ARTIST...: VA
TITLE....: The Rough Guide To Bollywood For Children
YEAR.....: 2013
LABEL....: World Music Network
CAT.NO...: RGNET1307
GENRE....: Ethnic
TIME.....: 50:35
SIZE.....: 116,00 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2017/02/18
WEBSITE..: https://play.google.com
TRACKLIST
01) (06:04) Anu Malik & Alka Yagnik░-░Humpty Dumpty
02) (03:15) Asha Bhosle & Kamal Barot░-░Dadi Amma Dadi Amma Maan Jao
03) (03:47) Asha Bhosle, Simi & Mukesh░-░Teetar Ke Do Aage Teetar
04) (03:03) Sudesh Bhosle, Alka Yagnik & Vinay Mandke░-░General Sahab Karo Taiyari
05) (04:07) Asha Bhosle & Mahendra Kapoor░-░Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
06) (02:25) Anupam Kher & Pooja Chopra░-░Akkad Bakkad Bambe Bo
07) (04:01) Vanita Mishra, Gauri Bapat & Gurpreet Kaur░-░Lakdi Ki Kathi
08) (04:33) Lata Mangeshkar & Mukesh░-░Ichak Dana Beechak Dana
09) (05:23) Amitabh Bachchan & Master Ravi░-░Mere Paas Aao Mere Dosto
10) (03:17) Ashok Kumar░-░Rail Gaadi
11) (04:16) Mohammed Rafi░-░Re Mama Re Mama Re
12) (06:24) Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle & Manna Dey░-░Happy Birthday To You
Whether itÆs a natty nursery rhyme, a soothing lullaby or a fantastically nonsensical
tongue-twister, children the world over are natural (and often overlooked)
transmitters of folk music. Songs are sponged up by the young agile mind, stored in
musical memory banks to be joyfully recanted on the playground, in the classroom or
for a bedtime sing-a-long with their parents. So of course Bollywood, the much-loved
film genre that explores and unpicks every brilliant quirk and foible of Indian
society, takes on the nursery rhyme with typical abandon and excellently eccentric
results.
Reflective of IndiaÆs long-standing, often chequered, relationship with the British
Isles many of the tracks on this Rough Guide rework well-known English verse. The
album opens with Anu MalikÆs version of a song about everyoneÆs favourite
anthropomorphic egg, æHumpty DumptyÆ. A few tracks in the æNightingale of IndiaÆ Asha
Bhosle and the playback singer Mahendra Kapoor are heard mixing up æTwinkle Twinkle
Little StarÆ. In this version, taken from the film Purab Aur Pachhim, the lead male
Bharat is heard trying to convince wayward westernized Preeti to unshackle herself
from her Abba-esque red mini-dress and engage with traditional Indian culture. In a
kind of musical face off the two riff nursery rhymes in opposing western and then
Indian styles. PreetiÆs momentary medley of æSheÆll Be Coming Round The MountainÆ and
æJack and JillÆ is accompanied by a naff-looking two-step dance move, while BharatÆs
stylish reply sees him slapping his knees, using them as imaginary thumping tabla
and adopting a heavily melismatic Indian vocal style. Closing track æHappy Birthday
To YouÆ is an unusual take on the infamous well-wishing ditty. The songÆs minor key,
chorus of children, interluding jazz ensemble and marching band make for an
unconventional version indeed.
Other songs skip along with catchy melodies, allowing childrenÆs voices, or more
accurately the voices of youthful sounding playback singers, to take the lead. æLakdi
Ki KathiÆ from the 1983 film Masoom is a sweet song featuring three young siblings;
Pinky, Minni and Rahul. One of the young girls is played by the actress Urmila
Matondkar who is now all grown-up and a well-respected Indian film star to boot.
æGeneral Sahab Karo TayariÆ is taken from Hum and is a happy number featuring the
child character Jyoti with her adult accomplices. The music is composed by the great
composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal and riifs on a military-style theme. æAkkad Bakkad
Bambe BoÆ is a light-hearted exchange between a child and older gentleman who are
seen in the film playfully whiling the time away in a palatial garden setting. æDadi
Amma Dadi Amma Maan JaoÆ is a deliciously vintage number taken from the black-and-
white 1961 box office hit Gharana.
Enliven your childrenÆs mind with diverse deep-Bollywood style heard on this
handpicked compilation. Soundtrack playtimes, bedtimes and mealtimes with the
contagious sounds of beautiful India and donÆt be surprised if you find yourself
dancing round the kitchen too. This Rough Guide presents a lovingly hand-picked
collection of unique songs suitable for all creatures ... great and small!
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