One might say 2008 was the year of Rahman. While songs from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Jodha Akbar, Ghajini, and Yuvraaj topped the Indian charts, A R Rahman enthralled international audiences with the extraordinary musical score he created for Slumdog Millionaire. As Rahman bagged the Golden Globe for Best Original Score, he left the Indian film fraternity delighted and proud.
The maestro commences the New Year by scoring for the eagerly awaited Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra vehicle, Dehli 6. Rahman and Mehra previously worked together on the critically acclaimed Rang De Basanti and gave the audience as powerhouse of an album. It is needless to say that audiences may very likely expect a repetition of that phenomenon. Let's Start with magical ride of Delhi6 Music.
Masakali
The albums gets on a winning start with Masakali. If the song's promo did not impress you, the whole track is bound to change your mind. Mohit Chauhan is heard like never before. The playful, teasing and youthful rendition is to die for. What was he doing singing mediocre tracks for Pritam all this time? Joshi's lyrics are particularly impressive this time round. The choice of words are incredible, especially 'paank jhatak gayi dhool atak'. Musically, the track is obviously first-rate. The accordion gives the song a frivolous and soulful touch. It's as if amazing musical and lyrical work was not enough, 'Masakali' proves to be infectiously catchy as well.
Aarti (Tumre Bhavan Mein)
It's Prasoon's heart-warming lyrics that make the song exceptional in the album. Rahman is exceptional when it comes to blending melody with simple instrumentations. Yup! All throughout 180 seconds, we hear a single-noted Veena with simple beats on cymbals blended with a mesmerizing chorus humming. Perhaps, an ardent fan of Rahman should've heard of similar genres in his Tamil composition for 'Alaipaayudhe Kanna'…
Arziyan
Next is Arziyan, a magnificent qawali by Javed Ali and Kailash Kher. Javed Ali's recent offering, 'Guzarish' may have been half-baked but he gives a knock-out performance in this track. He and Kailash make an incredible pair and the result is outstanding. Memories of Rahman's last qawali, 'Piya Haji Ali' for Khalid Mohammad's Fiza immediately spring into mind. Prasoon Joshi has penned brilliant lyrics for this track confirming that what he wrote for Ghajini may have been a lapse of judgment
Bhor Bhaye
The music maestro weaves a spell of magic on 'Hindustani Ghazal' with the same instrumentations of tabla and harmonium used in previous the song. We have an evergreen legend Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan rendering in his voice. Shreya Ghosal adds colour, shifting octaves on her voice which flows in to the listener's ears and Gujri Todi makes it with finesse. Sounds like a live-recording and possibly Rahman should have done it because it adds a naturalistic touch.
Delhi 6, is up a next. A roller coaster of song that cleverly alternates between its soft and loud bits, this track is very close to 'Patshala' from Rang De Basanti. It is full of life with an enthusiastic ensemble of singers headed by Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Vivinenne Pocha, Tanvi, and Claire. Joshi's lyrics are once again first rate even though the song is mostly made up of one-liners such as 'yeh Delhi hai mere yaar, bas ishq mohabbat pyar'. It is certainly refreshing to hear a song about Delhi amidst the countless tracks out there about Bombay.
Dil Gira Dafatan
A western style with Ash King's voice and good accompaniment by Chinmayee makes the song so special… Running notes on lead guitars with vibes on intervals is picked by an exceeding orchestration of stringed instruments. Preludes on violin blended with strings offers a feel of heeding to contemporary World Music.
Genda Phool
Need a best illustration for fantastic mix of West 'n' Folk? And you have it here with 'Genda Phool'. Rekha Bharadwaj's unique style of vocalism picks listeners' interest while chorus parts by Shraddha and Sujatha offers enhancement to the song. Nothing exceptional with the beats, for the synthesized ones on pads and bass guitars are repeated throughout.
Hey Kaala Bandhar
Sounds alike one of Rahman's previous compositions of 'Shano Shano' from Yuvvrraj and precisely, the chorus part is a bit similar to 'Dil Ka Rishta' from the same album. Rap lines are again the same remix of 'Shano Shano'. We are not sure who Kaala Bandhar is, guess we have to wait for the promos to come out… The song may capture our senses once on the screen.
Rehna Tu
Rehna Tu defies the popular conception that compromise is inherent to all relationships and instead promises to love one for who they are, no changes necessary. Composed and performed by the maestro himself, 'Rehna Tu' is a loose amalgamation of 'Behka' (Ghajini) and 'Tu Bole' (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na). The complex melodies could not have been sung by anyone other than Rahman himself. Benny and Tanvi's backing vocals only elevate the song while Joshi pens yet another excellent track.
Noor
Possibly, maybe this voiceover is heard in the prologue part of film. Amitabh's catchy-voice uttering the poignant poem on 'Ishq' penned by Prasoon is easily grasping. On instruments, stringed chords following mildly with vibes are heard.
To sum it up Delhi6 is one of the finest and complete album of A.R.Rehman Touching Folk, Classical, Jazz, RnB, It is complete album filled by Rehman Creativity.
Music Rattings : ****
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