Amanda decided to explore some of the international DVDs available at the B.Y.U. library for checkout, and brought home several from India (otherwise known as "Bollywood" productions). Many of them have been interesting and most have been enjoyable, and several have been good enough that we ordered copies of them from the internet for our home library. You might be interested in renting them (if they are still available); Nick had seen "Lagaan" by renting it from Blockbuster.
In particular, we have really fallen for the music of A. R. Rachman, who uses a fusion of classical methods and orchestration with the native Indian instrumentation and rhythms. Perhaps CD Universe or YouTube would provide an opportunity for a listen should you care to check out the music for "Lagaan" or "Swades". It is an energetic, upbeat, layered kind of sound which we find hard to resist. Or, of course, you can always check it out when you come here, if you like. Much love, Mom.
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I like this song "Chale Chalo." I wonder what it means.
Joshua
Translations available at "www.bollywoodlyrics.com"
Chale Chalo, roughly translated "Lets walk ahead"
The picture is a unity building piece sung by village cricket team trying to motivate themselves to go up against the local British military detachment in a cricket game.
The entire film (Lagaan) is about a (historicity unknown) 1893 Cricket game between British soldiers and Indian villagers as a result of a wager between the British local military detachment commander and member of a local farm village over taxation during a drought. The bet was instigated by the British commander, who had a habit of instigating such outrageous and arrogant measures as a way of messing with the locals. His superiors thought the bet was a horribly unprofessional idea. His own sister, visiting the detachment for a short time, was so annoyed by his arrogance that she defied him by going to the village and coaching the villagers on the game. Against sizeable odds and at the last minute, the indians won. The indians were relieved of tax province-wide for 3 years per the bet. Th British commander was severely reprimanded by his superiors, fined 3 years tax for the entire province out of his own pocket, was relieved of command and transferred to some remote corner of Africa where he could not do further damage.
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