Jul 30 2006

Reshammiya concert has New Jersey crowd enthralled

Published by Jem at 7:49 pm under HR Articles

Reshammiya concert has New Jersey crowd enthralled
Sunday, July 30th, 2006

New Jersey – Indian composer-singer Himesh Reshammiya held a crowd of a few thousand spellbound, belting out some of his popular numbers including the qawwali ‘Aapka suroor’, during a show in New Jersey.

Reshammiya, with trademark baseball cap in place, filled the Sovereign Bank Arena with his sonorous voice on a sultry, hot summer Saturday evening in the southern New Jersey town on the first leg of his US concert.

The three-hour concert show, called ‘Aapka Suroor Live’, featured other well known Bollywood singers Alisha Chinai, Abhijeet Sawant, Himani Kapoor, Vinit Singh and actress Udita Goswami.

But the crowds came largely to hear Reshammiya, whose unique style of filling soulful lyrics of love and yearning with contemporary sounds ranging from techno, hip-hop to 1970s style disco is popular with the Indian diaspora here, particularly the younger crowd.

He showed his versatility by focusing on the more classical style of qawwalis from many films and his hit album ‘Aapka Suroor’.

Attired in worn jeans and wide-buckled belt, Reshammiya sang for about an hour-and-a-half in three different segments, with Alisha, Abhijeet, Himani and others in the interludes.

He opened with the hit ‘Ashiq banaya apne’ and shaped the first segment into a kind of unplugged version of ‘Aapka suroor’, letting his voice soar with the romantic lyrics, standing alone on the stage draped in a black leather cape-like coat.

Alisha, dressed in shimmering black and white gown, lit up the hall with ‘Kajra re’ from ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ and the hit song from the movie ‘No Entry’.

Reshammiya came back twice, bringing the crowd on their feet with the more trendy and faster-paced hits like ‘Ashiqi mein teri’ from the movie ‘36 China Town’ and ‘Zara jhoom jhoom’.

The crowd endearingly called him ‘Topi’ for the baseball cap he refuses to take off. Reshammiya threw some signed baseball caps to squeals of joy from the crowd.

The arena was packed but it was not a sold-out show. The mega-shows featuring big Bollywood actors tend to be more extravagant and staged on bigger budgets, drawing a wider crowd.

Reshammiya’s ‘Aapka Suroor Live’ show had a more sparse feel to it, with only six dancers and few stage props. There is a large population of NRIs who are willing to pay a premium for live music from big Bollywood composers like Reshammiya and A.R. Rahman, who is also on a concert tour in the US. Tickets for this show ranged from US$35 to $175 and higher.

‘The show was not all it was hyped to be. But I came to hear Himesh, and he has this deep voice that is just amazing to hear live. He was wonderful,’ said Hoor Bhavnani, who came to the show from northern New Jersey.

The concert tour is scheduled to travel to 18 cities in the US and Canada.

Credits: http://indiaenews.com/2006-07/16735-reshammiya-concert-jersey-enthralled.htm

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26 responses so far

26 Responses to “Reshammiya concert has New Jersey crowd enthralled”

  1. # Rhesmaon 31 Jul 2006 at 4:06 pm

    Hi…Im rhesma from holland.
    Im a very big fan of HR.

    I have a request to you…do you have any..email adress or contact nr. of HR.

    plz reply …

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  2. # Jemon 03 Aug 2006 at 5:50 pm

    Hi Rhesma,

    We do not have any contact with Himeshji unfortunately and even if we did we cannot give any information without his permission. Jem :)

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  3. # ashuon 08 Aug 2006 at 10:56 pm

    hi there i would like to know weather hr has a girl friend and photo of hr family i will go to see his show on sept 9?

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  4. # Jemon 09 Aug 2006 at 4:38 pm

    Hi ashu,

    You are asking about Himeshji’s personal life – there is no information available on this yet and I believe Himeshji has the right to keep this information private. Enjoy the show on september 9th! Jem :)

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  5. # Dipikaon 13 Aug 2006 at 2:27 am

    Hi! I’m a big fan of hr and I would like to know what time is concert is in vancouver and if he will let anyone get his autograph! I also Looooooooooove Himani!!

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  6. # shailendra raion 16 Aug 2006 at 10:45 pm

    Hi! I’m a big fan of hr and I would like to know what time is concert is in vancouver and if he will let anyone get his autograph! I also Looooooooooove heemesh reshmmiya my yahoo id is ***********************

    :x

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  7. # seheron 20 Aug 2006 at 7:33 am

    i would like to know the date of the Himesh’s concert in the city of calgary.

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  8. # gaurion 22 Aug 2006 at 6:45 pm

    Hello,
    Himesh ji ki 9th september ka concert kaha per hoga? India or another country? please pls pls pls tell…..

    Bye
    gauri

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  9. # jalal payabon 01 Sep 2006 at 10:31 am

    hi Mr.reshammiya yaar i like yor zara jhoom remix ur a good singer and havea nice voice.take care and good bye.

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  10. # wais Shirzaion 01 Sep 2006 at 10:37 pm

    Hello

    Himesh Reshammiya …………I Love Your Sound And Your Beautifull Style Which Caught me to put a cap on a head and be smart in the family like you so i wish in the future in every film or movie should be your songs and your gr8 and gr8 style as you have……………..thanx

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  11. # wais Shirzaion 01 Sep 2006 at 10:38 pm

    =D =D =D =D =D =D =D =D =D

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  12. # SANYAon 19 Sep 2006 at 6:32 am

    woah i went to his concert it was hell a fun >:D

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  13. # HEMATHAKRANon 23 Nov 2006 at 8:52 am

    444444 UUUUUU ONLYYYY :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

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  14. # HEMATHAKRANon 23 Nov 2006 at 8:52 am

    U R WOW!!!!! =D =D =D =D =D :x :x =D =D =D =D =D =D

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  15. # HEMATHAKRANon 23 Nov 2006 at 8:53 am

    BEST >:D:D:D:D:D:D

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  16. # HEMATHAKRANon 23 Nov 2006 at 8:54 am

    KYA KAHU
    KUCH BHI BAAKI NAHIN :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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  17. # HEMATHAKRANon 23 Nov 2006 at 8:55 am

    YUR SONG ALWAYS 4 ME JUST A SURPRISE :-O :-O :-O :-O :-O :-O :-O

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  18. # HEMATHAKRANon 23 Nov 2006 at 8:56 am

    YUR SONG ALWAYS 4 ME JUST A SURPRISE :- :-O :-O

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  19. # HEMATHAKRANon 23 Nov 2006 at 8:56 am

    ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) :) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;) ;;)

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  20. # Arkaon 30 May 2007 at 12:29 am

    Hi Himesh Ji, How are you? After Aap Ka Surroor-The Movie, what’s your next film as a actor?? Plz reply.

    Hii Jem, can u give me any contact of Sunny, Galery Manager of this site??

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  21. # Jemon 30 May 2007 at 1:20 am

    @Arka: Sunny is site admin like me! We will be having an authors page soon so you will be able to contact us then ;) Jem

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  22. # Nadia/Alishon 20 Jul 2007 at 2:45 pm

    Hi Himesh,
    HRU? hope ur OK.
    Himesh main aapki bohat baree fane hoon, aapka koi b song ho mujhe sabhi yaad hain aur har song aapka mujhe pasand hai chahye duniya ko kitna hi boora lagee Himesh aapki movies bohat saree logoon ne dheki sab ne kaha ek damm bakwas hai par mujhe woh b bohat passand hai is liye ke woh aapki hai I Luv ur vioce, & of course ur persnalty. bas 1 wish hai ke aap mujhe mail ka ans. deen ge na? well main wait karoon gi bcx 1 story main b aap se shaire karna chhatee hoon. fir baat ho gi
    TC Bye

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  23. # naziaon 14 Aug 2007 at 8:03 pm

    hallo himesh jee.
    I am from Suriname. Your concert on 11 August was fantasic. It was really rocking. You are a rocking Rockstar Superstar. Himesh jee you said that every one’s wish in the essed stadium will fullfill and that was sooooo sweet of you to say. You were looking good in you’re red cap. Himesh jee do come again in Suriname. I know people will offer you more.

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  24. # narajon 15 Aug 2007 at 3:44 pm

    himesh do good job …really no.1 rock star………

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  25. # Riteshon 25 Sep 2007 at 11:55 am

    Hi Sir,
    I am Ritesh Dewan From very small town Dhamtari in chhattisgarh,
    I am a big fan of HR Sir.
    I believe what ever HR Sir does,he does it from his heart.
    What ever he says in any show Like SaReGaMaPa for his Gharana Boys or to the Participants he says it with his practical Experience.No matter the other Judges disagree with him but at end Every one agrees to him because he is always right.

    ***this is not the official site of Himesh Reshammiya – please read the “about” page v.carefully***

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  26. # krishnaon 30 Jan 2008 at 8:56 pm

    Namste sir
    i am krishna from very small village in agra u.p.
    sir mujhe gana gane ka bahut sok hai. or meri awaj bhi bahut achchi hai .sir men apko apna guru banana chahata hun . mene graduation
    kar rakhi hai .sir please reply me.
    krishna chahar

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