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TELUGU
Hridayanjali...
Divine Music... Rs. 36
AN UNDERCURRENT theme of love runs through the whole album. Connecting all the songs, loosely. But, almost all the songs, with an exception of Michael Jackson kosam (Side B, first song), are slow melodies, which may not attract anyone's attention on the first hearing. But, these are tunes that grow on you over a period of time, after repeated hearings. Vendi ginnelona paala buvva kalipi thinipincha nanna, the second song on side A tugs at your heart gently because of the sentimental value of `mother and motherhood' attached to it. It surely can be called the pick of the album. Navve mallepuvva kori vachcha kanne puvva, which follows, is rendered by Srinivas and Sujatha, which again is a slow melody. S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and Chitra team up once again, after a long gap, to render two songs in this album - Samajavaragamana (first song in the album) and Cheli sakhi naa praanama.
Michael Jackson kosam praanaalaina istham, Sachin batting cheste college maanestham is the only fast number about today's fast generation. Emitamma O nelavanka is a sweet song by Karthik and Shreya Ghoshal. Chirugaalilo theluthu vinipinchenu O paata is a melancholic melody, by S.P. Balu, about lost love. The album is nicely rounded off with Thellaavaare vela vachche which feels like a chorus song with the list of singers running into some three lines. The lyrics are penned by Veturi and E.S. Murthy set to music by Kamalacor.
HINDI
Zeher... Sa Re Ga Ma... Rs. 55
ANOTHER BHATT film, another album, which attracts with its music. Interestingly, music has been credited to Roop Kumar Rathod but the best song of the album Agar Tum Mil Jao has been attributed as `recreated by Anu Malik.' Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal have rendered the song. Both have done justice to the lyrics by controlling their flourishes, maintaining the subdued feel of the verse. The song has four versions and appeals every time. Beyond this, there is little to talk about Zeher. Music composer Rathod has managed to give a Sufi touch.
Another composition that manages to impress is Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein. Again, it is a `recreation,' this time by Mithun Sharma and Manish Sharma and is sung by a new name Atif.
Deewanapan...
Sa Re Ga Ma... Rs. 55
YET ANOTHER remix audio in circulation. The numbers chosen for the album are hits across different decades baring two of these sibling singers Sanjeev and Sandeep's originals. The title song Deewanapan fares better than their other original number Jabse Dekha. Among the hits, Om Shanti Om, Sanam Teri Kasam and Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar have some punch in them. Though a lot of hard work has presumably gone into remixing the famous number of Darr, Jaadu Teri Nazar. It is another thing that the hard work is not showing so much in the final product. It is an album which should be yours if you are the type to experiment in remix numbers. To check for yourself where they become music to your ears and where not.
GHAZALS
Muntazir... Jagjit Singh...
Universal... Rs. 55
JAGJIT SINGH'S rich, deep voice tugs the heartstrings yet again with his latest album Muntazir, a collection of romantic musings set to lilting music.
The ghazals on Side A are the best of the lot, starting with the romantic and soothing Raat Khamosh Hai. The second score, Gum Soom Yeh Jahan Hai, is again a romantic one that's got a Seventies' ring to it. Yun To Guzar Raha Hai follows with a more upbeat rhythm as techno sounds get precedence over traditional beats. The last of the lot, Teri Ankhon Se Hi, is another good one to finish Side A. In contrast, the numbers on Side B are more subdued and in tune with the blues mood. Benaam Sa Ye Dard is such a piece as also Bahut Khoobsurat. The only exception is Rukh Se Parda which is set to a more cheerful tone.
All in all, another good collection from the ghazal king that should definitely figure on your cassette holder.
INSTRUMENTAL
2 Unwind... Ninaad Music ... (CD)... Rs. 250
HOW OFTEN has one thought about stretching the legs, unwinding at the end of a hard day? That's exactly what this album will make you do, coming as part of the company's special series titled Stressless Music.
Great soothing notes come from the Indian bamboo flute, an aero-phonic instrument played by Rupak Kulkarni, Amit Roy on the synth guitar and Pradeep Sengupta using the tenor banjo, rabab and mandolin — all string instruments and value addition in the form of the percussion ensemble — Indian tabla by Satyajit Talwalkar and Mukul Dongre on the western drums.
This album is not restricted to making you relax. It also works perfect in the mornings in a home with a working husband and wife, and school-going children. Because the music is simply stress-free and something which does not require concentration. You can simply listen too...
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