She definitely deserves a mention and applause. She is bold, different, good at her music and successful. She is always on the news for some reason and is known for her wild outfits in her video and fashion sense.
Alejandro, Bad Romance and Poker Face are the biggest hits she has on her list.
When Gaga and her friends met in their initial days they were working on for a name. They used to sing Radio Gaga whenever she used to come and one fine day she received a text which read Lady Gaga, it was from there she adopted the name and it lead her to success.
My Connect
There is a strange story as to how I heard Lady Gaga.
It was summer, it was in England, it was Berkshire county and I was in Reading – guess what – The Reading Music festival was on. The place where I lived was near the site at Oracle Square and I can hear the distant music and the area which brightened up the sky.
The place got full with the youth and the place went mad and viral, they played songs whole night and Alejandro, Bad Romance and Poker Face was a hit those days, it was the first time that I hear Lady Gaga.
Thereafter I saw the video from youtube and also heard the songs in Thames Valley Radio show, Heart Breakfast with Matt and Mitchell, by far it is the best morning breakfast show I have heard. Loved to hear Matt and Michell.
On my return to India, I used the name and video very well. My daughter was got scared of Lady Gaga and I used to tell her to sleep before Lady Gaga arrives 🙂
She is the living Goddess Saraswati on earth. Goddess Saraswati is regarded as the Indian goddess for knowledge, arts music and wisdom and is the epitome of knowledge and music. When someone has a good voice then he/she is said to have the voice of Maa Saraswati. At the same time she is regarded humbly beautiful. Comparing Kaushiki Chakraborty to the goddess is no surprise as time and often she has been referred to as Maa Saraswati. She not only has a golden voice and a great command over classical, she is equally beautiful and humble.
The gorgeous “Kaushiki Chakraborty”
Kaushiki Chakraborty is the daughter of renowned Indian classical vocalist and composer Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty of Patiala Gharana. Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is regarded as a legend of the classical arena and received almost all highest award of country (Padma Shri) and state. It was under his guidance and leadership that Kaushiki Chakraborty started her career when she had shown interest in music at the tender age of 2.
Kaushiki Chakraborty started learning Indian classical music and vocal from a very early stage of her life. Belonging to a family of musicians gave her a platform to start. She started training under Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty’s her father and mentor’s guidance and at the same time she imbibed great moral values from him too. He was a not only a great singer and musician but has very strong moral values which Kaushiki picked up.
In one of the videos here he is seen teaching her daughter Kaushiki as he talks about:
How we need to understand what the kids want,
They are super-fast learners and
We should not super impose anything on them; rather try to tap the potential in which they are strong.
She would always start her performance with the words “Please pardon me if I make any mistake” despite scaling the Everest of Indian classical arena. It is very difficult to perform Indian classical vocal and it take years of patience and practice, even then people make mistakes.
I was longing to meet and attend her live show since long; even send her a tweet at the beginning of this year, to which she responded. I was fortunate to attend her concert on 03rd April 2016
I was stunned with her humbleness as she gave so much of time to her fans, she fulfilled almost request of all sorts, be it autographs or selfie, she is so calm and composed which is inspiring in itself. That’s how you become a great person in life. She gave autograph to my daughter who also enjoys her music and spoke to us too.
She has a strong fan following in Europe and US and all shows are packed round the year.
My Connect
Thanks to technology and google, Whilst listening to a song in you tube the suggestions came up with recommendations to the same song sung by Kaushi Chakraborty. Thereafter there was no looking back and the song was Lagi Lagaan Pati Sakhi Sang, Raag Hansdhwani
My Pick
It is very difficult to pick one song from her collection, sharing a concert held at Oranjerie Theater in Roermond, The Netherlands:
K FOR KENNY ROGERS
K for Kenny Rogers is another country music artist and is best known for his single The Gambler which won him the Grammy Awards.
The Gambler was written by Don Schlitz and after a few rejections it was sung by a few which did not get clicked. Later Johnny Cash also picked it up but it was the version of Kenny Rogers which created the magic of The Gambler and it is still one of the best songs which come to mind when you think of country music, trains, gambling, cards and drinks. Amazing song, amazing guitar, amazing voice powered with the best lyrics – it was the golden time when this got composed.
My Connect
I heard the Gambler on radio while I was returning from work; it was strong enough to make me search the song on internet and kept listening to it for a few days.
My Pick
The best song which I like is The Gambler, enjoy it here:
(All April I will be posting about my favourite music artist(as part of the A to Z Challenge), songs or bands and my memories around them and this will help us connect and discover new artists and music genres.)
This had been the first line Johnny Cash would say to start all his concerts despite all the name and fame. Johnny Cash needs no introduction and was best known for his country side and gospel songs besides rock n roll. He is one of the most successful and admired music artists of his era and still he continues to be. Johnny Cash had his own style of singing and had a very different voice. I personally admire him a lot as his life was full of ups and downs.
His pairing with June Carter, his wife saw some of the best songs to be produced in history, like Ring of Fire. They had a great chemistry on and off the stage.
Walk the line is probably one of the finest songs of Johnny Cash.
My Connect
I never had heard about Johnny Cash until I was in England. When I was back in my home, I used to watch the free to air channels, probably Channel4 and one fine day it was airing Walk the Line, a movie which was a namesake for one of his songs. I was fortunate to watch the lengthy movie from start to end. It was a biopic on the life of Johnny Cash.
The movie though a little long was very well directed as it unfolds Johnny Cash’s story from his younger days till the end, covering the minutest events of his life. It also had included many songs from Johnny Cash, so if you want to witness history of this legend then it is a must watch. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon have portrayed the roles of Johnny Cash and June Carter and they have done justice to it.
My Pick
It is difficult to choose the songs from country music, my pick would be Walk the Line – When you are mine I walk the Line:
This a bonus one- FOR J
J FOR Janie , Don’t You Take Your Love To Town.
Yes it’s for Jon Bon Jovi, JBJ is one my favourite rock bands which I started to follow early in the list, in the 90’s loved to listen their songs.
I particularly play this song for my wife as she is also named Julian, Janie, so whenever she is off to her Mommas I play it loud (though sometimes I am happy inside 🙂 freedom you see).
Then there is In these arms, Someday I will be Saturday night,
My Connect
Cross Roads was the album, the best of JBJ, this was had been my starting point, the last one I knew was Destination Anywhere album. It had a great track, Tell Me It Was Just a Dream, August 7, 4:15 dedicated to the mysterious disappearance of Katherine Korzilius, daughter of JBJ tour manager.
My Pick
The pick of the band from my side is, Runaway, it is said that daughters grow faster, and as I see my daughter growing up at great pace and acquiring wisdom I would tell her Mom
Ooh, she’s a little runaway, Daddy’s girl learned fast
All those things he couldn’t say.
Ooh, she’s a little runaway.
I FOR Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias. Just today I came to know that Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish singer. I have heard only one song from him and seen people going mad over it, it was “I Like it”. It took the youth by storm. I did not get a chance to listen to another song.
My Connect
It was the year when the album was released and I was in England. I saw the night clubs and dance clubs lined up with young girls and boys and dancing to the tune of I Like it. It was a sensation I would say.
My Pick
As I have not yet experienced any other song so obviously my pick is “I Like It”, Enjoy it is quite a catchy tune to groove on featuring Pitbull, though have Pitbull, he was here in India a few years back:
This is my 7th day in response to the Seven Day Nature Photo Challenge where I have been nominated by my mentor Cee Neuner at Cee’s Photography blog.
To take part in the challenge I’m supposed to post one photo per day for seven days, of anything from the natural world. And every day I should nominate a new member. Today I would like to nominate Vikey.
If anyone would like to be nominated for to participate in this challenge, please feel free to connect with me and I will gladly nominate you or you can also let me know in the comment section.
Here is my Day SEVEN Nature Photo and it reflects Water. I hope you will love it, let the photographs roll in
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Thanks Cee for your nomination and glad that I was able to complete it. I would also like to thanks all my followers, fellow blogger’s and those who left a word of inspiration and likes.
Happy day ahead in the week and a lots of love and a BIG KISS 🙂
This is my 6th day in response to the Seven Day Nature Photo Challenge where I have been nominated by my mentor Cee Neuner at Cee’s Photography blog.
To take part in the challenge I’m supposed to post one photo per day for seven days, of anything from the natural world. And every day I should nominate a new member. Today I would like to nominate https://aneogarden.wordpress.com/. You will find excellent collection of lilies and other perennials in the blog.
If anyone would like to be nominated for to participate in this challenge, please feel free to connect with me and I will gladly nominate you or you can also let me know in the comment section.
Here is my Day SIX Nature Photo and it reflects Sunset. I hope you will love it, let the photographs roll in
Deep Thinking
Keep posting and share your thoughts and snaps too 🙂
This is my 5th day in response to the Seven Day Nature Photo Challenge where I have been nominated by my mentor Cee Neuner at Cee’s Photography blog.
To take part in the challenge I’m supposed to post one photo per day for seven days, of anything from the natural world. And every day I should nominate a new member. Today I would like to nominate SNAPS BY NINA. I was awestruck with her double rainbow photograph, Wish you can join in the challenge.
If anyone would like to be nominated for to participate in this challenge, please feel free to connect with me and I will gladly nominate you or you can also let me know in the comment section.
Here is my Day FIVE Nature Photo and it reflects Freedom. I hope you will love it, let the photographs roll in
H for Hey Jude, the single from The Beatles which ruled the #1 positions in both the US and UK and placed in 10th biggest single by Billboard. I always liked the piano which played for the last few minutes in the song. Sir Paul McCartney wrote the song for John Lennon’s son, Julian, and it was initially called Hey Jules.
The Beatles were an English rock band, they were legends and a class apart, and they had a unique style of their own. They had created the best songs ever which take us all to an altogether different world. They were simply great, Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
When you are heading home from work and too tired you have it ringin on your head – it’s been a hard day’s night and I have been working like a dog, I love when they sing
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do will make me feel all right.
So true, isn’t it! When people just think and feel the same they converted into a beautiful song. This is the power of music, you need to convert your thought and feeling to immortal words and decorate them with music.
Other chart toppers from them include Obladi Oblada, I want to old your hands, All my loving to you, Eight days a week, Here comes the sun to name a few, add your favourites too.
My Connect
To be true I can’t recall but it’s been a hard day’s night made me a Beatles fan.
My Pick
The pick of the band from my side is It’s been a hard days night as I feel it so strongly the power of love when you come back home, your family tends to simply make your day’s tiredness disappear like a magic wand, he mere glimpse of them is what one needs, happy listening:
(All April I will be posting about my favourite music artist(as part of the A to Z Challenge), songs or bands and my memories around them and this will help us connect and discover new artists and music genres.)
This is my 4th day in response to the Seven Day Nature Photo Challenge where I have been nominated by my mentor Cee Neuner at Cee’s Photography blog.
To take part in the challenge I’m supposed to post one photo per day for seven days, of anything from the natural world. And every day I should nominate a new member. Today I would like to nominate MARKOVICH PHOTO ART. Wish you can join in the challenge.
If anyone would like to be nominated for to participate in this challenge, please feel free to connect with me and I will gladly nominate you or you can also let me know in the comment section.
Here is my Day four Nature Photo.
This is ascent of sun rays on the hills and the last one at the time of dusk, I hope you will love it, let the photographs roll in
Sunrise on the mountainsThe sun-rays start ascendingDusk time
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