Few years back, I had heard of this fusion band called Antaragni and remember having liked their stuff a lot. Now the band's frontman, Raghu Dixit, is being promoted by Vishal-Shekhar with an album The Raghu Dixit Project, and has deservedly become very popular. I've liked all the songs I've heard so far, on TV and on youtube and am planning to buy the album.
Meanwhile, one talented kid has created a qawwali version of Iron Maiden's Hallowed Be Thy Name. This is by far the most bizarre and unimaginable combo - a metal song being played on harmonium. Its brilliant!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
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The HBTM cover is quite awesome. Pedantically, I'm not sure it qualifies as a qawwali though, seeing as it follows the music of the original song quite closely. The harmonium player's approximation of the Smith solo towards the end especially is quite freaking amazing, considering he must have had to do it one-handed.
Content and structure wise, it might not be a qawwali, but the idea was to make it sound like one. And I think he's been quite successful in that effort.
Ever heard Paul Anka sing Smells like Teen Spirit?
:)
@Anup: Heard it after your recommendation. Its good!
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