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Shafaq Ke Rang
Saregama, Rs. 175 (CD)
This is clearly a poetess’s album; the songs just become a means to express the feeling. Each ghazal speaks tonnes about the calibre of its writer Indira Verma. Be it nursing a broken heart, longing for the beloved or just simply admiring natur
e. There are in total 10 tracks in the album, the last two of which are renditions of nazm by the poetess herself.
The album opens with the title track by Sudeep Banerjee, who is also the music composer of the album. His soft, restrained voice suits the need of the album very well. Since the focus in on the lyrics, soft instruments like piano, sitar, guitar and sarangi have been in used in most of the songs to ensure that the voice is heard clearly.
The second song, “Youn Wafa Ke Sare”, is a soothing number in raga Durbari by Rekha Bharadwaj. The song talks about deceit in love. The third song, “Ye Mausam Surmai Hai”, is another winner with its powerful music and lyrics. The other songs, “Abhi Se Kaise Kahoon”, “Shikasta Dil Ansheri Shab”, “Woh Ajeeb Shaqs”, “Mohabbat Mein Aaya Hai” and “Kuch Bala” are just passable.
Buy the album if you like Urdu poetry. For those who don’t understand Urdu, there’s a booklet in the CD with English translations of each poem.
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