With just two tracks, Bismillah is definitely an interesting experiment, barring the ‘Daler Mehndi’s first sufi album’ tag. Allah hu is the more sober and true to form of the two tracks, with an extended, pious prelude lasting almost 3+ minutes of the 9-odd minute song which then breaks into a vibrant, catchy and qawali’ish tune. Daler’s vocals are mesmerizing, as usual. With a significantly more modern sound, Bismillah is equally rhythmic – but are these really sufi? While that tag seems more like a marketing/ PR ploy, the album has Daler Mehndi in a slightly new and somewhat evolved avatar!
Keywords: Daler Mehndi, Sufi, Punjabi Pop
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1 | jaydeep
November 4th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
kartik,
Gnarls Barkley song you posted on short takes has me quite puzzled eversince I heard it. Does it sound like sindbad the sailor in bits and parts??
2 | Karthik
November 5th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Yup, in bits, strictly. Rock On music was recorded in Dec. 2007, and this song by Gnarls Barkley came out in May 2008
3 | jaydeep
November 5th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
karthik,
Thanks. I don’t know why but I feel relieved. Must say both are equally brilliant tracks, though.
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