V.A. - The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends : Lata Mangeshkar (2004) Mp3

It would be ridiculous to even try to survey the work of India's Lata Mangeshkar in a single disc, for this preeminent voice of Indian pop music has recorded thousands of songs in a career that stretches back into the early 1940s, when she began as a playback singer in Bollywood. Bollywood is the Bombay-based center of the Hindi-language film industry, and the number of movies it releases probably outnumbers the stars in the heavens, and its actors and actresses manage to sing a song, or two or three, in every one of them. Only it isn't them singing, but "playback singers" who provide the pre-recorded vocals, while the actors lip-synch them on screen. Playback singing is a precise and difficult art, and Lata Mangeshkar is the acknowledged master of this unique genre. Highlights from this collection include "Aayega Aanewala," her 1949 breakthrough song from the film Mahal, and a wonderful romantic ode to moonlight called "Chandni Raaten Pyar Ki Baaten," from the 1952 film Jaal. While it barely begins to scratch the surface of this beloved singer's massive canon, Rough Guide has at least provided a starting point, and the track by track liner notes will help novices navigate the confusing Bollywood waters. by Steve Leggett
Tracklist:
1    Inhi Logon Ne 3:42
Lyrics By – Majrooh
Music By – Ghulam Mohammed
2    Allah Tero Naam, Ishwar Tero Naam 3:33
Lyrics By – Sahir Ludhianvi
Music By – Jaidev
3    Aayega Aanewala 6:49
Lyrics By – J. Nakshab
Music By – Khemchand Prakash
4    Sare Shaher Mein 4:43
Lyrics By – Anand Bakshi
Music By – Rahul Dev Burman
5    Satyam Shivam Sundaram 6:09
Written-By – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
6    Aye-Dil-E-Nadan 5:37
Lyrics By – Jan Nisar Akhtar
Music By – Khaiyyaam
7    Aa Jane Jaan 6:26
Lyrics By – Rajinder Krishan
Music By – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
8    Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya 3:31
Lyrics By – Shakeel Badayun
Music By – Naushad
9    Yeh Dil Diwana Hai 4:38
Lyrics By – Anand Bakshi
Music By – S. D. Burman
10    Kuchh Na Kaho 6:20
Lyrics By – Javed Akhtar
Music By – Rahul Dev Burman
11    Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha 4:01
Lyrics By – Kaifi Azmi
Music By – Hemant Kumar, Hemanta Mukherjee
12    Nainon Mein Badra Chhaye 5:12
Lyrics By – Anand Bakshi
Music By – Rahul Dev Burman
13    Yara Seeli Seeli 5:01
Lyrics By – Gulzar
Music By – Hridaynath Mangeshkar
14    Chandni Raaten Pyar Ki Baaten 3:24
Lyrics By – Sahir Ludhianvi
Music By – S. D. Burman
15    Kaise Rahun Chup 4:09
Lyrics By – Rajinder Krishan
Music By – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
16    Soja Rajkumari 3:07
Written-By – Pankaj Mullick