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‘Ishqiya’ tracks are soul-stirring (IANS Music Review)

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Film: ‘Ishqiya’; Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj; Lyricist: Gulzar; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj and Clinton Cerejo; Rating: *** 1/2

Vishal Bhardwaj’s track record as a composer has been very impressive and with ‘Ishqiya’ he once again proves that he is not only a good filmmaker but also a brilliant musician.

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Sufi flavour dominates ‘My Name Is Khan’ album

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Film: ‘My Name Is Khan’; Music Directors: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonca; Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar; Singers: Rashid Khan, Adnan Sami, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Suraj Jagan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Richa Sharma and Shafqat Amanat Ali; Rating: *** 1/2

The soundtrack of the latest offering of Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan,’My Name Is [...]

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Sajid-Wajid at their melodious best in ‘Veer’ (IANS Music Review)

Film: ‘Veer’; Music Directors: Sajid-Wajid; Lyricist: Gulzar; Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Sonu Niigaam, Wajid, Neuman Pinto, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Suzanne D’Mello, Roop Kumar Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sharib Sabri, Toshi Sabri, Shabaab Sabri and Sunidhi Chauhan; Rating:***

Composer brothers Sajid-Wajid have come up with one of their best works in Salman Khan’s period drama ‘Veer’. [...]

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Pakistani Sufi musician Sain Zahoor says his music is God’s gift

Amritsar, Dec.3 (ANI): Sain Zahoor is a leading Sufi musician of Pakistan, who has spent his life singing in shrines. From making a nervous beginning in his career to achieving fame at international level, he describes his journey as a blessing [...]

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John McLaughlin receives Haafiz Ali Khan Award

Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) English jazz and fusion artist John McLaughlin was awarded the Haafiz Ali Khan Award 2009 for his contribution to the world of music here Tuesday.

McLaughlin was presented with the award, named after the late musician and father of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan instituted this award in 1985 [...]

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Bollywood composers rediscover Sufi music

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) ‘Allah ke bande’, ‘Piya Haji Ali’, ‘Khwaja mere khwaja’, ‘Arziyaan’…the list is long. Bollywood is surely smitten by Sufi music as composers churn out chartbusters by weaving its melodious flavour into their songs..

The divine strains of Sufi music in film songs have become a huge hit with listeners and music [...]

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‘De Dana Dan’ not among Pritam’s best works (IANS Music Review)

Film: ‘De Dana Dan’; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Sayeed Qadri; Singers: Mika Singh, Dominique Cerejo, Style Bhai, Javed Ali, Banjyotsana, Ad Boys, Sunidhi Chauhan, RDB, Manak-E, Selina, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Suzzane Demello; Rating: **

There’s been an overdose of Pritam’s works this year with ‘De Dana Dan’ being the 11th film he [...]

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‘London Dreams’ promises chartbusters (IANS Music Review)

Film: ‘London Dreams’; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricists: Prasoon Joshi; Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Roopkumar Rathod, Abhijit Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Zubeen Garg, Feroz Khan and Mohan; Rating:***

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s music rarely disappoints. And they have lived up to people’s expectations once again with great tracks in ‘London dreams’. The forthcoming musical stars Salman Khan, Ajay [...]

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