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AHIMSA
 If
you are a popular singer and have a strong regional audience base,
now is the best time to broaden this base…by releasing a fusion
album. Everybody seems to be doing it, but only a few can legitimately
claim the broadening of musical horizons.
K J Yesudas can.
One of the most successful film play back singer and a classical
singer of repute, he has released a world music fusion album titled
Ahimsa, in collaboration with Ricardo J Barrentes, who
has scored the music. Most songs of this album have a melodious
tune with a strong Carnatic feel, accentuated by some flute and
gentle percussion. Songs that fall into this category are Circle
of Return, Gitanjali and Ahimsa. Sari
Sari sticks out like a loud noise in a quiet library (literally).
It is a racy number, which sounds like many of the film songs that
are released now.
 Each
song has a different background, like Beauty all around is
adapted from the traditional poetry of Dineh people
and Atta Apu is a story of Apus spirits, which live
in the Andes. It is clear that a lot of thought has gone into the
production of this album, to make it ‘global’ in content, if not
in the music. But consistently it is Yesudas’s vocals that stand
out as the redeeming feature. All songs in the album are lifted
by the depth of Jesudas’s deep and haunting vocals. The music also
complements the dominance of his vocals with subtlety, remaining
in the background with a smooth melody. The album has some accomplished
musicians playing like Alponso Johnson, (who is a former
Weather Report band member) and Alex Acuna among others.
RHYTHM
A. R. Rahman scores a hit once again!
 In
Rhythm - the latest film music score from Rahman, the composer
has tried a different approach. Each of the five songs in the movie
are based on the five elements of nature - Water, Wind, Earth,
Sky and Fire. And accordingly the music lilts, swirls,
sways, soars and falls; depicting each element's characteristics.
The lyrics of Vairamuthu deserve a special mention.
 The
song, 'Nadiye Nadiye', sung by Unni Menon,
flows as smooth as the river based on which the song is scored.
The highlight of the album is the melodious duet 'Kartrae
enn vaasal' by Unni Krishnan and Kavitha. Kavitha
Subramaniam's voice adds an ethereal touch to the song. Shankar
Mahadevan, in the song 'Nilamey Nilamey' displays
his vocal prowess once again.
A. R. Rahman is in his element (pun intended) in the number 'Haiyo
pathikichu' sung by Vasundara Das and Udit
Narayan, especially with the strong percussion beat. Sadhna
Sargam is her usual sweet self in the solo 'Enn Vaanil'.
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