Remix at its BEST!!

I have more often not been an aficionado of remix songs, especially those songs that come in tamil movies that have meaningless rap bits thrown around here and there (except all of Yuvan's recent releases). So when one of my friends sent me a scrap book entry with an URL that carried a remix, I was reluctant, yet curious in getting to know what is in store...

Yogi B & Natchatra - the name was weird, and I was giving time for buffering the youtube video, simultaneously checking my personal mails for the day. After a while, played the video. Namma oorkara pasanga oru naalu peru. The opening of the video was in a barber shop. The inmates start talking about an old Ilayaraja classic - Madai thiranthu (Nizhalgal), and start humming the same.

Now starts the hip-hop. Entry of the barber shop inmates in a perfect rap, hip-hop outfit. Not just the outfit, but a taylor-made body language and gestures that made me doubt if they are really from the Wild wild west... An awesome entry announcing the viewers what might be in store. And till the end, they effortlessly manage the tempo and the hype they gave during the entry.

In all, four of them contribute individually to this remix. Among them, I was peculiarly impressed by one chap who is chubby, and round, but full of enthu, focus and has a hardcore hip-hop, rap tone (who comes with "Evanukkume theriaathu"). He is Yogi b, the leader of the troup. For the remix, you can go to this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVgGsIuLYU

A few facts that I could collate about this the foursome awesome...

* They are a Malaysian band
* Yogi B's original name - Yogeswaran K. Veerasingam
* Yogi B was initially with a troup called Poetic Ammo, but broke down with them, and joined the Natchatra duo (comprising Dr Burn a.k.a. Ruban Manoharan and Emcee Jesz a.k.a. Sujesh Sambasivam).
* Their debut album was named VALLAVAN
* Vallavan has 15 songs, all produced by Yogi and Natchatra
* Vallavan has even two temple priests on one of its tracks
* Their website - http://vallavan.macrology.com.my/v4/index.php
* An amazing 132,752 views so far in Youtube (at the time of penning this blog)
* The other major hits from Yogi B are "Indian girls", "HIP HOP ERA", and "Vali Theduther"

The Madai thiranthu song closes with a one-liner by Kalignar Karunanidhi (I think its kalaignar's voice) in his coarse voice - "Kalai - Manithanaaga pirantha ovvoruvanum alli alli parugavendiya amirthamadaa athu"

A perfect ending to this amazing remix. DO WATCH / HEAR IT!! Entertainment guarenteed...