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So finally
there's The Complete Bhupen Hazarika (Virgin). But if you think the veteran
musician has put in all his opus in the new collection, you will be disappointed.
Bhupenda, as he is fondly called, insists: "My new album is not an
attempt at transcreating my Assamese or Bengali compositions in Hindi."
How can you compress so big a legend into a single album? He almost reads
your thoughts: "This is only a flavour of my music -- for the old
and the young."
And then
you listen to the album. Yes, there is a new orchestration and design
to the songs. Rendered by stars like Kavita Krishnamurthy, Hariharan and
other upcoming voices, the assimilation of the different styles is evident.
In 1955 Paul Robeson's Old Man River had inspired an ode to the Brahmaputra
which was later addressed to the Ganga in its chart-busting Bengali and
Hindi versions. Even today it remains his masterpiece. What is also amazing
is the alchemy between the 74-year-old composer and youngsters like lyricist
Amitabh Varma and singers Shaan, Suneeta Rao and Hema Sardesai. The human
voice has enchanted people down the ages. You have only to listen to Bhupenda's
album to know it has had a great past -- and an equally great future.
-S. Sahaya Ranjit
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