It has been my endeavour all along to provide a download link for all the songs that I post on this blog, so that you may soak into the music at your leisure. However, I must tell you in clear terms that all these uploads have been deliberately encoded in a very lo-fi quality and are meant for sampling purpose only. As such, these songs can be best heard on a desktop computer or laptop speakers only. Any attempt to load these songs on your iPods or playing them on a high fidelity audio system could harm not only your precious ears with high static and crackle, but also the commercial interest of our striving artists. So if you like the music posted on this blog, please buy the original CDs. Don't hesitate, gather enough courage and go for it. I bet, you won't be disappointed. It would be a proud moment for all classical music lovers, and a dream come true for the artists, to see at least one Bhimsen Joshi CD along with one of Himesh Reshamiya, lying side by side on the CD rack, in all homes of the subcontinent.
Based upon visitors' requests and also the 'search words' that led people to this blog, here are a few more songs, specially posted for you.
Begum Akhtar - Dadra - Hamari Atariya Pe :
Bhimsen Joshi - Bhairavi - Boli Na Bol Humse Piya :
Blogging platforms like Blogger/Blogspot and Wordpress, nowadays, have more to offer to their users than a non-techie person like me can ever take. Young bloggers, however make full use of the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tools, easily available all over the web, plus the in-house statistics these sites provide you. Google analytics is a revelation in itself, and the stats offered by Wordpress cannot be undermined either. More often than not, a novice like me tends to get lost in the maze of stat figures. However, on venturing out to know more about my visitors I could easily find the 'search words' they entered, that led them to my blogs. Here, I am posting four songs that were 'googled' and 'yahooed' the most, during the past week.
Pandit Jasraj - Bhimpalasi - Om Namo Bhagwate : (Download)
Shobha Gurtu - Chhoti Si Umar Parnai O Babasa : (Download)
Nirmala Devi - Pahadi - Sawan Ka Nazara Hai : (Download)
I was actually surprised to find Nirmala Devi among the top 'search words' as she was not a very accomplished artist of her time. For those who do not know this, she is film actor Govinda's mother (died 1996). She also sang along with Lakshmi Shankar in a few acclaimed songs.
Watch out for more 'Most Wanted Songs' in future posts.
