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RELAX - EXPERIENCE TRANQUILLITY AND INNER PEACE
Sa Re Ga Ma, Rs.299 (CD)
This is the sort of album you can put on when you come back home from work, and let it numb you into a cosy calmness. The composer, Donald Walters a.k.a. Swami Kriyananda of Ananda fame, may be a spiritual guru who talks about knowing God, but it is the simplicity of the tunes, and their no-nonsense clarity that help you relax (not, one might add, the exotic-sounding names of the tracks). David Eby and Sharon Brooks deserve as much credit for their no-frills rendition on flute and cello. As you listen to the 19 tracks, each of which follows the previous tune naturally, so that the pause seems almost imagined, or intentional, you feel yourself sinking into a comfort zone. Call it inner peace or de-stressing, it makes you wonder if each musical note has its own world of feelings. And it does. The only discordant note is the price of the CD, which is quite steep at Rs.299. Typical meditation music, though a little overrated one must say. The quality of recording is pretty good.
HALKA
Mystica Music, Rs. 140(CD)
Musician Sameer has dedicated this album to the gurus of Sufi. But the music of the album isn’t sufi-like, but is Sufi inspired. Retaining the original lyrics by Amir Khusro, Wasif Ali Wasif and Baba Bulleh Shah, the music director Sameer has composed nine young and energetic tracks. The title track “Halka” is peppy song that starts off well but loses the steam somewhere inbetween. As a listerner, you feel the lyrics don’t gel with music. “Nara-e-Mastana” is the next song to follow. The best songs of the album, singer Abhishek Nailwal touches your soul with his rendition. Very beat oriented and rhythmic, it is worth a re-hearing. “Chap Tilak” is another usual peppy song. “Duma Dum Mast Kalandar” is a disappointment. This is where you feel some old memories are better left untouched. Naina Milayika just breezes past you. The short song, the first with a female voice, is very urban in its music. Peeya Se I and II are worth a stopover, Abhishek’s versatility as a singer comes to forth here. The other two songs are versions of the title songs. Not a bad buy, just for the few songs though.
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