is this a new ARR album?????
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > *Striking a Chord* > > http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicreporter/review.php?reviewid=277 > *Manish Gaekwad* Whirling Sufis *Artist:* A R Rehman, Sonu > Nigam, Abida Parveen, Wadali Brothers, Shubha Mudgal, Roop Kumar Rathod, > Asha Bhonsle > *Lyricist:* Various > *Label:* Times Music > *Genre: > *Sufi<http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/music_articles.php?mid=24> > [image: lyrics] Printer-Friendly > Version<http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicreporter/printreview.php?printid=277> > [image: Forward] <javascript: ;> Review: > In Sufi devotion, Zikr represents both a solemn ritual and a spiritual > fervour, in which the devotee seeks to realise the presence of God. When you > have A R Rehman reaching out to Allah in the first track of the album, all > you need to do is get up and do the step that Hrithik Roshan did in *Jodhaa > Akbar*, where his court singers break into the spirit of `Khwaja Mere > Khwaja.' It's absolutely hypnotic and will have a trance effect on your > feet. > > Sonu Niigaam comes next in line with `Tujh Sang Bandhi > Dor<http://www.planetradiocity.com/radiolounge/items_load.php?level=2&id=117&flv=http://music.planetradiocity.com/uploadtracks/sufi-tujh-sang-bandhi-dor.flv&pagenum=1&sname=Tujh%20Sang%20Bandhi%20Dor>', > no less devout. There is a circular rhythm maintained throughout a Sufi > number, essential to the whirling dervish form of appeal. Even his voice > takes on an unusual scale where he wraps up the lyrics in a wavy timbre to > give it a more rounded resonance. You might be haunted by the image of a > lone semazen spinning on the wheel of his faith inside an empty stupa. > > Abida Parveen's > `Raanjhan<http://www.planetradiocity.com/radiolounge/items_load.php?level=2&id=117&flv=http://music.planetradiocity.com/uploadtracks/sufi-raanjhan.flv&pagenum=1&sname=Raanjhan>' > shimmers with the brilliance of her divine voice, and because her > accompaniments are few just the tabla and the harmonium perfectly strung > within the clasp of a manjeera the effect is mesmerising. Her `Bulleh Nu > Samjhavan' is equally captivating. `Ab Lagan Lagi' scores too. The appeal of > her songs lies in how her voice constantly in search of a prayer rises above > its musical frame that is kept minimal to elevate her clarion call. > > The Wadali Brothers, Sufi music's most robust exponents, come in quite > effectively with `Yaad Piya Ki Aaye', in which the sarangi needling through > their thick, rustic voices is a far set ode to the shifting dunes of memory. > I'm guessing you'll return back to this number a few times, to reset your > own tuneful memory. They pack in two other gems as well. > > Shubha Mudgal contributes to this wonderfully gifted album with `Main Sutti > Rahiyan<http://www.planetradiocity.com/radiolounge/items_load.php?level=2&id=117&flv=http://music.planetradiocity.com/uploadtracks/sufi-main-sutti-rahiyaan.flv&pagenum=1&sname=Main%20Sutti%20Rahiyaan>'. > This song was part of an earlier album she had cut, and it was also included > in a Buddha Bar compilation some years ago. I have only one word for this > song: heaven! I suppose when you reach the gates, this is what is played by > the angels to welcome you; that they have been sleeping in your absence. > > Roop Kumar Rathod's number, `Allahu' sounds oddly out of place for trying to > create a unique blend of tablas and electronic guitar work on a bass rhythm. > Asha Bhonsle appears in another version of the song, not particularly > impressive. > > The thing to notice, and which I will not have to stress on is that this > album is not a compilation of Sufi suffused songs as much as it is an > assembly of some of the finest voices peacefully invoking an audience with > god. You are free to participate, as long as your method is music to the > ears. > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
