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Reviews
CHORNI
T-Series, Rs. 50
Hansraj Hans, the singer from Punjab, who became popular with Lal Garara
and Jhanjhar, comes out his new album Chorni, after changing companies
from Tips to T-Series. The singer, who has his foundation in Sufi music,
goes completely modern and pop here with the Punjabi numbers. So unlike
his earlier albums, which had more of traditional music, here you have
techno sounds dominating, with music composed by Anand Raaj Anand, except
for the title number, which has been composed by Jaidev Kumar. The album
takes off with Dil chori sada ho gaya which is already being hummed, with
all the airplay its enjoying, followed by not so impactful numbers Ghar
se tyaar and Jhanjhran wali, which sound similar. On Side B, Pyar bhara
khat, Chorni, Sili sili hawa and Chuni mal mal di are impressive. The
album will have many takers in the North.
CHANNEL HITS 7
Magnasound, Rs. 60
The seventh in the series of Channel Hits regularly released by Magnasound,
this compilation album has pop numbers which have been featured in countdown
shows, and played on different music channels. The eight hits(?) here
include Daler Mehndi’s La la dum, Sonu Nigam’s Mausam and Bijuria,
Devinder Khannewala’s Nachde ne saare, Remo’s Kuch chehre jaane
se, 3 Brothers & A Violin’s Savariya (Once upon a time), Shail’s
Tere kadmon and Ash’s Husn, most of which don’t even ring a
bell. But then you also get variety here.
JALWA II
Times Music, Rs. 65
This sequel to the earlier remix
album Jalwa promises to set the dance floor on fire. With DJ Akbar Sami
in charge again, you get to hear the wacky remix versions of recent Hindi
hits and even a Marathi hit, Tujhya dhagala laggli kala. The Hindi remix
numbers are Raat baaki from Namak Halala, in which the female singer pronounces
baki very funnily, the title track of Yeh Vaada Raha, Dum dum diga diga
and Bholi surat combined together, Chin chin chu, Dil lena khel hai, Damadam
mast kalandar and a new version of Jalwa. Sami’s remixing, as usual,
is a deluge of techno sounds, meant as it is for the dance floor, but
the Hindi songs are actually lost in it. Jatin Sharma’s music arrangement
is competent. For those who like their music loud, this album is welcome.
SHAIDA-E-MADINA
Auro Audio, Rs. 30
A devotional album which seems to have been released to coincide with
Haj, this one has qawwalis sung by Mohd. Yunus and composed by Deepak
Valke (talk about national integration). The album is packed with 12 qawwalis,
which is rare, since at the most there are just about eight compositions
in an album. Baithe baithe dil, Dil ne ek cheez, Sarkaar karam karo, ek
nazar Rahmat Alam, Milegi dono jahan, Khuda kare madina are the ones that
stand out. Lyricist Asad Ajmeri brings forth the essence of devotion with
his expressive lyrics, while qawwal Yunus’ singing evoke the reverent
feelings. Good devotional fare here.
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
Universal, Rs. 125
Enrique Iglesias is a well-known Latin singer and this happens to be his
first English album. Having proved himself with his Spanish albums, blessed
as he is with a good voice which has been honed to perfection, this English
album further enhances his reputation. A mix of ballads and dance numbers,
tuned to catchy Latino tunes, this album proves to a be a delight all
through. Besides the already hit numbers, Bailamos and Rhythm divine,
which you just don’t tire of hearing, you get to hear other soulful
numbers like Be with you, I have always loved you, Sad eyes, I’m
your man, You’re my number one and Oyeme, all of which Iglesias sings
heart-rendingly. There’s also his first duet with Whitney Houston
Could I have this kiss forever. The flipside has the Spanish versions
of Rhythm divine (Ritmo total), Sad eyes (Mas es amar) and I’m your
man (No pseudo mas sin ti), and even if you don’t understand the
language, you enjoy it for the rhythm. Go on and shake your blues away
with Enrique.
MANGALASHTAKE AANI LAGNAGEETE (MARATHI)
Venus, Rs. 30
Wedding is the theme of this audio cassette. It contains the shlokas (mangalashtaks)
which are recited by priests, just prior to a wedding being solemnised
and also four song which revolve round weddings.
Side A of the album starts with the recitation of the mangalashtaks, followed
by two wedding songs, one rendered by Sadhana Sargam (Mala bagaayla aalay
koni) and the other sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy (Gore gore haat).
The flipside also has two songs, one sung by Uttara Kelkar and P Balram
(Chal chal pori) and the other rendered by Anupama Deshpande (Mandav ghaatla
sanayee waajali). It ends with the recitation of the mangalashtaks.
The songs have been penned by the well-known Maharashtrian poetess, Shanta
Shelke, and set to music by Shank-Neel.
The mangalashtaks are rendered by Ravindra Sathe, Arun Ingle, Bhairavi
Kumble and Anupama Deshpande. An album wedding aspirants should have in
their collection.
Salma
Khatib And Pandit Shimpi