Apr 22, 2009 01:26 PM
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(Updated Apr 22, 2009 01:29 PM)
Yey! Jagjit singh is finally out with a new album (after koi baat chaley!). Big Music gets this one right on target (and I am told they will release 2 more albums of the LORD of Ghazals - Jagjit singh). Allow me to take you through the album..
Inteha – A warm sitar with the laziness of a sunny morning opens up the first ghazal of this album. This composition is ‘typically Jagjit singh’ from the word go. A healthy embrace of the tabla with gentle miracle (the one that gets treble in a song). The lyrics are very romantic and the treatment is very song-like, but it all makes up for a wonderful ghazal to start the album. Penned by Payyam Sayeedi, this ghazal will bowl you over…with romance
Aapke dil ne – Keyboard whistle welcomes you with some semi-heavy violins and just when you are about to lose yourself in the orchestration, Jagjit singh holds your hand to paint the picture of a lover who can come anywhere, anytime if ‘someone’ calls him/her from the heart. I can’t help but feel that the treatment here is also very song-like. Jagjit singh sounds very romantic yet again and this is quite a good sign because a doofas like me enjoys the ghazals of pain more than the romantic ones….not in this case though! The sheer attitude and fearlessness of someone in love is put across in a subtle manner with an ‘oh-so-romantic’ Jagjit singh.
This one will make you reach out to the ‘repeat’ button for sure. The manner in which Jagjit singh ends just goes on to highlight the romantic helplessness of a lover who cannot stop herself/himself to meet the love of his life. This one will go well with red wine and dim lights!
Khoob Nidhegi hum dono mein - Faragh Ruhavi has penned this one. With a pinch of sadness and helplessness, this one is special. Why special? For it remarkably points out the times when one finds solace in someone else because they have both suffered the same things in life and have been reduced to what they are. Jagjit singh sounds positively mature in this ghazal. Watch how he sings ‘Main bhi hoon toota toota sa, bikhra bikhra tub hi hai, Khoob nibhegi hum dono mein, mere jaisa tub hi hai’. A bit of tabla, some flute, sautéed with sitar and light electronic drums is a perfect recipe for a soulful ghazal like this. You won’t be able to resist the ‘oof! This has happened with me’ smile when you hear this one…for sure
Aaina Saamne Rakhogey to – Oh! That’s more like the Jagjit singh we know! A somewhat sad and soulful piece penned by Rajinder Rahuvar takes us back to ‘lover in pain’ era. A sad lover is reminiscing the days of joys and the times when he was celebrating with her lady love and is reminding her that she would be missing him in the days (and long nights) to come…even when she sits in front of the mirror. No wonder Jagjit singh chose an insightful Sarod with a violin to start this ghazal with a well complimenting tabla and sitar tomaintain the same slowness throughout. Again hear out when Jagjit singh goes ‘Ab ki barsaat mein bheegogey to yaad aaunga’! Oh it hurts…and hurts well!
Kuch Khona Kuch Paana chalta rehta hai – Life, it goes on. That’s it! This is the idea communicated with this ghazal and HOW! Heavy violins (pausing in between), accompanied with electronic drums create a perfect ‘story telling’ effect as Jagjit singh takes us through this journey. The poet (Sanjay Masoom) takes the instances like communal harmony, death, failure. I can’t help but make a special mention about the antra that goes like this
