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Bollywood Steel Guitar is the most comprehensive collection to date of Steel Guitar pop instrumental music from India. All 21 tracks featured here were Film hits from 1962-1986 and all the masters of the steel guitar sound from the period are represented: Van Shipley, Kazi Aniruddha, S. Hazarasingh, Sunil Ganguly, and Charanjit Singh. An entirely different approach that rocks, swings, and grooves through some of India's most beloved film tunes, the electric steel guitar as lead instrument transforms the already infectious melodies into a multitude of higher sound dimensions. This CD was compiled and carefully selected from rare LPs over several years by Stuart Ellis. Here are some excerpts from his liner notes:
The term "Bollywood" originally referred to the Bombay (now known as Mumbai) Hindi language film industry. Although there are a number of other studios that produce films in other languages, more recently the definition has been expanded in the West to describe pretty much all films produced on the sub-continent. But where in most countries a film's soundtrack would merely be used as a promotional tool for the film, in India, film music has become an industry unto itself with playback singers and dance numbers. The music is just as important as the film and lives on long after the film has left the theaters. These songs are, for the most part, the pop music of India. As with most popular music, other artists sometimes recorded cover versions of these songs. Of these musicians, a small number specialized in instrumental arrangements and created what could be called the elevator music of India. While there were a few who used the harmonium or mouth organ, the most popular instrument used in these instrumental favorites was the steel guitar.
Tracklist:
- Van Shipley - Chahe Mujhe Koi Junglee Kahe
- Kazi Aniruddha - Aao Twist Karen
- Van Shipley - Jan Pahechan Ho
- S. Hazarasingh - Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu
- Kazi Aniruddha - Main Hoon Pyar Tera
- Kazi Aniruddha - O Haseena
- Van Shipley - Ghar Ki Murgi
- S. Hazarasingh - Mast Baharon Ka
- S. Hazarasingh - Badan Pe Sitare
- S. Hazarasingh - Chhedo Na Dekho Na
- Sunil Ganguly - Ajhoon Na Aye
- Kazi Aniruddha - Piya Tu Ab To Aja
- Charanjit Singh - Manje Re
- Kazi Aniruddha - Mafe Karo
- Charanjit Singh - Chura Liya Hai Tum Ne
- Van Shipley - Mahbooba Mehbooba
- Sunil Ganguly - Amar Akbar Anthony
- Sunil Ganguly - Rote Huye Aate Hain Sab
- Sunil Ganguly - Are Diwano Mujhe Pehchano
- Kazi Arindam - Mere Liye Too Bani
- Gautam Dasgupta - Duniya Mane Bura To Goli Maro