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KAHIN PE NIGAHEIN KAHIN PE NISHANA: (T Series, Rs.60)

This CD has 10 re-mixes of some famous songs of the yesteryear. Sung by Sangeeta Kopalkar, three songs — great compositions from O.P. Nayyar — are pleasant, despite the not-so-good voice of Sangeeta, and the needless raps introduced in the songs messes up the amateurish effort. Anyway one can still sing along those peppy songs — "Reshmi salwar kurta jaali da" from Naya Daur, "Mera naam Chin Chin Choo" from Howrah Bridge and the title song from C.I.D. The last one by Shamshad Begum in the original version was pure magic. Most other songs in this album are rank bad either in their original form or in their remix avatar. T-Series doesn't seem to tire of bringing out such pedestrian stuff.

MAALKAUNS, DR. PRABHA ATRE: (Times Music, Rs. 65)

This album is one of the series brought out by Times Music based on particular ragas. In this case it is Malkauns, the `original' among all the Kauns ragas. On Side A. Prabha Atre gives a reposeful exposition of the khayal composition in vilambit (slow) ek tala. The words are "Jaako mana Raam". On the other side, it continues with a composition in drut ek tala in the same raga. The lyrics are "Mana samajha baaware". This is followed by the well-known "Jamunaa kinaare", a dadra composition based on a folk song of Madhya Pradesh, set to the raga Manj Khamaj, which has always been a popular part of the eminent vocalist's recitals.

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