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Rabindranather brahmasangeet
Various Viewers Choice; CD Rs 125
This is a small collection of songs celebrating Tagore’s celebration of God and is of significant historical interest. The Brahma Samaj as started by Raja Rammohun Roy and Keshab Chandra Sen, was embraced by Rabindranath’s father, Debendranath Tagore and Tagore was duly influenced by the concept. He explored divinity in all his works and this collection presents a small selection of songs that deal with the omnipresent and the formless. The songs are lyrical but the presentation is a bit amateurish. However the songs do reveal a commendable appreciation of nature that seeps through to the listener.
Shubhobroto Ghosh
Aalor Setu
Meghana Prime Music; Rs 42
Meghana lends her lively voice to the nine numbers in the album, three of which are composed and tuned by the singer herself. Meghana’s own compositions successfully appropriate the influence of Western pop, but the rest are barely impressive. Brishti ashuk (lyrics: Shubhabrata; music: Soumya Basu) of Side A and Jeeban heshe de (written and composed by Meghana) of Side B regale.
Paraner hookkah
Shanti Dhar Prime Music; Rs 35
Baulgeeti represents the nuances of the rural life of Bengal with unmistakable deshi flavour. These attributes show up in the eight numbers sung by Shanti Dhar in the present album. Shanti has a high-pitched, husky voice suitable to the rendering of Baulgeeti. Paraner hookkah re (Side A) and Padmar ilsha re (Side B) sparkle with deshi humour. Tare dhori dhori (Side A) and Loke bale bale re (Side B) with their haunting melody convey the essence of Baul mysticism.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Monihaar
Ruprekha Chattopadhyay Ananyo Music; CD Rs 100
Ruprekha Chattopadhyay has a soft, soothing voice. Her rendition of 10 Rabindrasangeet in this album is quite pleasant. Though her song selection is of the much-heard kind, ranging from E monihaar amar to Emni korei jae jodi din jak na, she presents them without deviating from the original score and keeping her presentation close to the traditional.
Madhuparna Das
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