This warm little record is scratched with some incredible sounds. Who thought that behind that big red pop Om would be a swinging, bell-clanging, devotional chorus and dreamy vocals. What continues to tickle my neck about old bollywood hits is their arrangements. Sometimes its the direct simplicity of rhythm and voice, sometimes its terrifyingly blown out, layered instruments and choruses. Raghupati Raghav spans that range from minimal to astro - from a legato resonant vocal with shifty flute, to a slow backbeat punctuated with slightly reverbed guitar lines. From jaunty, manly chants, shifting completely to melancholic and operetic! church music. Powerful song indeed. Om Jai Jagdish Hare seems to be a traditional Hindi devotional song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BPHl_120gw&feature=related) here crafted into a 1971 masterpiece.
note: best heard by blasting on small portable stereo
Side One
Om Jai Jagdish Hare -aarti
Mahendra Kapoor, Brij Bhushan, Shyama Chittar & Chorus
http://www.mediafire.com/file/tgwroz1wjiy/01 Om Jai Jagdish Hare -Aarti.mp3
Side Two
Raghupati Raghav - Ram Dhun
Mahendra Kapoor, Manhar & Chorus
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wgvw3nyjzwv/02 Raghupati Raghav - Ram Dhun.mp3
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