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Na Jaane
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Album: Na Jaane
| BMG Cresendo
Composer: Harry-Vipin Anand | Artist: Nitin Bali featuring Ruby Bhatia
The singer has sound business sense: It contains a range of songs, including the romantic title track, a bhangra number, two dance ditties, a patriotic song… It has something for everyone. You wonder if Ruby Bhatia shouldn't have stuck to being a Veejay.
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Mahi
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Album: Mahi
| Archies Music
Composer: Faizi | Artist: Ali Haider
After Chahat, Pakistani singer Ali Haider failed to score a hit like his debut album. With Mahi, he is back in his element. Touching upon a variety of themes, the music is catchy, and Haider's voice is smooth as silk.
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Tu Hi Tu
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Album: Tu Hi Tu
| Times Music
Composer: Maroo | Artist: Maroo
Sanjay Maroo delivers a foot-thumping number with the title track.Some tracks thereafter sound repetitive, but the overall effect is superior to his earlier album.
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Jugni Mast Kalandar
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Album: Jugni Mast Kalandar
| Archies Music
Composer: Baba Sehgal | Artist: Baba Sehgal
Baba is back doing what he likes best -- Rap! The songs are all about beautiful women and Baba's experiences chasing them. The album has catchy tunes and is exactly what Baba's listeners are used to.
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Jan-E-Jaan
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Album: Raaz
| BMG Cresendo
Composer: Hadiqa & Irfan | Artist: Hadiqa
Hadiqa needs to make up her mind whether she wants to sing in Hindi or in English. Her accent messes up her prospects and she appears to have nothing beyond, say, what Shweta Shetty has to offer in terms of voice. The music is pleasant though.
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Dekha Hai Aise Bhi
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Album: Sifar
| Sony Music
Composer: Lucky Ali | Artist: Lucky Ali
This is Lucky Ali's much awaited follow-up to Sunoh. The music has a freshness about it, laced as it is with acoustic instruments. As earlier, Lucky Ali extols the vagabond and his wandering spirit and experiences. Lucky doesn't disappoint.
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Chandni Raten
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Album: Distant Voices
| Sony Music
Composer: Partners in Rhyme | Artist: Prem & Hardip
Another remix album with a spread of assorted songs, with some gems like the Noorjahan classicChandni Raten and Dil Ke Arman among others. This album is uniquely sucessful, remixing ghazals and yet not falling on its face.
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Samne Ye Kaun
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Album: Dance Masti
| Sony Music
Composer: R D Burman | Artist: Shankar Mahadevan & Ravi Khote
Farhad Wadia produced this album of remixes and the result is stunning. Some songs even sound better than the originals. Dil Kya Kare and Same Ye Kaun are some of the better numbers. A must if you want to see what remixing can do.
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Aye Laila
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Album: Aye Laila
| Sony Music
Composer: Kush & Ramana | Artist: Misty Rhythms
The group, composed of Kush and Ramana from the US, have been with jazz and reggae bands respectively. And the influence reflect their background, with reggae, Jamaican and jazz influences all battling for supremacy. Easy listening.
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Chup Chup Ke Milna
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Album: Mitwa
| Venus
Composer: Roopkumar Rathod | Artist: Roopkumar & Sonali Rathod
Clearly Roopkumar and Sonali like each other. The husband-wife pair, with their soft and gentle numbers speaking of love and longing make up this album of ghazal's and geet's a treat. No heavy lyrics or contemporary tunes have been resorted true. Truly from the heart.
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Dooba Dooba
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Album: Boondein | Group: Silk Route
| BMG Cresendo
Silk Route is the latest addition to the increasing number of wannabe Indian pop bands. The group makes an impressive start, with different music, and a very different video, shot underwater, far from the Central Asian trail that gives the group its name. Promising.
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Dil Hona Chahida Jawaan
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Album: Dil Hona Chahida Jawaan | Music: Amar Haldipur | Venus
Artist: Gurdas Maan Chaurasiya
He's been around for some time, even pioneered bhangra pop, though no
one might remember. Now Gurdas Maan has to actually compete with
upstart Daler Mehendi who has, going by pop charts, stolen a march on
him. Will he be back? Hear and tell!
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Garba Dhun
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Album: Utsav | Composition: Garba Dhun | Venus
Artist: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasiya
The maestro fills up your senses with his magical flute playing a folk
tune. It's music for all occasions.
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Bahar
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Album: Utsav | Composition: Bahar
| Venus
Artist: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Santoor legend Pandit Shivkumar Sharma enchants you with his lilting
composition. Easy listening even for the uninitiated.
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