Mhadu

Music: Swanand Rajaram
Rating: ****
With this album, music director Swanand has managed to create a perfect balance between Indian classical as well as Western music by weaving both styles effortlessly.
The album is a collage of sorts of the old world charm and new age technology. The first song on the album is 'Majhyaach Maanasanna Shodhit Me Nighalo', a classical number sung by Devaki Pandit.It has traditional Indian sounds and music arranged by Enoch Daniels with the use of sitar, played by Swanand and flute by Azar Sheikh. There is not a single dull moment in the song as Devaki blends her soul stirring voice with the sound of the flute and the sitar, thus making it a perfect morning song.
As you proceed further, you realise the amount of devotion invested in each song, thereby connecting to it immediately. 'Tulaa Aathawaawe', sung by Pt Shounak Abhisheki and 'Majhyaach Maanasanna Sodun Chaalalo Mi' by Suresh Wadkar, are beautiful examples of Indian classical music. Shounak’s classical expressions combined with Suresh’s deep voice and the sound of the sarangi and the sitar, in the respective songs, are melodies you would love going back to. The album also has a devotional song 'Jeevanache Mol', sung by Sambhaji Bhagat. The last track on the album is the rock number 'Bhannat', sung by Kshitij Apte. Youngsters would relate to this rock-metal number, for both its music and lyrics. Talking about the growing expectations in today’s times, the song is believable.
We recommend this album for the justice it has done to various styles of music.