Singer Akshay Mohanty. Telegraph picture

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9: Music lovers of the state capital have a lot to cheer about. Three different music albums that promise to be a treat for the senses were released last week.

Two music albums of Odia vocalist Susmita Das were released on Sunday evening at Rabindra Mandap.

The first album, Radio Days, is an anthology of radio songs created by doyen of Odia music Akshay Mohanty and legendary lyricist Devdas Chhotray in the 1960s. The album has 18 evergreen songs in a set of two CDs.

“I hope the album will rekindle the passion of the 60s and at the same time offer a tribute to the rich legacy left behind by Akshay Mohanty,” said Das.

The other album released yesterday was Rubai, which is an adaptation of Edward Fitzgerald’s Rubaiyat written by Omar Khayyam.

The album has a short film and a musical CD with narration by Devdas Chhotray. Das’s rendition brings out the emotion of the 12th Century classic.

The short film made by Biyot Projna Tripathy was also screened on the occasion. Acclaimed composer of All India Radio and noted music director Omprakash Mohanty has scored the music for the two albums. The two CDs were earlier released in July at the 43rd Odisha Society of Americas Convention at Seattle, USA.

The second album released earlier last week is titled E Kemiti Raati. It features songs by noted lyricist Antaryami Mishra.

The songs are accompanied by beautiful music. The album will come as a delight for music lovers, as it has eight melodious Odia ghazals.

Renowned singers of the state such as veteran playback singer Pranab Pattnaik and Odissi singers such as Ramahari Das and Bijay Jena have lent their voices to several numbers. Well-known singers Sourav Nayak and Bibhu Kishore also feature.

The only female singer that the album features is Rashmi Mohapatra. She had earlier lent her voice to two solo Odia music albums — Mana ra Malli and Mana Pakhi. Both albums went on to become quite popular among Odia music lovers.

Divyajyoti Audio Visual has produced the ghazal album while Kalicharan has scored the music.

The CD, which has a recording time of 45 minutes, has been priced at Rs 50. Tame mo Phula, a novel by the late Chanchala Mishra, was also unveiled.