


Listening to her, you realize that none of the current crop of singers has the expressiveness of this diva. Asha Bhonsleĭoes something different from the sexy routine she´s done and done again (and done so well, though) with Rahman in the past. Jale" is the ched-chaad song done purana ishtyle with the hero and heroine teasing each other in religious analogy. Here´s another combination of powerful percussion and great melody. The anthem-like " ChaleĬhalo" with Rahman himself and Srinivas doing the duet thing succeeds in revving up the listener as much as it´s meant to rev up the Srinivas) are at their best here as usual. Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik (supported by Sukhwinder Singh and " Mitwa" has a great melody and powerful percussion that carry the chorus through with nice romantic interludes in between. " Chale Chalo" are the " desh ki dharti" kisaan songs of the album. OK, it may not - but still the other songs hold up with a life of their own. Mahadevan, Shaan, and Kishori Gowariker - throng together in chorus and for that moment you think "it cannot get any better than this". Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar There is a moment in this song where all of the singers. " Ghanan Ghanan" and its ode to rain as I mentioned before. The Kohinoor amongst the gems of this album is Combine his music with Javed Akhtar´s command of language and the result cannot be less then shear poetry. Mixing sounds from Indian classical, folk, and Western classical music - Rahman succeeds in creating a mood for the world of the film that somehow we know will be integral once the film releases. " Earth" and " Zubeidaa" and this is arguably the best of the lot. Rahman´s 3rd "period" album in Hindi after Rahman weave his magic web in the opening track of the soundtrack for " Ghanan Ghanan Ghan Ghanan Ghanan Ghan" - folks - rain has never sounded so exhilarating! "WOW!" is all one can say while listening to A.R. Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, A.R. Starring: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Raghuveer Yadav Planet-Bollywood - Music Review - Lagaan Planet-Bollywood
