MUMBAI: EMI Music India has launched National Award winner Rekha Bhardwaj’s album â€?Kabir Chaura Sufi Chaura’. The album in the sufi tradition is a collection of idealistic prose, created as a conversation with the almighty and also as social comment.
Devotional poet Kavi Narayan Agrawal, the author of numerous devotional and secular works is the lyricist, and the music for the album is composed by Vivek Prakash and duo Gani-Ali. The album consists of eight tracks and the musical arrangements are largely traditional transcending into a realm of sufi trance.
Commenting on the launch to Radioandmusic.com, EMI Music India managing director T Suresh said, Sufi music is very popular in India and has become a trend in bollywood films, we have always been active in traditional and modern Sufi. Rekha bhardwaj is a great talent and the right voice for Sufi songs and Kavi Narayan Agarwal’s lyrics are very interesting. The album is the outcome of serious and authentic work which is rarely seen these days….
The company has recently released â€?Music I Like’ a fusion project featuring Carnatic Kritis rendered in its traditional form, fused with western musical elements. The album comprises of eight tracks sung by one of the leading playback singers of South India – Karthik, who has sung in bollywood with music director AR Rahman. The music of the album is arranged by Sai Madhukar.
T Suresh added, â€?Music I Like’ is a very interesting experiment, where traditional classical songs of south are converted into a complete modern form. With the sound of the Drums, Guitars, Keyboards and other traditional instruments and Karthik’s contemporary style of signing, we have tried to make the album interesting for teenagers.
The catalogue of EMI Music India consists of 65 to 70 per cent international music, while around 30 per cent is from the domestic market; primarily non-Bollywood.