Ustad & the Divas

Finally bought the audio CD of this album released by YBR Records. The video for the song ‘Leja Leja’ with model Nina Sarkar and Varun Toorkey (read here) has been airing on the music channels for quite some time now. It’s a story of a bar dancer whose seemingly frustrated with her life until she meets her prince charming at the bus stand. I reckon it’s going to be a video series; the story being continued through the songs in the album. The video has been choreographed quite nicely.

The album consists of 10 mellifluous songs sung by Ustad Sultan Khan & accompanied by 3 of the most talented female singers of our times – Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan and Chitra (back after the success of ‘Piya Basanti’). D J Mit chips in by remixing 2 of the songs in the album. A genuine mix of folk and classical music sprinkled with some western beats, the wonderful songs have been composed by Sandesh Shandilya and arranged by Salim-Sulaiman. A must buy for all music lovers.