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PERVEZ QUADIR : Dard e Dil

This one’s for the easy listeners. Pervez Quadir’s seasoned voice and the soft rendering of the songs entices you to give a ear to the new kid on the block. The opening track ‘Dard e dil’ with a dare devil video is already on air and doing well. ‘Chah rahi hai ghata’ is a good Indian tune with Santoor and Tabla inputs, while ‘Keh Do’ with the Saxophone and Tambourine gives the album an international touch. The fusion of Indian and international instruments sounds creative. A stanza in one of the songs very well sung in English just shows how mature this new voice is. Boy! This guy’s ready to experiment. Check him out.

- Asif Mulla