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more quality albums have hit the market for Ganesh Chaturthi...
| GANESH
BHAJANS —Universal, Rs. 45 |
 One
of the best releases for Ganesh Chaturthi, this album has 10
bhajans in Hindi by leading singers Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor,
Anup Jalota and Anuradha Paudwal. Side A has Jai Ganesh; Archana
karo, Jai Ganpati jai Gan Nayak; Man tu kyon bharmaya and Are
nacho jhoomo. On Side B you get to hear Hey Riddhi Siddhi ke
Daata; Ganpati O Deva; Hey Gajanand Anandkand; Ganpati Bappa
gaon chale and Jai Ganesh. |
| VISHWA
VINAYAKA — Times Music, Rs. 65 |
 The
album has been described as a divine symphony in praise of Lord
Ganesh. Also it is a first of its kind. For the first time in
the history of recorded music, traditional Ganesh shlokas, stotras
and stutis have been recited against the musical backdrop of
a symphony orchestra. The album stresses the fact that "music
is the language of Gods," and features S.P. Balasubramaniam
and Shankar Mahadevan. Pranamya Shirasa Devam, Shree Ganeshay
Dheemahi, Shree Ganapati Atharvashirsha, Shree Ganesh Chalisa
and Sukhakarta Dukhaharta have never sounded so great before.
Sequencing and programming has been done superbly by Ajay. An
innovative album and a great buy. |
| KARU
NAMAN SHREE LA — Zee Records, Rs. 35 |
Upcoming composer Amod Juvekar has composed the music for this
album, which has eight bhajans penned by Mohan Samant. Singers
Vaishali Samant, Tyagraj Khadilkar and Pankaj Joshi have done
a good job. Shree Ganesh aahwaan, Mantra pushpanjali, Vighnesha
tuz namo and Ganpati nachto are the pick of the lot. |
| SHREE
ASHTAVINAYAK DARSHAN — Zee Records, Rs. 35 |
This devotional album is based on a unique concept. Each song
here is devoted to a specific Ganpati of the Ashtavinayak. For
example, one song is on Shree Sidhivinayaka of Siddhatek, while
another is devoted to Shree Maha Ganpati of Ranjangaon. Listening
to each bhajan is like going on a visit to the holy shrine.
Popular singers Ravindra Sathe, Ravindra Bijoor, Aparna Mayekar,
Uttara Kelkar and Suhasini Nandgaonkar have sung the bhajans.
Aniruddha Kale is the composer, while lyrics have been penned
by Shantaram Nandgaonkar, Damodar Shirvale and Chandrakant Darpe. |
| NAVSACHA
GANPATI — Zee Records, Rs. 35 |
The album has been written and produced by Arun Bhoir. Shrikant
Narayan, Santosh Nayak and Shakuntala Jadhav are the singers
here, and the songs have been composed in koligeet style. Bappa
dhav ra kolyancha navsala pav ra, Wazat gazat Ganpati aala and
Titwalacha Maha Ganpati, an ode to the famous Ganesh temple
in Titwala, are bound to click in a big way. Music has been
composed by Arun Bhoir and Lalit Dakhne. |
| SHREE
GANRAYACHI GAAZLELI BHAKTI GEETE — Zee Records, Rs. 35 |
As the title suggests, the album compiles popular bhakti geet
on Lord Ganesh, in cover versions. There are 10 numbers in all,
arranged by Aniruddha Kale. Some of the songs featured include
Omkaar Swaroopa, Gajanana Shree Ganraya, Utha utha ho sakalik
and Tuz magato mi aata to name some. Ravindra Bijoor, Uttara
Kelkar, Swapnil Bandodkar, Aparna Mayekar and Anjali Nandgaonkar
are the singers. |
| SHREE
GANESH YATHASANG PUJA VA AARTYA — Zee Records, Rs. 35 |
An album which assumes great importance since it has the traditional
Ganpati aartis, and a complete vidhi of performing Shree Ganesh
pooja. Shree Atul Vishnu Gangal Guruji has recited the pooja,
while Ravindra Bijoor amd Uttara Kelkar have sung the aartis.
Aniruddha Kale is the composer. |
| AARTI
SANGRAHA — T-Series, Rs. 42 (two cassettes) |
A must-buy here since you get to hear the complete aarti collection
in the voice of Anuradha Paudwal. Music is by the late Arun
Paudwal. Side A has the popular Sukhakarta Dukhaharta, Yei ho
Vitthale, Aarti Saibaba, Sai digambara and Jaidev Datta Avdhuta,
while on Side B you get to hear Satrane uddane, Hari naam god
zhale, Yuge atthavees and Ghalin lotangan. With this album,
you get one album free of the pooja-vidhi. |
| GANPATI
VANDANA — T-Series, Rs. 42 |
What you get to hear in this album is a compilation of film
songs devoted to Lord Ganesh. That’s a different idea for
sure. Deva ho deva Ganpati deva from Humse Badhkar Kaun; Ganpati
morya from Marte Dum Tak; Mere man mandir mein tum Bhagwan rahe
from Dard Ka Rishta; Mangalmurti Morya from Bekhabar; Deva ho
deva from Ilaka; and Jisne tera naam liya from Kaalchakra are
among the songs featured here. Some of them are cover versions.
This album too comes with a free bonus cassette. |
| GANPATI
GHAR AAYE — BMG Crescendo-NA Classical, Rs. 35 |
The album has bhajans in Hindi composed by Sudesh and Milind,
and penned by Sanam. The singers are Ratan Mohan Sharma, Shweta
Pandit, Bela Sulakhe, Sanjay Sawant, Sudesh and Mausami Mukherjee.
Moos pe hoke sawar; He Gauri aankhonka; Gaale gaale manva; Kalyan
karo kalyan and Dhyan-mantra by Ratan Mohan Sharma will appeal
to the devouts. |
| 25
NON-STOP GANPATI BAPPA — Musicraft, Rs. 30 |
This remix album features 25 songs on Lord Ganpati. Music by
Nilesh Garud is different. Arvind Wadekar, Ambadas Ambalkar,
Ganesh Pavse, Sandeep Borse, Dinesh Kumar, Vaishali Jadhav,
Priya Devkar and Archana Devre have rendered the songs. Pahili
majhi ovi ga, Majhya Deva, Majhya Gajanana and Ganpaticha san
are among the interesting songs on Side A, while all the songs
from Side B, namely Ganpati Bappa morya, Mazha Ganpati aala,
Gana ha nachla, Kar donhi ani teesre, Mee nashwar nashwar, Ganacha
darshan gheu dya ki ra, Navsala paav, Gana mazha Ishwar, Pujiti
aamhi priya, are appealing |
—
Salma Khatib
salmakhatib@hotmail.com
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