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In the 1960s and 1970s Bollywood composers adventurously adopted the trippy guitars, spiralling synthesizers and ethereal vocals of psychedelia and mixed it with lusciously over-the-top Indian orchestrations. Jewels included feature songs by Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Iyer and yodeller Kishore Kumar.

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The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Bollywood

Inherently conservative yet beholden to commercial imperatives, the Indian film industry has provided a precious ongoing narrative to the swiftly changing socio-cultural landscape since Independence. Few issues have caused such concern, excitement and debate as the incursion of so-called Western values, yet this Rough Guide shows Bollywood composers at their most playfully engaged, experimenting with radical new ideas, freely adopting myriad ‘outside’ influences and often creating an extraordinary, irresistible psychedelic mish-mash.

Influenced by the Western rock and the intertwined hippy movement, as the sixties rolled on the underground Indian psychedelic scene mushroomed, inspiring composers like R.D. Burman to work far-out music into their blockbuster soundtracks. Evidently the Western psychedelic movement owed much to Indian inspiration and the relationship was mutual: the sounds and styles of the swinging sixties trickled back to Indian shores and went on to manifest themselves, first in the underground scene and then Bollywood.

One of the very first examples of a psychedelic element on the big screen was seen in the classic Hare Rama Hare Krishna. In this film, a young woman runs away and joins a hippy commune where she puffs with pleasure on an oversized chillum and dances loosely to the hypnotic music. ‘Dum Maro Dum’, the famous track from this scene is sung by renowned playback singer Asha Bhosle.

The Virji Shah brothers make up the composer duo known as Kalyanji Anandji. Together they composed several seminal Bollywood hits and openly acknowledged the influence of James Brown and psychedelia on their musical brand; two of their wackiest instrumentals show their worth as standalone compositions here. Other jewels included feature Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Iyer and yodeller Kishore Kumar, all Bollywood megastars whose vocals are taken into another dimension. The full length bonus disc is a compilation of works by the inimitable R.D. Burman.

Delve deep into the time-warp and lose yourself in the heady world of psychedelic Bollywood.

Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle & Mahendra Kapoor: Pyar Zindagi Hai

Sajana Tere Pyar Mein Full Song - Kyaa Dil Ne KahaaTusshar,EshaUdit Narayan,Alka Yagnik

Main Tere Ishq Mein  Lata Mangeshkar  Loafer  Laxmikant Pyarelal  Sarrika Singh

unbelievable what RD and KK did with this song, truly took the public for a ride. http://findingkishore.blogspot.ca

Rona Kabhi Nahin Rona Kishore Kumar Apna Desh

Deewana Ho jane Do

Movie : Zameer
Singer : Kishore Kumar
Cover by : Pradeep Barre

Tum Bhi Chalo Hum Bhi Chale by Pradeep Barre

Singer:
Kishore Kumar

Song:
Kabhi Bekashi Ne Mara 

Film:
Alag Alag


My remembrance to greatest KISHORE KUMAR: Kabhi Bekashi Ne Mara (Alag Alag)

Tum Agar Mujhko Na Chaho Tu Koi Baat Nahi.flv

Waada Raha Sanam Honge Juda Na Hum Alka Yagnik,Abhijeet Khiladi HD

Gambler

Churi Nahin Yeh Mera Dil Hai (From "Gambler")

Johny Mera Naam

Pal Bhar Ke Liye (From "Johny Mera Naam")

Koi Hamdam Na Raha - Tribute to Kishore Kumar

Meri Qismat Mein Tu Nahin - Prem Rog | Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar | Ashish Joshi Cover

Spent period speaks up. Untold night dashes off in blind emotion. Queer darkness at night’s house inscribes all the astounded periodical of freedom, all of your transgressions turn into prominence to me. Your patriotism is bizarre, atlas of your heart is divided into pieces. Do you splurge your night tumbling lexis from far away?
This wingless period wants to be veiled but being brawny is not in its discretion, red ribbon tangles up grimy emotions by various tête-à-tête; yet endless dreams chasing and hunting, sloping down the stairways, keep on swimming and grunting; even though water was produced by this strike, but wave was not rushed toward fish! For this woe it keeps on hiding and sobbing…. carry on shifting at midnight….

ছায়া খোঁজে শরীর, শরীর ছন্দ বোঝে না
ছায়ার উপচে পড়া ঢেউ শাড়ির পাড়ে মিশে আছে
ছায়া শরীরসম্ভবা হতে চায়, পাড়ার লুকোনো এডভেঞ্চার
ছায়ার গভীরে ঢুকে পড়ে, ছায়ার পরনে কিছু নেই

পাশের বাড়ির একটি মেয়েকে ডাকতাম, ও ছায়া!
এসোনা। আমরা দুজনে মায়া মায়া খেলি?
ছায়া মুচকি হেসে কোচড় থেকে বের করতো সাদা মুড়ি
আর বলতো, আমি এই মুড়ির মতো আদুরে বুড়ি হতে চাই না।

বলতাম, তবে কি চাও তুমি!
চিরনখরামো করে বলতো সে, পোড়া আকাশ।
একখণ্ড বাতাসের ঝলসানো সুপ।
জীবনে অনেক নারীর সুপ্ত বাসনার মুখোমুখি হয়েছি
তবু ঝলসানো বাতাসের সুপ দিতে পারেনি কেউ।

জীবনের অনেক বসন্ত ছায়ার চাদরে
ডুবে আছে, এই মরা ভাদরে মরা গাঙে
কোনো এক দুষ্প্রাপ্য কিছু ভেসে উঠলেই
চমকে উঠি। বলতে থাকি
ছায়াদং....ছায়াঅং.. গচ্ছামি

My remembrance to greatest KISHORE KUMAR: Kabhi Bekashi Ne Mara (Alag Alag)

Dipak Bhowmick

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