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Yuva (Venus) What is remarkable about this album
is that Rahman lends his voice to as many as three songs. And he is
equally powerful as a singer as well. In fact, even the lyricist chips
in with his voice in the opening number, Dhakka laga bukka. This
is a clarion call to the youth of today to become a beacon of
light. The song which is the easiest on the lips is Kabhi neem neem,
kabhi shahad shahad by Rahman and Madhushree. This is one of those
melodious creations which are not dominated by the pace of average
Rahman productions. On the other end of the scale is a hip Dol dol,
which has rap and lyrics by Blaaze. It features ethnic vocals by Shaheen
Badar. Khuda hafiz (Sunitha Sarathy, Lucky Ali, Karthik), Baadal
(Adnan sani, Alka Yagnik) and Fanaa (Rahman, The Perfect Husband (Times Music) This album is packed with so many
Punjabi songs that one may presume that it is a Punjabi cassette, which
it is not. It is actually a Priya-Ruth-Paul film’s music which has
been written, composed and arranged by Sukwinder. Sukhwinder can
actually take credit for only some of the songs because the others like Maavan
te dheean (Rajeshwari Sachdev) and Daachi valeya have been
sung in Punjab since time immemorial. The lead female singer
with Sukhwinder is Shweta Pandit. Pardesia and Rang De also have
their remix versions in this album. There are also Teri seva, a
morning ardaas and Laanva phere, a marriage song, by Raagi
Gurcharan Singh.
Chhod Do Aanchal Zamana Kya Kahega
(Universal)
This feature was
published on April 24, 2004 |
A.R.
Rahman proves once again why he is the pick of the lot. He introduces
here sounds which are traditional and yet so refreshingly novel. All the
six songs sparkle with ingenuity. 
Sunitha Sarathy,
Tanvi) are the outcomes of a great deal of experimentation.
