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Hotstepper of the week
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
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Singers
come and go but Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a voice that gets embedded
in one's heart forever. Out with a new video, Rahat is continuously
making waves and making us proud. The latest single, 'Tere Bina' is
certainly not the nicest videos we've seen but the saving grace of
this song is Rahat and that inimitable voice of his. This song is
no 'Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaaye' but it is one that grows on you and
has that haunting quality to it that is now synonymous with Rahat
Fateh Ali Khan.
Rahat has an ability to breathe life into any song. At Rohail Hyatt's
pet colossal music project that was Coke Studio, Rahat Fateh Ali was
one of the high point… in fact the highest point. Whether it
is a classical raag or giving a new spin to Ali Azmat's 'Garaj Baras',
Rahat made that night his own. He sang as Gumby drummed up a storm
and Zeeshan Parwez turned tables, Omran Shafique and Kamran Zafar
flirted with electric and bass guitars. And Rahat flew out in shining
colours. He sang 'Garaj Baras' with Ali Azmat and made it his own
and sang numbers that one didn't need to know lyrics of to enjoy.
Rahat can put one in a trance. But underneath that fabulous voice
is a man who has it in him to make us proud.
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Even when he ventures out to Bollywood, he leaves his mark. The films
may flop but the songs he has sung like 'Bol Na Halke Halke' for Jhoom
Barabar Jhoom, or 'O Re Piya' for Aaja Nachle or that breakthrough
number 'Mann Ki Lagan' for Paap has led to him making a niche for
himself in Bollywood. And when he works in Hollywood, that too, is
inspiring. James Horner and his team up on the soundtrack of Mel Gibson's
Apocalypto is just one more sign of how far this man can go.
Ali Azmat considers Rahat as one of the nicest voices and an even
nicer guy in the business and Omran Shafique enjoys playing with him.
Rohail Hyatt, who has co-produced Rahat Fateh's first proper studio
album, says that "Charkha is Rahat's first stepping stone and
I hope he realizes it. Rahat can be the next Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan."
And we agree with Rohail one hundred per cent. So this week Rahat
Fateh Ali Khan is Instep's Hotstepper of the week, not just for the
beautiful song that is 'Tere Bin' but for his ability to weave magic
as he did at Coke Studio. There was only one Nusrat and there is only
one Rahat. Need we say more? |
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