The stream flows by,
And on it goes,
But why it does,
Nobody knows.
Is there a purpose,
In its motion?
Why does it want,
To reach the ocean?
Perhaps it has,
A tale to tell,
And might it speak,
To me as well?
I'll listen,
As it passes me,
And what I hear,
I'll tell to thee.
Possible titles:
The Bodyguard, E.T.
Shooter with Mark Wahlberg.
The Terminal with Tom Hanks.
Inside Man with Denzel Washington.
Four James Bond titles with Daniel Craig.
The Devil Wears Prada with Meryl Streep.
The Legend of Bagger Vance with Will Smith.
The Interpreter with Nicole Kidman & Sean Penn.
Judy Dench & Maggie Smith in the first Marigold Hotel.
Musicals:
West Side Story.
Mama Mia! with Meryl Streep.
Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews.
Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Approx 105 minutes movie run time. Dual disc box at £7. Single disc box at £5.
The Lady in the Van with Maggie Smith & Alex Jennings. Approx 100 minutes. £5. (shr)
The Snowman. Short cartoon with a PG classification. Special Edition at £3. (shr)
Sleepless in Seattle with Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan. Approx 101 minutes. £5.
Lucy with Scarlett Johansson. External clip. YouTube "Give me the case."
A song in Italian, sung by English vocalist Hetty Loxston. Light Jazz accompaniment from musicians in the Jazzato Band. One English lady and three Italians.
If I translate and paraphrase the official song title it would be: "How to behave like an American."
Tu Vuo' Fa' L'Americano External link. YouTube
Another competition will precede this, in April or May 2025.
The prizes are most likely to be published recordings of classical style Indian music, vocal and/or instrumental. Indian Raga or traditional Folk or Spiritual music. Maybe even a little bit modern but coming from a traditional background.
Possible CD titles:
Gurbani Keertan, sung by Nina Kaur Virdee. A tribute to Bhai Gurmit Singh Virdee. Very strong Leicester connections.
Rimpa Siva. A tabla wizard. Expositions in Teen Taal and Jhaptal. Over 20 tracks.
Sacred Mantras of India. Vocalists and musicians including Ashit and Hema Desai, Sanjeev Abhyankar and Rakesh Chaurasia.
Raga Mishra Khamaj, played by Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain.
Divinity. Produced by Sona Rupa of Leicester. Musical arrangements by Ashit Desai. Numerous musicians. Also some vocalists, including Hema Desai.
Call of Krishna. Raga Bhoopali. Flute played by Rakesh Chaurasia.
Devatha. Double disc by Pandit Jasraj. Ragas Jog, Shankara, Sohini and Bhairavi. £16
Rimpa Siva. A tabla wizard. Expositions in Teen Taal and Jhaptal. Over 20 tracks. £14
Drive East. Including Madras-born violinist Kala Ramnath. £12
Ragas Madhuvanti and Mishra Tilang, played by Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain. £12
Om Namo Bhagawate Vasudevaya. Devotional material, sung by Pandit Jasraj. £8
Sacred Mantras of India. Vocalists and musicians, including Ashit and Hema Desai, Sanjeev Abhyankar and Rakesh Chaurasia. £8
Call of Krishna. Raga Bhoopali. Flute played by Rakesh Chaurasia. £8
Purity 2. Various musicians. Arranged and conducted by Ashit Desai. Three tracks in Ragas Pahadi, Bhoopali and Yaman Kalyan. £8
Most being shrink-wrapped originals. Rimpa's CD is not wrapped. The CD's sleeve notes were signed during a visit by Rimpa to Leicester.