tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152202194915752750.post8593787375392467370..comments2024-03-05T05:56:56.328+11:00Comments on [E.O.M.S.]: CAN: In Search of a Vocalist (Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam, Michael Cousins, Phew and Tim Hardin)exilestreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097089555295137255noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152202194915752750.post-36420268674282733572017-02-15T22:19:12.438+11:002017-02-15T22:19:12.438+11:00you're welcome:-) I see I wrote his name wrong...you're welcome:-) I see I wrote his name wrong (never saw it written). Did not think I would find anything about him on the net. Oh and his ancestors came from India he told me - that was important for him to mention;-)<br />Wonder what happened to him. Last time I heard from him was a letter from Malaysia a long time ago, telling me he should get merried:-)<br />We also lived together for a while. I first met him in a pup named 'Schrank' in Wuppertal where he was working some days. <br />I think he had to go back to Malaysia because he did not have a permission to stay any longer in Germany (as far as I remember). I know he always wanted to make music:-) UlrikeMarlia Loominghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891530914259856938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152202194915752750.post-25702184157102560962017-02-15T13:02:20.962+11:002017-02-15T13:02:20.962+11:00Wow! Thanks for commentWow! Thanks for commentexilestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097089555295137255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152202194915752750.post-13596720793044634202017-02-15T10:22:19.486+11:002017-02-15T10:22:19.486+11:00Thiaga Raj Raja Ratnam (who shortly was singing wi...Thiaga Raj Raja Ratnam (who shortly was singing with Can) was/is from Malaysia (Kuala Kangsar) and lived for a while in Germany (in Wuppertal). He played Guitar too and created some songs. He went back to Malaysia in 1977 (I think). I was his Girl-friend for a while at that time and I saw him singing with Can in Weilerswist (as far as I remember) - trying with them. I remember they always wanted him to scream:-) I even might have pictures from him - long long ago;-)Ok, Marlia Looming is not my real name. So funny to find such old memories on the www :-) UlrikeMarlia Loominghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891530914259856938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152202194915752750.post-16334402246087238702016-03-01T14:21:35.336+11:002016-03-01T14:21:35.336+11:00Thanks for the extra info. I do have that Lyon gig...Thanks for the extra info. I do have that Lyon gig but according to the Can gig databse <a href="http://all-blues.de/music/kraut/canlive.htm#1975" rel="nofollow">here</a> it doesn't actually feature him. will listen to it all the way through tonight to see. Thanks againexilestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097089555295137255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152202194915752750.post-4204037779881850242016-03-01T13:40:28.285+11:002016-03-01T13:40:28.285+11:00Your mention of Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam "from...Your mention of Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam "from Indonesia" got me checking my local sources. The name is unfamiliar, but then memories of the '70s do fade.<br /><br />However, a couple of clues indicate that he was/is Malaysian.<br />1. The demo was recorded in Studiohive Taman Seputeh. There is a more recent studio named Studiohive in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital. A 'homage' to the past?<br /><br />2. Although there is an Indian diaspora in Indonesia and dangdut has a notable Hindi music influence, I have yet to hear of any 'avant-garde' Indian musicians.<br /><br />Finally, there is a full concert with T.R. Raja Ratnam on YouTube from Lyon, France on 17th January 1976: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlkH2fbu4Ao <br />Good sound, but just an album cover rather than a video of the performance. I presume it's out there as a bootleg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com