Evergreen Lata Mangeshkar, News, articles etc. about the nightingale |
Evergreen Lata Mangeshkar, News, articles etc. about the nightingale |
Sharmila-Sweet |
Nov 18 2008, 09:50 AM
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Lata’s fav’s
Prithwish Ganguly Monday, November 17, 2008 23:59 IST Amol Kamble / DNA Lata Mangeshkar has compiled a five-CD-set of her favourite tunes Lata Mangeshkar—the nightingale of India—is arguably one of the most loved and acclaimed singer. People might adore her songs but do they know who her favourite singers are? Lata has now handpicked some of her favourite tracks sung by some legendary crooners of the industry which are being compiled in a record titled Pasand Meri, Geet Sathiyon Ke. Confirming the news Lata Mangeshkar says, “I have always liked to hear some of my colleagues like Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi and also, amongst the new generation singers, I like to listen to Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy.” The album which is being released by Saregama is a collection of five CD’s. The collection will also have her father Master Dinanath Mangeshkar’s Nain So Nain Milaye. Lata has also chosen some other stalwarts like K.L. Saigal, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Ali, Mukesh, S.D. Burman, Jagjit Singh, Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Kishore Kumar, Hemant Kumar and Talat Mahmood. Lata has also picked singers like Manna Dey, her sisters Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sonu Niigaam and Shankar Mahadevan as her favourites. Attached image(s) Don't let someone become a priority in your life,
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Oct 13 2011, 11:14 AM
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Jagjit's voice initially seen not suited for films - Lata Mangeshkar
By IANS, 12 October 2011, Filmicafe.com Lata Mangeshkar recalls how the voice of late singer Jagjit Singh was initially seen as not suited for film heroes but he later got popular in movies after his success outside Bollywood. The first time Lata heard about Jagjit was when she was recording with the ghazal-composing genius Madan Mohan. “I asked Madan why he didn’t get this new singer to sing for him. Somewhere Jagjit’s voice was not seen suited for film heroes at that time,” Lata told us. “When I heard his voice I was bowled over. I used to tell music composers about his promising voice. But I guess he was destined to find fame outside movies. Of course, that changed. As time passed, his voice became a household name and he sang for many film heroes,” she added. Lata remembered going ballistic over a song by Jagjit who passed away two days ago. “It was ‘Sarakti jaye hai rukh se naqaab ahista ahista’. I just couldn’t get it out of my head. I bought the album ‘The Unforgettables’ which contained that ghazal,” she said. In 1991, Lata recorded the historic album “Sajda” with Jagjit. It remains to this day a classic. “Initially ‘Sajda’ was supposed to have only my singing and Jagjit’s compositions. I told him we had to have his singing in ‘Sajda’. This was my chance to sing with a voice I had liked for years. I wasn’t going to let go of it that easily,” she said. “My only request to him was to not give me ghazals about sharaab (alcohol) and mehkhana (bar). He said he was against ghazals that extolled intoxication,” she added. The 82-year-old singer recalled Jagjit getting emotional when she sang his composition “Dard se mera daaman bhar de”. “He was going through a time of personal tragedy. The song touched his heart. But my song from ‘Sajda’ that both Jagjit and (his wife) Chitra liked the best was ‘Dhuan banake fiza mein uda diya mujhko.” Jagjit even released Lata’s ghazal album “Saadgi” in 2007. The ghazal king died at the Lilavati Hospital here Monday following brain haemorrhage. He was 70. The singer gave the industry memorable numbers like “Hontho se chhoo lo tum” (”Prem Geet”), “Tumko dekha toh yeh khayal aaya” (”Saath Saath”), “Jhuki jhuki si nazar” (”Arth”), “Hoshwalon ko khabar kya” (”Sarfarosh”) and “Badi nazuk hai” (”Jogger’s Park”). |
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