Here is another song by Nikhil, whose song-writing and composing skills have won this website many fans. This is a very poignant and thought-provoking ballad written and composed by Nik that we recorded couple weeks ago during our jam sessions. This time also we did two versions, one in which he sang and the other…
December 7, 2006 Jolly Grant, Dehra (India) On a day when I failed to make it to the ‘hardly-known’ Pari Tibba (the infamous burnt/haunted hill), the day ended with a pleasant meeting with one of my all-time favorite authors, Ruskin Bond. On our way to Lal Tibba, we saw Ruskin standing on the narrow lane…
Nikhil and I got together again this weekend and worked on some songs. We tried our hand at composing a few and ended up recording about 8 songs. Here is a song that I had written back in August 2004. Nikhil came up with an upbeat melody in about 15 mins. and we decided to…
Here is by far the best work by Justin and I. This is a song that I wrote for my brother and my sister-in-law on their wedding anniversary earlier this year. The original music is by Brandon, which was slightly modified by Justin to suit the lyrics (which were also modified slightly from the original…
Here is a Ghazal by one of the greatest Contemporary Urdu Shayars, Khumar Barabankvi. Ghazal ka unwaan hai “Ai maut unhe bhulaye”. Click on the play (double click in Internet Explorer) to listen to the Ghazal in Khumar sahab’s own voice. [audio:http://gdhar80.googlepages.com/aimaut.mp3] Audio courtesy: http://aligarians.com
Have you ever been in love my friend? The old man then asked me again Said, yes but I left it way back then For all I ever found was pain There was a time that I’d once known But it passed and left me alone Love, I thought, would forever be mine Now stands…
On a day so dark when the sky’s so low I wonder deep inside if she’ll ever know So here’s to a dream so high and dry Will I ever know why she didn’t say goodbye So bring me a glass of red red wine Let me sing to a love that was once mine…
Again, I’m out on the road Looking for my way Again, I kept inside Things she thought I’d say And now it’s too late, yeah This world has moved on Tears in my eyes have gone dry Lord, it’s been so long When she looked in my eyes And promised she’d never say goodbye Again,…
There’re people at the King’s all-night diner He’s standing outside shivering in the snow All them city folks, but he’s just a miner With an old pick up truck and no place to go He came down from Eastern Kentucky When she walked out and broke his heart Lord, what’s a miner to do in…
Here is another collaboratory work from Iktara’s early days when Nikhil and I recorded this Beatles song. A George Harrison (Beatles member) classic, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is more of a rock song, but we took the Acoustic route and did a mellowed down rendition. Nikhil played the picking on his Electric Guitar and…