life.”

Born Christopher Charles Geppert May 3, 1951, in San Antonio, Texas.

Christopher Cross won for 1980 Five GRAMMYs at the 23rd GRAMMY Awards . Cross is the only artist in GRAMMY history to win all the General Four categories in one night.

Sailing ….
Takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be
Just a Dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free

L0ve all

(c) ram H singhal

Inside my Fantasies

Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.

Dionne Warwick

My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.

Dionne Warwick

BEST POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE WINNER 1979 GRAMMY AWARD I’ll Never Love This Way Again

You looked Inside my Fantasies and made each one come true
Something no one else had ever found a way to do
I’ve kept the memories one by one, since you took me in
I know I’ll never love this way again

Dionne Warwick, 77, is a ” Five-time Grammy Winner ” whose 60 hits include “Walk on By,” “Déjà Vu” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”

Love all.

(c) ram H singhal

Experience of Totality

India Classical Music is communication and conversation with Elements of Nature .

Listen this Raga from late evening to midnight.

Raag Durga is filled with innocence and purity. It is traditionally performed from late evening to midnight. This raga belongs to the Bilawal thaat.

Its vadi (most important note) is ma, and samvadi (second most important note) is Sa. Raag Durga’s aaroh and avaroh (ascending & descending scales) are as follows:

Music is the Experience of Totality and Enlightenment .

Love All.

(c) ram H singhal

Signature of Inner Silence

Voice is the Signature of Inner Silence .

Love All.

(c) ram H singhal