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With a peerage of musical proficiency that has its roots in her late father, Bill Ainsworth, a big band leader, Laura is a daughter that should do no wrong and, on “Necessarily Evil”, she does not! The Redd Evans composition beat the odds of second generation disappointments due to the arrangements initiated by producer/arranger/pianist Brian Piper.  He places emphasis on the supporting ensemble to support Laura’s marvellous vocals, one that primarily features a 13-piece horn section from North Texas, including Chris Guire on lead saxophone. An enjoyable and somewhat historic set from only Laura’s second album of which “Necessarily Evil” is the title track and well Ainsworth it (if you know what I mean)!

– Review by PARAG KAMANI

Dwelling in the context of soft rock,  most artistes try and avoid weighty subjects in such surroundings, but “Tanhai” sounds like one of those relentlessly appealing 1970s tracks and appropriately, after several listenings, sounds ubiquitous in memory; the guitar (mainly acoustic, before electric arrives/disappears at the song’s conclusion) and the distinctive vocal hook make it appealing. With a chant like opening, once the tempo sets in, the track sounds memorable and, for its beauty, the accompanying instrumentation supports the song’s inherent melody and gorgeous arrangements, never eclipsing the core sound of the singing with the supporting acoustic guitar/electric guitar combination. This is one Nebula that deserves visibility even in Earth’s daylight.

– Review by PARAG KAMANI

The duo’s single that released on Eid was launched exclusively on Hungama.com

Mumbai: Salim – Sulaiman’s recently launched single ‘Allahu Akbar’, which was launched exclusively on Hungama.com, has created a stir across its digital platforms. The devotional single that was launched on the glorious occasion of Eid has attained 103,048 views on Hungama’s Artist Aloud YouTube channel.

The beautiful composition of the soulful song ‘Allahu Akbar’ has received an over-whelming response across the digital platforms of Hungama.com within 10 days of its launch. The song has received over 25,000 plug-ins on Hungama’s app and over 1200 plugins on Hungama.com.

On the launch of the song, Salim said, “It gives me immense happiness to give our listeners this beautiful devotional song ‘Allahu Akbar’. I feel the spiritual power within me while singing this and I hope it transcends everywhere.”

Sulaiman said, “We believe music is without boundaries be it religion or language. ‘Allahu Akbar’ is one such song that transcends the borders of race religion and creed to be just pure music.”

Commenting on the response the song has received, Siddhartha Roy, Chief Operating Officer (Consumer Business & Allied Services) at Hungama Digital Media Entertainment said, “Allahu Akbar is a one of its kind devotional single coming from popular duo, Salim and Sulaiman. The song has witnessed great results in the first 10 days of its launch and I am rest assured that the numbers will increase further in the days to come. The song’s popularity on Hungama.com’s digital properties has brought the religious genre of music in the forefront. We are elated to see such a great response for the devotional category and by launching ‘Allahu Akbar’ exclusively on Hungama.com, we have extended our reach to an entirely new set of listeners.”

To further amplify the devotional genre of music, Shekhar Ravjiani’s, ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ was also exclusively launched on Hungama.com.

‘Allahu Akbar’ can be watched on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op4wNkuVDlw

To listen to the song, visit:  http://www.hungama.com/#/music/song-allahu-akbar/2584144

About Hungama.com 

Hungama is India’s leading digital entertainment company that launched India’s first and largest on-demand digital entertainment storefront, www.hungama.com .  The storefront has over 2 and half million pieces of content across genres and languages, in the form of music tracks, movies, music videos & dialogues; mobile content such as ringtones & wallpapers. Hungama Movies has over 5000 Bollywood, Hollywood, Regional Indian Movies and Television Series available in both HD and SD quality, powered by Intel® Insider™. With over 20 million users, the website is accessible from a PC, mobile, tablets, connected TVs and other connected devices, consumers can enjoy all this content via download and streaming. Hungama.com caters to the digital entertainment needs of over 1.5 billion South Asians across the world. Some of the key features include a preview feature, ease of access, portability, Smart Cloud services to store music and a powerful discovery, search & recommendation engine. It is also available on Smart Phones and Facebook via the Hungama My Play application.

Hungama.com is a part of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd. the largest aggregator, developer, publisher and distributor of Bollywood and South-Asian entertainment content in the world. The company has partnerships with over 400 content creators, record labels, studios, broadcasters, game publishers on a worldwide exclusive basis for digital and mobile content. Hungama serves content to consumers in 47 countries across mobile, internet and IPTV services on a Managed Services Platform.

An amalgamation of various singers combine under the auspices of singer/composer Divij Naik who, in conjunction with lyricist Chintan Naik, launches “Jaage Desh”, an anthem “for a better India”. It is a humble endeavour to bring awareness among Indian citizens, through this noble song, to better understand their responsibilities and duties to make the country a better place and provide her a healthier tomorrow. “Jaage Desh” has the all-pervading signature sound of patriotism with fine percussion, subtle electronica, and sombre crooning, yet it displays a more hurried pace in contrast to more pseudo offerings heard in the past. The music serves as a colourful canvas behind beautiful vocal portraits featuring, but not restricted to, Sadhana Sargam and Himali Vyas Naik.

Listen and Download the songs here:http://www.artistaloud.com/DivijNaikft.VariousArtists

– Review by PARAG KAMANI