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My Pod With Deepa Nair Rasiya

Deepa Nair Rasiya

CLASSICALLY trained singer Deepa Nair Rasiya recently won the coveted Jury Award at the 2016 Artist Aloud Independent Music Awards in India for her 10-track Punjabi Sufi album Destination. The London-bornsinger/songwriter has received acclaim for hersoul-stirring

vocal style and has had her work featured on international albums.

Kholo Kholo Darwaze from Taare Zameen Par: I love this song for a hundred reasons. The beauty of the film enhances the experience of this

ultra-cool

guitar riff led song. It is one of the most uplifting Bollywood songs I have ever come across, touching on hope, encouragement, joy and optimism. Blue Eyes

by Elton John: This is perhaps a

little-known

song, but it is in the list for the pure nostalgia factor. A very sweet song from a very poignant time in my life.

Someone Else from Meet Joe Black: Thomas Newman is a fabulous Hollywood compos- er and this track has such a

soul-stirring,

romantic feel to it. If anyone has proven ‘less is more’ in music, it is Thomas New- man in my view. His very sparse sound- tracks can sometimes be the most effective in cinematic experiences.

Divenire by Ludivico Einaudi: Ludivico is one of my favourite composers and his mu- sic is what I turn to for meditation, solace, reflection and contemplation time. He is a master musician and master composer whose music is teeming with feeling and emotion. I know a lot of students who use his music during revision time.

Ab Toh Jaag by Deepa Nair Rasiya: From my album Destination, this is one of the best songs I have released. I was totally taken by Baba Bulleh Shah’s lyrics urging mankind to awaken from their dreamlike stupour. I managed to create the feel I had in mind when I first composed it and it ended up with the exact

anthem-like

spirit musically that I wanted. A song I am very proud of.

Earth Song by Michael Jackson: The melo- dy, subject matter, depiction and delivery are stunningly beautiful and always move me to tears. In every way this song and the video was arresting and captivating. I am sure no one that has heard the song will have been able to dismiss it.

Main Sufi Hoon Sarmasta by Abida Parveen:

One of my idols, Abida Parveen is nothing short of a mystic herself and her powerful spirited renditions of Sufi classics never fail to move me. This song is one of many that inspire me. Beautifully arranged by the Pa- kistan Coke studio team.

Pachchai Nirame from Alaipayuthey: AR Rahman used an ingenious and exquisite Celtic feel in this Tamil film song, which was recreated in Hindi as Saathiya. It works beautifully and has been sung brilliantly by A Hariharan. I love it and it used to be on a loop on my iPod when it first came out.

One Man’s Dream by Yanni:

Heart-melting-

ly beautiful piano music, which I used to listen to a lot in my younger days and still do. Just pure sweet music

Kiss From A Rose from Batman Forever: I just love this song by Seal.

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