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Music of 'Dor' stands out
from 'clutter' (MUSIC REVIEW)
By Zafri Mudasser Nofil,
Album: "Dor"; Music directors: Salim-Sulaiman; Lyrics: Mir
Ali Hussain; Music Label: Universal.
Rating: * * * 1/2
Salim-Sulaiman's compositions for "Dor" are exactly like what
director Nagesh Kukunoor had to say: "Salim-Sulaiman and I were
looking to break the rules. To make songs that stood out from
the clutter and something that was different from the item
numbers or the boring love ballads. This is the result of that
effort."
The album begins with the poignant "Yeh honsla", sung to
perfection by Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan and backed well by Salim
Merchant. The minimum use of instruments and a rhythmic beat
make the number all the more listen-able.
Shafqat, member of the Pakistani band Fuzon, is having a real
good time in the Indian music industry after his hugely popular
"Mitwa" from "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna".
There is a brief, sad version in the track at the end of the
album sung by Karsan Sargathia.
"Iman ka asar" brings Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghosal together
in a brilliant number backed up well by stringed instruments.
"Kesariya balam"'s original composer was Shantanu Moitra. In
this reworked version, Salim-Sulaiman makes the folk number
catchier with Karsan and Ustad Sultan Khan lending their voices.
There is a minute-and-a-half long "Dor Theme", which sums up the
good work in the first part of the album.
Ex-Viva (India's first-ever all-girl pop band) girl Pratichee
sings the ebullient number "Piya ghar aaya".
Taken from the singer's earlier album "With Love Pratichee", the
song reminds one of Rajasthan's famous Kalbeliya dance where
women gyrate their bodies and match their steps to the music
while moving about in spiral formation.
Pratichee's voice adds to the sensuous element of the song -
certainly, one of the highpoints of the album.
Next comes "Allah hoo Allah hoo" crooned by Salim. The song is
based on the famous qawwali sung by the late Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan. Though he lacks the depth of the great Sufi legend's
voice, Salim still does justice to the track that Nusrat often
used as the opening number of his performances as it was a song
in praise of Allah.
Then there is "Expression of love", an act of drums, tabla and
percussion by master percussionist Trilok Gurtu with vocals by
Shankar Mahadevan and Shobha Gurtu. The piece has been taken
from Gurtu's album "Remembrance".
The Salim-Sulaiman duo is able to maintain the good work they
did in Nagesh Kukunoor's "Iqbal". Though mostly situational
songs and targeted at a select audience of classical buffs, "Dor"
is expected to go even further.
Good compositions, backed up by reasonable inflections of
instruments and selection of singers - it's all there.
One word is enough to describe the music of "Dor" - brilliant
IANS.
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