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Tango Charlie; T-Series; Rs. 99
FOR A change, a film with the army as background is not replete with patriotic songs. The six-song album has two music composers - Anu Malik and Anand Raaj Anand. Akkad Te Bakkad Te, composed by Anu and rendered by Udit Narayan, Kailash Kher, Kunal Ganjawala and Vijay Prakash, manages to capture the zest of the soldiers.
However, the song of the album is Odhni Odhali. Sung by Udit Narayan and Mahalaxmi Iyer, though the Anand Raaj Anand number has a dated feel, the melody and verse are sure to keep the listener humming. The rest is routine stuff.
Daroga Babu - I Love You; T-Series; Rs. 35
THIS CASSETTE is a sure-shot way of arresting the attention of Bhojpuri music lovers. It has 11 songs and all of them are euphonic. The songs are penned by Vinay Bihari, and Lal Sinha has scored the music. The first song Ankhiya Bujhala Kajrauta on side A is a romantic number sung by Manoj Tiwari who is also the protagonist in the film. Even Shreya Ghoshal and Udit Narayan have lent their voices for a romantic song Orahnia Pe Hamar Naam. Shreya has also sung the title song. Vinay Bihari sings International Litti Chokha with Tiwari. The sixth song Ja Beti Sasural Tu Ja by Udit Narayan is likely to be an addition to the hit bidai songs.
Kailash Kher, who shot to fame with Allah Ke Bande and the recent Yuhi Chala Chal, sings the sad song Aadmi Ke Le La Imtehaan and Sapna Awasthi renders another sorrowful number, Ai YadavJi. The cassette also constitutes Bhojpuri antakshari and a foot tapping Holi number. Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo girl sings Goli Bum Chalwa Dev.
Bose - The Forgotten Hero; Times Music; Rs.55
ALL THE numbers have the clear stamp of A. R. Rahman's soft, lilting music. Something he has given us many times and yet we don't mind. At least, it's wholesome music, not noise.
Adding beauty to its resonance is Sonu Nigam's soulful voice.
Be it Ekla Chalo or Desh Ki Mitti, it has the feel of a period film.
The number Ghomparani crooned by Sapna Mukherjee and Satyanarayan Mishra is yet another beautiful composition, beautifully sung.
Even the theme songs in the film are worth paying attention to.
The Afghanistan theme, the orchestral versions of Kadam Kadam Barhaye Ja and Desh Ki Mitti are pure music to the ear.
The secret of this album is, you like it more the second time. So play on.
Hum Ko Bhi Dil Ne Mara; Sa Re Ga Ma; Rs.40
HERE COMES an album, which brings back fond memories of the times when melody was the order of the day.
There is nothing classical about these songs. Still they made it to the charts, to homes and to the neighbourhood panwallah too.
Interestingly, most of the songs are from films, which are better known for their music rather than box office collections.
Songs like Hum Ko Bhi Dil Ne Mara from Aas Paas, Kuchh Log Mohabbat Karke from Lava, Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi from Kranti and Tere Pyar Ki Tamanna from Tawaif sound refreshing.
There is Mohammed Rafi lamenting his destiny in Teri Galiyon Mein from Hawas, there is Bappi Lahiri reminding listeners about what made him the hip-hop king with Yaad Aa Raha Hai from Disco Dancer.
Dhwani — A Percussion Ensemble; Rs. 200
THIS ALBUM featuring three talas or rhythmic cycles of Carnatic music, Adi, Mishra Chaapu and Khanda Chaapu, provides soothing fare for a spectrum of listeners. The predominance of drums is mellowed by the melodious addition of veena and vocals provided by Rajesh Vaidya and Vidya Srinivasan respectively. The first composition, interestingly titled Instinct, is set to Adi tala - an appropriate name for a rhythm cycle, and which, with its eight-count patterning, can be found in just about every music system. This is the major composition of the album, taking nearly an hour, with all members showing their prowess over kanjira (S. Srinivasan), ghatam (Bejjanki Krishna), tabla (Govinda Chakraborthy) and konnakol (rhythmic recitation, an impressive display by Karaikudi Shivakumar). This composition is set to the raga Tilang. The second piece, The Confluence, is short, set to Dharmavati and Mishra Chaapu tala of seven counts, while the third, called The Joy, is set against the raga Surya and elaborates Khanda Chaapu of five counts. All the compositions are by Lalgudi Sriganesh, who has also played the mridangam.
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