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After rocking the nation with Punjabi songs, Daler Mehndi admires the Supreme, the Sufi way
Daler Mehndi is a inventive singer who got youngsters all over the world dance to his Punjabi pop. In a zestful performance at the Pune Festival, Mehndi8217;s husky tones resonated to the beats of all time Bhangra hits, as he had a huge crowd grooving to his numbers at the musical nite on Tuesday at the Pune Festival. Mehndi and his troupe, performed to a vigour packed show that had the best of Mehndi8217;s hits over the decade.
After having heaved the nation to caper to the beats of Punjabi pop and bhangra for more than a decade, Daler Mehndi is now onto experimenting the flipside with his first Sufi album Bismillah. 8220;The compositions of Bismillah do not talk about a particular personality or any one religion but reveres the supreme power. The Sufi music in this album is extremely poignant and it had a tremendous influence on the musicians during its making. Many have worked free of charge. I have been working on this album since the last two years and am sure it will take the country by storm,8221; adds Mehndi who has not only sung for the album but has also written and composed music for Bismillah.
Having lent his voice for chart toppers of films like Rang de Basanti and Sing is Kinng, Mehndi wants to continue with his own albums besisdes playback singing. 8220;The Punjabi numbers in the films are used to pull the crowd. However, it is the taste of the world. The music, rhythm and style has been widely used in Indian and international compositions,8221; adds Mehndi.
The singer attributes his versatility to his strong classical base. Reviewing his career Mehndi says, 8220;The most fulfilling thing is the uniform hype on my work ever since 1995. I have given one hit each year that has musically united the nation and this unification through my music has been extremely gratifying.8221;
