Dejected, he still recorded the music and when this information reached Raj Kapoor, he offered to produce the film. It was an expensive proposition and they didn’t think it would work. Satyajit Ray with Purnima (far left), wife Bijoya (centre) and Ashim (far right) in Berlinīut while the film is regarded as a classic today, back in the ’60s, the producers of Ray’s earlier films weren’t too kicked about it. He was rather aloof but whenever anyone came calling, he was the one to open the door,” Purnima ji smiles. “Manik-da’s (Ray) deep baritone intimidated me and whenever I’d call, I’d pray that boudi (wife Bijoya) picked the phone, but it was always him. He even choreographed it himself, lending his voice to the King of Ghosts. The ‘bhooter naach’ (dance of the ghosts) had been mentioned in passing by his grandfather, but Ray turned it into a six-and-a-half minute visual treat, the film’s USP today, with shadow puppets, live-action and live percussion instruments. The story of the two musicians had first appeared in 1915 (six years before the celebrated auteur was born) in Sandesh, the children’s magazine his grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, founded and edited. Back then too, their parents had been wowed by Ray’s anti-war message encapsulated in the song, “ Ore Baba” and his innovative attempt to invert the traditional caste hierarchy with the ‘Dance of the Ghosts’ at the end of which Goopy and Bagha get their boons. And many of the same children turned up, with their own kids, to watch the film again in its golden jubilee year, this time seeing it from a different perspective. “Many of the parents later complained to me that they then refused to wash their hands,” she laughs, adding that soon schools were requesting special screenings too.Ī month-and-a-half ago, Purnima ji informs, they opened their theatre in Kolkata, Priya, which had been undergoing renovations for seven months, and screened the film again, as also on Ray’s 98th birth anniversary- May 2. By the end of the screening, all the children wanted to shake hands with singer Goopy and drummer Bagha, played by Tapen Chatterjee and Rabi Ghosh. Purnima Dutta, whose father-in-law Nepal Dutta and husband Ashim had produced what went on to become a cult film, recalls that it was a packed house with as many children as there were adults, including her own kids, Arijit and Piyali. Joined by their newest member Kabir Kumar (Sun Kin) on lead guitar and backing vocals, the band has expanded their musicality, moving beyond their garage punk origins into the realms of power pop, disco, country, and surf rock.Fifty years ago, on May 8, 1969, Satyajit Ray’s fantasy adventure comedy, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, premiered in Kolkata. This all creates Guppy’s signature sound, which can be heard on their 2022 album Big Man Says Slappydoo,produced by LA tenderpunk hero Sarah Tudzin (Illuminati Hotties). Sentimentality, building upon bouncy, infectious rhythms by drummer Cohen, and bassistīabcock, supported by the group’s lush, sunny vocal harmonies. Writer and guitarist/vocalist Lebow pairs laugh-out-loud absurdity with tender Birthed in a Glendale, California garage circa 2017, the founding members met previously as undergraduate students at Emerson College in Boston. LA-based band Guppy is the brainchild of J. In addition to her work as a musician, Bebe has been acting professionally since the early age of 11. Her debut 6 song EP, 21st Century Hippie, offers a dynamic showcase of both her songwriting skills and vocal styles. She would throw on her favorite Beatles record on vinyl, and would strongly connect serving as inspiration and building her confidence as a songwriter. Her writing reflects a snapshot of a special moment in time, a memory or experience, and she learned how to write music as she was knee deep in the process. This event is free and open to the public.īebe Wood started writing songs when she was 15 years old, and didn’t necessarily start writing with the intention of creating an EP. The show is presented by Skidmore College Student Entertainment Council (SEC) in collaboration with the Tang. LA-based singer-songwritter Bebe Wood will perform a free show outside the Tang on the lawn on the northwest side of the museum. Join us on Tuesday, May 2, at 8 pm, for the annual spring Tang/SEC concert.
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