Nov 02, 2004 12:19 AM
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(Updated Nov 04, 2004 02:40 AM)
I have seen the movie, its superband I have its audio cdwhich is priced reasonably at Rs. 125/- and marketed by Music Today. The movie is totally musical, and is totally women-oriented for the vocals.
Director Mahesh Dattanihas used Devotional singer and now recently playback singer - Bombay Jayashree (of Bombay Sisters), Sudha Raghunathan (needs no intro) and veteran carnatic singer Kalyani Menon lending their voices for Shabana Azmi in the movie. And the new singers - Ranjani Ramakrishnan, Suneetha, Nandini and Gayathri Iyer sing for Perizad Zorabain. This is the third movie in which Shabana Azmi is playing a singer after Saaz (a decade ago) and Tehzeeb recently in 2003.
The albums starts with this traditional song Mahaganapathim, Raga - Nata/Tala(last heard in Sindhu Bhairavi sung by K J Yesudas) in carnatic and then is intervened by chorus of ''Ganpati Bappa Moriya'' followed by the original song again. The album's last track is this song's jammed version with a soulful ending vocals by Bombay Jayashree(Vaseegara song fame)
Then we have Thaaye Yashoda, Raga - Todiin by our very own famous carnatic singer Sudha Raghunathan, she has done a great job in this and the violin and other western instruments have done full justice to the song’s tune. The song is intervened by English lines relating to Lord Krishna by Ranjani Ramakrishnan, which gives us the element of fusion of Carnatic and Western vocals too...
Mathey, Raga - Khamas... song by Kalyani Menon and Sudha Raghunathan is the best track in the album, I feel. Its used in the introduction part of the movie. And I would rate this song as the best song of the album. This song has been untouched by Western music and has been made in regular carnatic style :)
Pibarey Ramarasam, Raga - Ahir Bhairavi... the next track by Kalyani Menon, proves that Kalyani Menon still has the melodious voice despite of her age, and she has to be given full credits for making this the most soft and a touching song of the album. This song has a blend of Carnatic classic song!
Samaja Varagana, Raga - Hindolam... the next track is traditionally a Thyagaraja song and Gayathri (of Maar Gayo Re song fame from Sandhya or Mohabbat Hai Mirchi fame) has given great vocals work in this.
The Thodi Alaap by Kalyani Menon is another original carnatic trackof the album. Alaap Jam by Nandini Srikar and Remembering His Violin by Gayathriare good vocal works. The Charminar, The Chase, City Interlude - Jazz are some great music clips by Amit Heri, Ranjit Barot and all others !!
Then the instrumental track Coffee Shop Montage has vocals by Suneetha Sarathy (of Hey Khuda Hafiz fame from Yuva). She is perfect in it and has more to give in future... I am quite a listener to her songs in Tamil nowadays :)
Another carnatic classic song ''Jagado Dharana'', Raga - Kapiis included in the album (and its not there in the movie, as I’ve seen it). Its sung by Bombay Jayashree and Nandini Srikar, with violin played by Ranjani Ramakrishnan.
Overall, the album is a treat for music lovers. The music directors Mani Sharma and Amit Heri have done a great job.
With established singers like Bombay Jayashree, Sudha Raghunathan and veteran Kalyani Menon (mother of cinematographer Rajiv Menon), the album has the carnatic vocals at its best.
The recent clan of singers like Gayathri Iyer, Ranjani Ramakrishnan, Nandini Srikar and Suneetha Sarathy look more promising.
Similar albums in fusion music, which I would like to suggest are -
Raga N Rhythm by Kala Ramnathand Spark by Taufiq Qureshi-Ganesh-Kumaresh
