*Updated with corrections pointed out by Bart Plantenga , author of some incredible book on Yodeling including Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo: The Secret History of Yodeling Around the World. -0- Kishore Kumar 's brother Anoop Kumar, who we basically know for the line ' O manu tera toh hua ab mera kya hoga ', used to own lots of Austrian music records. And from these records, Kishore Kumar picked up the art of Yodel singing, an art perfected in bathroom and then introduced by him to the world of Hindi film music. According to his biography 'Kishore Kumar: method in madness ' by Derek Bose, "Kishore was a fan of the Swiss singer Tex Norton [* Tex Morton, an Australian cowboy born in New Zealand who sang in the gene autry / Jimmie Rodgers style ] and the Australian Jimmy Rogers [* Jimmie Rodgers , perhaps the most American and one of the most famous yodelers in the world, famous for his blue yodels ] as well." Although most of these songs by Kishore Kumar are t
Haha, just saw one in Noida the other day too. Was pretty confused at first.
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They are pretty common around NCR region, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad...are mostly used as load carriers. Quite a site watching it stutter down the road.
ReplyDeleteits not motor rickshaw, its scooter rickshaw.. lol
ReplyDeleteHey guys, I also have seen this type of rikshaw. Now even i m planning to make my own. But i don't know who make such type of vehicle. If anyone have any idea regarding that. Plz do help. Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeletePlz forward any help or information on my email id acharya.shobhit@gmail.com
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