Best of Nazia Hassan

If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, Nazia Hassan songs were just brilliant masterstrokes that ruled the hearts of the music lovers. Its been 36 years since she jolted the music world with her first-of-many-super-hits song “Aap Jaisa Koi” and gave every new aashiq in the block an anthem to express their love! Since I came across her songs very late (I’m a 90s born child), still they were love at first hear! I can still remember rolling my hands together and shaking to her songs, the best I could, singing with lyrics all wrong (we didn’t have internet to google the lyrics), but who cared!

On her fifty first birth anniversary (3rd April, 1965), I would like to share my playlist of all time my favourites of Nazia Hassan.

1. Aap Jaisa Koi

2. Disco Deewane

3. Lekin Mera Dil Ro Raha Hai

4. Boom Boom

5. Dil Mera Ye Kehta Hai

6. Aankhein Milane Wale

7. Dum Dum Dee Dee

8. Telephone Pyar

9. Aao Na

10. Tere Qadmon Ko 

She still lives through her immortal melodies. Rest in peace.

Stalking Penn Masala

Yes! Yes, Now my ever-never-ending stalking list has another add on -Penn Masala. The Penn Masala is the world’s first Cappella group and guess what! it was started by a bunch of Indian students at the University of Pennsylvania ! HAAH! *just proud* 

Looks like you can take the Indians out of India but you just cannot take the India out of the Indians! For Indians, our TV channels will just shuffle between Cricket or anything Bollywood. We are just C-R-A-Z-Y for it (now I strongly believe that our DNA must have been modified by now).

I happened to stumble upon them through the recommended list by YouTube. ❤

Source: http://www.pennmasala.com

Few fact checks (of course! I had to Google them!), Formed in 1996, the music is an amalgamation of ‘East meets West’. They are already eight albums old and have had numerous music tours all over the world and met a lot of famous personalities; well, lets just say that they are now one of them.

Penn Masala with US President Obama

Though its just that they mix the songs pretty well, I mean any disc jock can do that. What’s so special? I don’t know, its maybe how they sing without any instruments (Cappella), you can totally feel the soul of that particular song! I personally like to put my earphones on (and increase the bacteria in my ears).

This one was the song I stumbled upon. It shows the evolution of Bollywood like nothing else. All famous songs put together in the 5 minutes’ compose. And guess what! I knew all the songs! 😀

Now I’ll just go back and stalk them some more till the battery of my laptop dies.

Delhi Drum Circles

Image credits: Anubrata Choudhury

Today I happened to be in the Deer Park, Hauz Khas for some random reasons, and I heard some distant drums beating. I could not help myself follow those beats as I had nothing better to do AND I had never been to Deer park; what better reason could it be to explore it. Let me tell you, IT IS A HUGE PARK. Finally after following a bunch of people, I reached the destination, it was awe-inspiring. Amidst the green landscape were the colorful people, gathered in a circle. They were indeed high, not on drugs, but high on music, high on beats, high on their liveliness. The entire aura was festive in itself. The drummers were sitting with their hand-drums and percussion in a circle with people dancing in the center  and of course the spectators were behind, and I was one of them, but let me tell you, the joy of being there was stupendous. The entire scenario made me believe – how music unites us all irrespective of who we are, our gender, our age, our nationality; how the music blends with the steps and how it has a lot of meaning without even words put into it, does not even need any language to communicate itself. Today standing there, I could sense the joy being communicated, the brotherhood being communicated, THE MUSIC being communicated. Everyone seemed to have kept their schedules aside and escaped from their servitude.  Every face had the charm and smile that you just could not miss. If you happened to have missed this Sunday, no worries, “Delhi Drum circles” give a piece of their musical beats every Sunday (or you can follow them on Facebook and check their dates), in Deer Park, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. It is an escape from the reality and don’t miss your chance. People gather to appreciate their love for music.  It is a platform where talented drummers and percussionists meet and make good music. People from all walks of life, dance on the beats of, be it Djembe, Darbuka, Cajon, Conga or even a spellbinding Duff! It is open to all; anyone can join in or enjoy their sessions. DDC is a strictly non commercial group and play their drums in a decent style, but with great energy and great music.

You can follow them on Facebook: Delhi Drum Circles

Let your spirits fly high with music by your side.