Thursday, February 08, 2007

Reggae turns blue...

There is this happy-go-lucky rhythmn which was called "Reggae" on the Casio SA-1 (that's my first keyboard on which I learnt basic "notes"). On the Yamaha PSR-295, it's called 6/8 Blues (Style #070). Songs like Main koi aisaa geet gaoon (Yes Boss), Dil Tadap tadap ke keh rahaa hai (Madhumati) and Mohd. Rafi's Pukarta Chalaa hun main go very well with this rhythm, especially with accompanying chords.
SA-1 now seems to be in the fag end of its product life-cycle and is being replaced by trendier models. But it's a great little instrument to develop a ear for music.

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