Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar

Vandhe Maataram-Orchestrati... Lyrics & Chords

A long story………………………………………………………………………………………….

To cut it short—
1. Asked Sushane if he will play violin for an unplugged version of my vande maataram. Ans: yes
2. Was down with sore throat, so was late in sending it to him. Sent in 2 days before with an even worse sore throat than I started out !
3. He got back to me saying it would be great if we can do orchestration for it and he can do it. Ans: yes ( me )
4. Aug 14th, 11.30 AM: Sent me a version but that just had the pallavi (technical/computer hanging issues et al), not the charanam. I was a little shocked, bemused.everthing rolled into one. Then he had this brilliant idea to make the charanam into a virutham.
5. Aug 14th 11.30 PM: I went along with that idea and this is what we came up with

Also, he has added some lyrics of his own to this wonderful piece.

Ennuyir annai thandha yen anbu desam nee
Mozhi ina jaadhi bedhame yedhum attraval nee
Valam thandha Manne
Vanangugirom unnai……

Thanks Sushane, it was awesome working with you, and your orchestration is what got me to get this ready right away. I totally fell in love with it when I heard it this morning.

Folks— hope you enjoy listening to our interpretation of Vande maataram

Vande Maataram
Orchestrated by: Sushane Shankar
Sung by, harmonies & mixed by: Meera Manohar

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Sushane Shankar said

hahaha…… gud narration Meeraji :-) U haven’t thitti5’ed me much ic…. :-P sorry abt not finishing d Arrangements….
Brilliant singing…… As always…… Powerful voice u’ve got !!
And thanx a million 4 giving me an opportunity 2 work wid u…. :-)

Cheerz!!
Check out my upload…
http://www.muziboo.com/sushane/music/magudi-on-violin-sushane-shankar

Sushane

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Sushane Shankar said

And Yeah….!! Happy Independence Day 2 all !!
Jai Hind…
Check out my upload…
http://www.muziboo.com/sushane/music/magudi-on-violin-sushane-shankar

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Mohan Lal said

Meeraji,

A Great tribute. And the original lyrics really blended well with the original. The harmonies have come out well and got a great effect. Special congrats on singing with a sore throat. great, this shows your dedication and enthusiasm.

Sushane Anne, Good work and excellent orchestration.

Like this very much.

regards

Mohan

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Mohan Lal said

Also, liked your narration of recording. felt like reading screenplay of movie.

Mohan

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Deepak Nayak said

Excellent… This shows the true spirit of an Indian… Great work… Nice arrangement by Sushane and as usual an amazing rendition of vocals… Cheers… \m/

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Rajesh Balasubramanian said

excellent one…. Meera…. and good composition Sushane…. and you last aalab was great….

Regards,
Rajesh

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Jingy Lovely said

Meeraji……
Ur voice is amazing….
Loved the whole idea…….

God bless,
Jingy

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Tara Balakrishnan said

very nice meera and sushane.
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Uthra said

Meera and Sushane:
Well done!

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Meena Raman said

Meera and Sushane

Very well done

great singing and very good work sushane

All of us are Proud Indians

Jai hind

Meena

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Bala (composer/producer) said

This is awesome! Sounds VERY fresh! Great job guys.

Sushane, Very good chord progressions/timings/pannings. I strongly encourage you to do original compositions.

Meera,
For the past one or two songs, I felt your natural tone was missing. Can’t figure out if it was from sore throat, pitch, or mixing (EQ) issues…. But, I don’t see that in this song. You have done an excellent job Meera. Simply loved your rendition.

I really wish you guys had time to finish this one……

5/5! Goes straight to my favorites!

- Bala

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Ganesh D said

Great job Meera and Sushane
5/5

Sushane as Balu said you should come up with more originals.

Loved it

Ganesh

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Krishnan N v said

Excellent work by you Sushane….Loved it.

Meera…Beautiful rendition as usual. I have become a great fan of yours…:)

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thank you all for the comments, am so so glad you guys liked Sushane’s arrangement.

Sushane— as I said earlier, it was really an awesome experience working with you, thanks for coming up with the orchestration. You are a talented young mind with a lot of great ideas. So needless to say, I hope we can collaborate more in the future :)
Cheers,

A few of my latest posts:
Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

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Subbu said

awesome Tribute people….liked it a lot.
Regards,
Subbu.
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Dr. priya Rajan said

Simply awesome to hear… for the Independence day!
MUSIC is the language of the soul!

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Harry Chops Pro user said

Happy Independence day!
Sushane’s arrangement is top class.
Meera – You made by day by singing this so passionately and with 100% involvement. Certainly my favourite and 5/5
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Smitha Passanha said

Perfect! Excellent collaboration guys! Very very soothing to the ears……especially the end. Kudos!

- Smitha

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thank you Subbu, Vidya and Dr.Priya— so glad you guys liked it!

Harry— happy independence day to you too :) Thanks for listening, the rating and the favouring it!

Smitha— :=D Thanks!!!
Cheers,

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Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

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Shampak Chakravorty said

Hello Meera Ji!!!
Nice work by both of you….

Regards,
Shampak.

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Awesome
Awesome
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Awesome :)

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Jenefa Pro user said

Beautiful work by both of u!!
Jenefa :)

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Neha ........ said

Very good work both of you, I loved it, especially on an occassion like today!
Jai Hind!

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Kameshwaran Sevugan (busy with thesis..on and off in muziboo) said

Hey really Meera and Sushane….no words to express my feelings after hearing this evergreen song….I have already become a great fan of u ppl….very melodious…This song has created a fire in me to do something to our loving nation….Thanks for the enlightenment:)….keep up the good work….god bless u forever:)
Regards
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Kuhoo (www.reverbnation.com/kuhoogupta) Gupta said

I have no words ! This is awesome ! It sounds so fresh and convincing ! A musical treat for the Independence Day ! Thank you Meera & Sushane !

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Maruthi said

HI guys I loved all your good work , sushane its very nice of you handled this with ease…….the chords and the bass is just right sushane……very good and meera ….you are usually nice…….

thanks for sharing,

Maruthi

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Prasad Np said

Great tribute to the motherland

Much appreciated !

Awesome in all respects.

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Ramya Harish said

Awesome work guys! Meera, loved ur voice in this.
Great ideas Sushane n well executed too!

My recent covers:
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Cheers:)
Ramya

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Kumaran said

Wow!!!!! Excellent orchestration, very nice lyrics in between, and on top of this, beautiful singing!!! This is just Awesome!!!!!

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Radhika Nair said

Meera & Sushane – excellent work by both of you! Truly appreciate the spirit, the singing and the orchestration. 5 from me.

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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Great work Meera and Sushane. Enjoyed it.

-Kumar.

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Senthil Kumar said

Mrs.Meera Manohar – Great work.Our whole family enjoyed this song with children.Keep up this good work.

warm rgds

SENTHILKUMAR & Family
Chennai,India

(Mr.Manohar’s Collegemate)

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thanks Radhika & Kumar, good to know you enjoyed it.

Senthil- thank you, nice to see you on my space here.
Cheers,

A few of my latest posts:
Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

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Murali Venkatraman said

However, you must have done a little homework on the bangla diction Meera.

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Prem j Hans Pro user said

Beautiful! loved the song fully from beginning to end. Meera and Sushane Nice Work…5/5
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Keshav Kulkarni said

amazing! downloaded it.

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Sushane Shankar said

thanx a lot 4 ur comments ppl…. :-)

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY !!

http://www.muziboo.com/meeramanohar/music/vande-maataram-orchestration-by-sushane-shankar

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Rakesh Baro said

oye Kidooo,
You would go places ….your awesome sushane, A R Rahman 2 :)……would love to meet u ….apne Chennai Muziboo meet mein
Welldone Meera, diction issues could be taken care of though….would have made it a lot better….

Cheers

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thanks Keshav & Rakesh— appreciate your time and interest to listen and comment :)
Cheers,

A few of my latest posts:
Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

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Dhiraj Barla said

Excellent job by both of you.

Meera loved the ending and singing.

Sushane, great job man, wonderful orchestration, its fresh and inspiring.

Keep up the good work guys.

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Srujana Nadella said

Awesome,amazing. fabulous,etc etc……loved it what a way to pay tribute to our Motherland. Vandhe Maataram….

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Nithya Bayya (www.facebook.com/nithyabayya) Pro user said

dear meera and sushanne : excellent work on this song… this is a song that is so close to every indian…. :) living so far away makes this song all the more dear to the heart. and you do sound good with a sore throat too :)
sushanne excellent work on the additional lyrics too :) keep it going you guys

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Ranjit Salian said

Wonderful and Divine to the core of infinity.
Great job Chechi Meera and Sushane.

Vande Mataram….Happy Independence Moment to you too….

I agree with Nithya it makes it all the more special for this one reason that we are away from our motherland.

This song in YOUR divine voice & Sushane’s orchestration & Nithya’s wonderful words triggered something in me….check for the words dedicated below….

Here are a few words that I dedicate to all Indians:
Surely this song makes us all Nostalgic and takes us back down memory lane to bring back the dawn of an Independence Day in our yester years when we would get up and walk down to the ground or garden either in preparation or just for the flag hoisting:
- to feel the cool breeze around
- to feel the moist grass around with the dew all around
- to feel and breathe the scent of the morning wet soil
- to feel and experience the glaze of fog or mist around us and the rays of sunlight passing through them, propagating the colors of the rainbow in every particle of infinity around you to be ONE with the Tri color of our Indian Flag
- spreading the consciousness of the ONENESS, UNITY and PEACE all around the place and one step ahead the entire NATION (INDIA) :)

This song pervades through every active cell in the BLOOD of every INDIAN and is the SOUL Song of our motherland INDIA.

IMMACULATE, IMMORTAL and DIVINE rendition and orchestration.

RATING: INFINITY on 5 from me (Though this song is above the realm of ratings)

THANK YOU for this treat.

This indeed goes to my favorites too as it touched my heart and soul.

Take Care divine souls,
Keep the faith always,
Live in surrender faith every moment in time,
Peace be with you two,
God Bless You two and your loved ones….

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Shaniruh said

This need a lot of feel while singing and i think you delivered very well ;-)

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Surajit Chatterjee said

Excellent work again by both of you, Meera & Sushane. Full compliments are meant for both. Best wishes too.

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thanks a million to all who have taken the time to listen and comment.

Really appreciate it!
Cheers,

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Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

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Anup said

awesome meera and sushaneee….very nice job :-)

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Krishna Tangirala said

Excellent job, Meera! Your voice was fresh as ever. Sushane’s arrangement was novel! I simply loved your Desh raag aalapana!

Cheers,
Krishna

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Nandita said

Very very nice interpretation. Beautiful singing.
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Satyajit Sahu said

WOW …… wow!!
Who did the arrangement? You or Sushane? Well, whoever it is, brilliant! Totally loved the fresh take on such a well-established tune!
Keep it up!

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Life’s a lot like jazz…. its best when you improvise!

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Satyajit, nice to see you back :)

Sushanne did the arrangement, I did what I usually do— sing LOL

Thanks for listening!
Cheers,

A few of my latest posts:
Gems of Ilayaraaja- Naane Naana
Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

My song list on Muziboo

My blog
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Sudha Kumar Pro user said

Meera and Sushane,
Very lovely presentation of our Vande Mataram. “Mozhi ina” sounded a teeny off…
very calming and soothing. Fabulous arrangement Sushane! 5/5!
-Sudha

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Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam (no longer active on muziboo- pl visit me at http://octaves.blogspot.com) said

Was nice. But somehow felt the thamizh portion could have blended in better.
And Murali: Bangla?? Sanskrit! Meera: yes, sanskrit diction la errors konjam evident…. :)
Liked the experimental approach, overall!
Best
Sindhuja

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thanks Sudha, for your time. And for the rating.

Sindhuja— have no idea what language it is :P but yes will take more care next time :) thanks for listening
Cheers,

A few of my latest posts:
Gems of Ilayaraaja- Naane Naana
Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

My song list on Muziboo

My blog
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Vamsi Nadella said

You 2,

Excellent team work. Very nice orchestration Sushane. You are showing us your true colors one by one (in a good way :-)). Superb!!!

Excellent singing Meera. Very nice expression and good Voice control. The “dip (sangathi)” @ 0:36 was beautiful. The diction (as someone said) was a bit more Tamilish….understandable….I felt a minor off note near 0:48/0:49 second line of Tamil lyrics. I may be wrong. Just wanted to let you know in case you did not notice.

Expecting more from you 2……

And yeah……Vande Mataram!!!!!!!Jai Hind!!!

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Nishtha Varshney said

so sweet of u to sing this song…………
ur voice is so nice….
i m new on this site and urs song is the first to be listened by me

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thanks Vamsi, for your observations. Will keep them in mind

Nishtha, welcome to my space, and thanks for commenting!
Cheers,

A few of my latest posts:
Gems of Ilayaraaja- Naane Naana
Vandhe Maataram-Orchestration by Sushane Shankar
Nilaa Kaaigiradhu (cover version) from Indira
Tu Muskura (cover version) with Pradip Somasundaran

My song list on Muziboo

My blog
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Pramod Gk said

Hi… Meera.

I am really speechless… for the performance… alwas hear arr version of this… now MEERA VERSION… deep voice you have… really gifted… and shaped… Sushane – excelent work…

give us some more… in these type of concepts…

Pramod

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Adithi said

Lovely performance! Agree as above on diction issues. The Desh alaap in the end is enjoyable.

Welldone, Sushane!

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Varun Jain said

Great work guys!! and especially meera your singing was superb…and the last alaap took my breath away……i m listening to the last portion again and agian…cant resist it…

100/05 ………. i think even this will not be enough? into my fav without any doubts…

god bless!

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Rahul Soman said

Meeraji – I feel the sore throat made me like this song a lot :-). You felt really involved and passionate.:- D.

Sushane – Genius man!!! You will go a long way.

This is my favorite :-)
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Badre Dariz said

Meera……Superb !
Super rendition ! Loved it…!
Beyond d words !
All d best !!

Regards,

Badre Dariz

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Ravi Kichcha said

No words sorry……. sung extremely well…. Even our office staff enjoyed a lot hearing this song…. and later we had a long long discussions about our country and even about today’s politicians he he he :-) …. Anywayz this song is ultimate one…. good singing Meera…. Keep posting more songs :-)

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Navneeth Krishnan said

kudos meera ……and sushane……….u were gr8 on orchestration…….u really have a gr8 voice…….try concentratin more on shruti……

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Padmaraj Payyur said

Hi Meera…

Excellent….1000/1000…Adding to my Fav List….

Regards
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Rekha swaminathan (on and off...) said

Loved the creativity! Excellent job, both of you…

Cheers
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Srividhya Kannan said

Brilliant Sushane and Meera:)loveddd it:)
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Rahul (on and off a bit) Pro user said

great work Meera, sorry to be a bit late here….but im glad i made it……Loved it completely…

Sushane – great job as well.
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Anil Pillai said

Meera
Sounds so inspiring and exhilarating, gr8 gr8 work.
Sushane well done too

Regards and Best wishes

Anil

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Sobhan Jachuck said

Very well done Sushane and Meera.

Liked it….
Sobhan Jachuck

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Karthick Rajan said

Great Really Great……

I Could find great proffessionalism in this song. You people have constucted the song to stant as a venture. Sushane Arrangement & Orchestration was awefull….

Proud to be an Indian…
Vandhe Maatharam
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