R Parthasarathy | 17th Feb 2024 Partha is no stranger to the R4 (Revive & Rediscover Retro Radio) community and his love for HFM (Hindi Film Songs) is well known. Equally well known is his special Masala Chai, which he serves regularly, at times even coming to a venue only to serve the tea. He was the CEO of Agarwal classes in Dadar, Mumbai for close to four decades and his "Professor-on-the-Campus" looks and presentations are a joy to listen.
Partha showcased Rafi, who happens to be his favorite singer, and his songs sung with other co-singers. He chose 10 different co-singers for his 10 songs and dished out some interesting stats on the number of songs of these singers with Rafi. His big contemporaries were there obviously. So were some songs with lesser heard co-singers. Partha took some time to introduce the audience to his family circles and other incidents in his life which he shared for the first time with the R4 audience. His mother was a singer and a Veena vadhak , aunt an AIR certified artiste and his uncle a Carnatic Music Vidhwan from whom the likes of Parveen Sultana and K J Yesudas sought advice. In fact, his uncle had predicted the success of Yesudas very early in Yesudas's career. Partha mentioned that regretfully his uncle was not a commercially inclined artiste and never bothered to monetize his performances even to the extent of refusing to record for HMV despite their pressure on several occasions. Thanks to his heritage, Partha imbibed the "Pakkad" on Sur aur Taal but none in his family carried forward this musical tradition. Partha, however, might have redeemed himself with his stage singing performances. His chosen songs of Rafi with his big contemporaries had a mix of Popular and lesser heard ones.
Beyond these mainstream singers, Partha also showcased 4 other singers' songs with Rafi.
All in all, an enjoyable one hour where Partha interspersed several stories from his life to explain his love for Films and film songs some of which I mention below.
The Biggest tribute that Team Nostalgiaana received from Partha was that his joining this forum has changed his life and given a new meaning to Music appreciation.
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