Mohabbat Nama by Rikin Mehta

Rikin Mehta, son of Rupa, a lyricist and ghazal singer is young, talented and blessed with a voice with immense depth. He enlightens us on the different feelings of love, through an album Mohabbat Nama, singing songs straight from the heart.

Mohabbat Nama has eight melodious ghazals presented in Tarannum form, with Western fusion music, highlighting the various experiences of a person in love - like being in love, separating and uniting. The album has been recorded in a state-of-art digital studio.

Tum, a new Hindi pop album

Jojo, whose song Woh kaun thi has become quite a rage, recently recorded seven songs for composer Sai Gurumukh Das for his Hindi pop album titled Tum at Trio Digital Studio, Mumbai. The lyrics have been penned by Anamika and Shaheen Iqbal.

Some of the other popular Sindhi audio albums by Sai Gurumukh Das are Sai Vashan Shah, Rohidija Rahabar and Rakhu Rahidia

Second track of Yeh Hai Prem to be on air soon

Rajshri Music’s first venture Yeh Hai Prem seems to be gaining immense popularity, especially the first track of the album Chhuimui si tum lagti ho. This album comprises 10 romantic numbers which have been sung and composed by Milind M. Ingle. The music video, directed by Kunal Kohli, has Abbas and Preeti in the lead, and is being telecast on all TV channels.
A novel attempt on the marketing front has been Rajshri’s tie-up with Hallmark Cards & Gifts who will be manufacturing and marketing a huge range of licensed Yeh Hai Prem products, including posters, greeting cards, mugs, stickers, writing pads, letter pads and book marks through their all-India franchises.
Also to promote new technology and innovation, the audio CD of Yeh Hai Prem contains a video track of Chhuimui si tum lagti ho which can be viewed on the CD ROM drive of all multimedia computers. This is the first experiment in the music world and has been achieved with the help of Sony Music’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Austria where all Yeh Hai Prem CD’s have been made.

Now Rajshri has begun work on the music video of the second track from Yeh Hai Prem. The bhangra track, Kudi jach gai, will be directed by Kunal Kohli again and will again feature Abbas and Preeti. It will be telecast from August.

DULHE RAJA
T-Series; Rs. 38
Anand-Milind come up with music which is what one expects from the films of the Raja of masses, Govinda. Sometimes it sounds like their own music of Hero No. 1, Coolie No. 1, and so on, and sometimes Anand-Milind blatantly plagiarise old Laxmikant-Pyarelal tunes. But overall they have composed the music which will be a hit with the masses. The title song Dulhan to jayegi Dulhe Raja ke saath is passable, but the next song, Ankhiyon se goli maare is what will result in the brisk sales of the album. An extremely catchy number, which happens to be the only one in the album not heard before, it is superbly sung by Sonu Nigam and Jaspinder Narula. Jaspinder sounds different and good, proving that she is not just cut out only for folksy songs. She can sing racy numbers too with elan. Aayi ban ke root is another okay number, but not good enough to register. Kya lagti hai hai rabba is inspired by a Marathi folk song, but what catches your attention is its slow-fast rhythm, which is different. And Vinod Rathod sings it zestfully making it a fun song. The other numbers need no mention. All in all, another of those albums which come and go.

NO TIME
Bombino Music; Rs. 30
Devang Patel should frankly change his style because his songs are becoming boringly predictable. The title number is nothing but an extension of Meri marzi number with a slight variation in the music. But Scene ho jaye is quite catchy and has been repeated on the filpside too. It sounds like his earlier hit song Duniya jaye tel lene, aish tu kar. Gharwali starts off like Mangta hai kya from Rangeela and in the later stages it is reminiscent of an old Kishore Kumar number. The remaining score is so-so. The album is strictly for guys who love Devang Patel’s kind of music. The rest can safely utilise their time for better things.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Asha Bhosle enthralls yet again. This time in another remix album in which she sings her hit songs which have been ‘recreated’ by Biddu. Must say the coming together of Asha and Biddu sure spells magic. Asha, in her inimitable voice sings her yesteryear hits with her usual panache, and one can go the extent of saying that she even betters them. The ageless singer infuses new life into each of the songs. And as much credit goes to Biddu, who while remixing the golden oldies, has taken care to retain the original integrity of the song. And yet he gives remixing a new dimension by not just using beats, but experimenting and incorporating folk music too. Parde mein rehne do from Shikar is the best example of how remixing should be done. Aage bhi jaane na tu (Waqt), Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya (Phagun), Yeh mera dil pyar ka deewana (Don), Jhumka gira re (Mera Saaya), Ude jab jab zulfen (Naya Daur) and Jaane jaan o meri jaane jaan (Sanam Teri Kasam) have been innovatively remixed and are a treat to the ears. Even those who complain about remixing destroying the charm old songs will surely enjoy listening to these remixed songs. A terrific album and a real steal at just Rs. 55.

ALLEZ! OLA! OLE! - THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD CUP
Sony Music; Rs. 100
With the World Cup 98, France, fever on, this album is sure to be lapped up by football freaks. Sony Music have a straight winner on hands. The album has a whopping 20 songs composed for the World Cup, each having a flavour of the football playing countries. And the songs are sung by who’s who in the world of music. There is Do you mind if I play sung by Youssou N’ Dour and Axelle Red, which is the official anthem of France 98, followed by the hit Ricky Martin official song The Cup of Life in Spanglish. There’s I love football from Cameroon, Rendez-Vous 98 of France and England, Tamborada of Mexico, the popular Chumbawamba song Top of the world and It’s only a game by Jam & Spoon of Germany to name a few. A compilation of World Cup songs in one album is a bonanaza and should be a sell-out.