Saturday, September 09, 2006

Diwana Hua Baadal

Dear friends,
While Ashaji celebrated her B'day on the 8th, as a tribute to her, here is my attempt at Diwana Hua Baadal sung with Azam Khan. This is a duet very dear to me and it's with pleasure that I share this with all of u! Azam and I sang this a couple of weeks ago but we were both not very happy with the track and waited to get hold of a good track. And, when we did get a track, we both got so busy with routines that this project sat on the back burner :( I am so glad we finally finished it and Azam, thanks so much for singing this with me! You sound really good! Loved all your expressions and modulations!

Some time back Pradip suggested we sing this Malayalam duet "Swasathin Thalam" from the movie "Achuvinte Amma" and as soon as I heard it, I loved it! But, honestly, I was very unsure of being able to carry it off as it is more of a song with the play of breath than the voice itself. Took it as a challenge and practiced singing in whispers :) I was really thrilled when Pradip okayed it :) Here is the result! Pradip has not only sung sooo well, but has also done an awesome job with the mixing. Thanks so very much Pradip..
You will find 2 versions of the same song ..one with the doubling effect like the original and one without at Pradeep's blog.
So friends, please give it a listen... we've worked hard on this one :)
Thank you all for listening.

Vidyu

Song : Diwana Hua Baadal
Movie Name : Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Music : O P Nayyar
Original Sung By: Mohd Rafi and Asha Bhosle
Sung by : Azam Khan & Vidyu

19 comments:

Pradip Somasundaran said...

Vidyu & Khan Saab,

Excellent rendition by both of you! Enjoyed the song very much. It's one of my favorites!

Kaunquest said...

Nostalgic! Hats off to both of you for recreating the magic :)

On a musical note said...

yes..mine tooo...I sing this one also...and I liked to listent to it by some one other than me..both of you have done wonderful job.

Ganesh said...

Vidyu

What a great song choice,
well sung both of you.

Srividya Kasturi said...

Great singing Vidyu and Azam...
Azam, excellent expressions as usual..!
Vidyu, variations in 'angdaayi' were very well done, especially the last one...
More duets please:)

Anonymous said...

Dearest Vidyu and AzamBhai,

Great work! We loved it. You guys are soooo talented, proud to have friends like you.

Take care
Piya & Deb

ZEG Consultants said...

Vidyu, thank you so much for recording this beautiful song with me. It is my pleasure and honor to have it recorded with you.

Pradip, Ajay, Swati, Ganesh, Vidya, and Piya Deb! Thank you very much for listening and providing youe wonderful and encouraging words!

Deblina M. said...

Hi Vidyu & Azam,

Beautiful song and azamzing singing by both of u... thanks a lot for the treat.

Soumitra said...

Vidyu & Azam,

I love this song & both of you have done a gr8 job with this number. Hope to hear more duets from u both :)

Anonymous said...

Vidyu and Azam,

heard this song today morning and it chased away my Monday morning blues!!:)thanks for this wonderful song.Awesome singing both of you!.Keep the duets coming!

Bhavana

Jo said...

Great job guys!! Loved the song. Great combo.

Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam said...

Hello,
Excellent in Swasathin Talam-couldn't help getting reminded of Chitra's voice and style in certain parts :)

Vishal Khaparde said...

Hey,
Thanks Vidyu..Yep finallY I got my blog ....actually Deb was inspiration behind it but anyways ...Yours is one of my fav blogs ;-) You have got some beautiful songs in your magical voice ...its like yummy ...lol ...
Keep singing ;-)

-Vishal

ps : Due to some strange reasons I can't see some of your songs on my laptop and I am using exp 7 beta version.grrrrrr.. Actually this one I heard at the office ..I can listen over there....:-(( .

Anonymous said...

Baadal diwana hua ya nahi yet to patah nahi; magar aap dono ka yeh duet mujhe zaroor diwana bana diya. Bahot khub, bahot mazaa aaya.

Vidyu said...

Dear Pradip, Kaunquest, Swati, Ganesh, Vidya,Piya-Deb,Deb,Soumitra, Bhavana, Jo, Sindhuja, Vishal and 'diwana' :)
Thankyou sooo very much for ur good words. So appreciate it. Azam, thanks so much for lending ur voice :) It was a pleasure recording this with beautiful song :)

Anonymous said...

Hi Vidyu & Azam,
I am a very very long time listener, and Vidyu .... this is the fist time I am writing here. This is one of my long time favorite, being a Rafi ji fan myself, it's not a surprise. As usual you two have done a clear justce for this number. I thoroughly enjoyed, thank you. Now I have to go home, grab my headphones and listen in multiples...

Happy Singing,
Shantha

Sunita said...

Excellent!! Might I suggest the song "Diwana Mastana Hua Dil" by Mohd Rafi and Asha Bhosle? It's such a fun song and I think you two would be superb in it!

Anonymous said...

Vidyu,

Another one that touched my heart..beautifully sung. Hey let us know when you sing in NJ. I would love to come..

Preeti

Anonymous said...

fabulous singing, vidyu and azam - this is one of my all-time favourite rafi/asha duets - thanks for sharing!

lekha