<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741</id><updated>2012-01-30T00:59:08.829-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Smitha's Musical Thoughts</title><subtitle type='html'>Hi, This is Smitha. You can call me an aspiring singer, a music lover. 

I intend to share my thoughts on what matters most to me...Music. I post my recordings here. Please feel free to leave your suggestions/comments. Thanks! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>40</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-2462933995450805678</id><published>2010-01-31T22:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-31T22:17:36.799-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pudhu Vellai Mazhai...</title><content type='html'>Cannot explain how much I love this ARR masterpiece! After so many years, it still sounds so captivating!!! Have always wanted to sing this one but never did because of my language limitations :D The hindi version didn't appeal to me much because everytime a Tamil song is re-done in Hindi, the lyrics are not good enough!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is my first attempt at a Tamil song so please bear with the diction issues :-) Thanks a lot &lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/vishak81"&gt;Vishak &lt;/a&gt;for singing this one with me. As I always tell u, u are so pitch perfect!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This one goes out to my friends, Sangita &amp; Sendill for being such awesome friends!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Roja&lt;br /&gt;Song: Pudhu Vellai Mazhai&lt;br /&gt;Music: A R Rahman&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics: Vairamuthu&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Sujatha &amp; Unni Menon&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha &amp; Vishak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your feedback as always!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjUwMDUwMjkxODcmcHQ9MTI2NTAwNTAzMjAxNSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4/Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=65487&amp;gig_lt=1265005029187&amp;gig_pt=1265005032015&amp;gig_g=2" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/pudhu-vellai-mazhai-roja-cover-with-vishak-subramoney"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-2462933995450805678?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/2462933995450805678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=2462933995450805678&amp;isPopup=true' title='18 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2462933995450805678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2462933995450805678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2010/01/pudhu-vellai-mazhai.html' title='Pudhu Vellai Mazhai...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>18</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-1038991458988786155</id><published>2010-01-26T09:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-26T10:28:26.031-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Rasiyaa...</title><content type='html'>Fell in love with this song the first time I heard it. After innumerable covers of this one on Muziboo, here is my attempt! Thanks so much &lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/nairsradhika"&gt;Radhika&lt;/a&gt;, for the track.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Kurbaan&lt;br /&gt;Song: Rasiyaa&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singer: Shruti Pathak&lt;br /&gt;Music: Salim Sulaiman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your valuable feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjQ1MjY1Mjc5NjgmcHQ9MTI2NDUyNjUzMDI4MSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4/Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=64288&amp;gig_lt=1264526527968&amp;gig_pt=1264526530281&amp;gig_g=2" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/rasiyaa-kurbaan-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-1038991458988786155?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/1038991458988786155/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=1038991458988786155&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1038991458988786155'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1038991458988786155'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2010/01/rasiyaa.html' title='Rasiyaa...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-6570813748358636635</id><published>2009-12-21T20:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T20:24:33.859-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Genda Phool...</title><content type='html'>I have started experimenting with my new recording gear and this is first song I picked. This is a favorite of my dear friend Sumita and so I sang it for her :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like this song for the simplicity and the raw feel to it. I think ARR has done a brilliant job of making a folk song so appealing! When I first heard the song, I understood all of it except for the comparison of Sasural to “Genda Phool”. When I looked it up, I found this on the web :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Genda Phool (Marigold) is a complex flower because its actually an inflorescence, which, by definition, is a complicated arrangement of flowers on a branch. So in the song, the girl compares her Sasural to this flower, because of all the complex relationships she shares with her Saans (Mum-in-law), Devar (Bro-in-law) and Nanand (Sis-in-law). And she says, in spite of all the troubles, she loves being there for the love of her husband.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my attempt at this song. Thanks a lot, George, for all the mixing tips!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Song: Genda Phool&lt;br /&gt;Film: Delhi-6&lt;br /&gt;Music – A R Rahman&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics – Prasoon Joshi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your feedback.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjE*NTU4NTM4MjgmcHQ9MTI2MTQ1NTg1NTU2MiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=57727&amp;gig_lt=1261455853828&amp;gig_pt=1261455855562&amp;gig_g=2" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/genda-phool-delhi-6-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-6570813748358636635?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/6570813748358636635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=6570813748358636635&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6570813748358636635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6570813748358636635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/12/genda-phool.html' title='Genda Phool...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-291427565343857514</id><published>2009-12-13T21:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T21:50:36.750-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas...</title><content type='html'>Prakash and I celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary tomorrow, on the 14th of Dec. On this occasion I wanted to sing something of his choice for a change :-) He is a Kishore Kumar fan and so I chose to sing something from his stable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This song brings back a lot of wonderful memories. Prakash is not much of a singer and he just cannot remember the lyrics of a song! This was one of the very few exceptions. He used to sing (read recite :P) this one to me during our dating days, 10 yrs ago :-) And to this date, we have this song on our iPhones and love listening to it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So sweetheart, this one is for u, for being there for me always no matter what, for putting up with my tantrums, for not complaining about my cooking ever, for supporting my music even though you are not into it, for buying me the Mac, the Logic Studio and last but not the least, for surprising me with the Apogee Duet today! You rock! And even though the lyrics of this song don’t make much sense with a female singer singing it, one line that makes perfect sense is “Pal pal dil ke paas….tum rehte ho….” :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Blackmail&lt;br /&gt;Song: Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas&lt;br /&gt;Music: Kalyanji-Anandji&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singer: Kishore Kumar&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha Passanha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjA3Njk4MTE*NTMmcHQ9MTI2MDc2OTgxNDE*MCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=56450&amp;gig_lt=1260769811453&amp;gig_pt=1260769814140&amp;gig_g=2" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/pal-pal-dil-ke-paas-blackmail-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-291427565343857514?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/291427565343857514/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=291427565343857514&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/291427565343857514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/291427565343857514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/12/pal-pal-dil-ke-paas.html' title='Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-7263482098995507403</id><published>2009-12-02T22:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T22:54:35.939-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Aaiye Meherbaan...</title><content type='html'>Really wanted to sing something today for a change. Picked this classic by &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;O.P.Nayyar&lt;/span&gt; &amp; &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Asha Bhonsle&lt;/span&gt;, with the ravishing &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Madhubala&lt;/span&gt; on screen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTk4MjMxNjAwNDYmcHQ9MTI1OTgyMzI1MzY3MSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=54552" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/aaiye-meherbaan-howrah-bridge-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-7263482098995507403?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/7263482098995507403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=7263482098995507403&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7263482098995507403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7263482098995507403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/12/aaiye-meherbaan.html' title='Aaiye Meherbaan...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-5824482895572433823</id><published>2009-10-25T17:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T09:20:12.287-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kuch Khaas Hai...</title><content type='html'>Finally I get to upload a song! First it was a month long of stress at work, then a 3 week long India trip, and then a bad stint of cold and cough with a terribly nasal voice which kept me away from singing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is one of my very favorite songs from Fashion, the other one being Mar Jaawaan. I could not think of anyone else other than &lt;a href="http://blog.gksden.org/"&gt;George &lt;/a&gt;to sing this with. I think he is our very own Mohit Chauhan :-) Hope you all like our attempt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Song: Fashion&lt;br /&gt;Music: Salim Merchant&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Neha Bhasin, Mohit Chauhan&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha &amp; George&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: George&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTY1MTgwMjk4NzUmcHQ9MTI1NjUxODA3Mjk1MyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=48507" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/kuch-khaas-hai-fashion-cover-with-george-kuruvilla"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-5824482895572433823?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/5824482895572433823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=5824482895572433823&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/5824482895572433823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/5824482895572433823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/10/kuch-khaas-hai.html' title='Kuch Khaas Hai...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-4961462206674927974</id><published>2009-08-08T12:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T12:16:00.097-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ye Sama...</title><content type='html'>Was listening to this song yesterday and immediately wanted to sing it. So here goes my attempt at this melodious romantic number.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965)&lt;br /&gt;Song: Ye Sama&lt;br /&gt;Music: Kalyanji-Anandji&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics: Anand Bakshi&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singer: Lata Mangeshkar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your feedback.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDk3NTg4NTAyNTAmcHQ9MTI*OTc1ODkwNzkyMSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=35910" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/ye-sama-jab-jab-phool-khile-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-4961462206674927974?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/4961462206674927974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=4961462206674927974&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/4961462206674927974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/4961462206674927974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/08/ye-sama.html' title='Ye Sama...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-7849980352288016567</id><published>2009-07-26T13:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T13:06:29.072-07:00</updated><title type='text'>O Maria...</title><content type='html'>I have attempted to sing this song with a talented singer from Muziboo, &lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/shrini76"&gt;Srinivasan&lt;/a&gt;. The previous two songs we have sung together were serious ones, so decided to sing a fun song for a change :-) He has done a fabulous job with the expressions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Song: O Maria&lt;br /&gt;Film: Sagar&lt;br /&gt;Music: R D Burman&lt;br /&gt;Singers: Asha, SPB&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha, Srinivasan&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your feedback as always.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDg2Mzg*ODYwNzgmcHQ9MTI*ODYzODc2ODg1OSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=33754" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/o-maria-sagar-cover-with-srinivasan"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-7849980352288016567?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/7849980352288016567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=7849980352288016567&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7849980352288016567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7849980352288016567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/07/o-maria.html' title='O Maria...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-7596993478544042746</id><published>2009-07-20T09:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T09:43:23.084-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bol Na Halke...</title><content type='html'>This is one of my favorites from recent times. I am really glad that &lt;a href="http://www.rajeshraman.com"&gt;Rajesh &lt;/a&gt;agreed to sing this with me! I am a huge fan of his singing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tara – Thanks so much for sharing the track!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This one goes out to my friend Shambhavi who is a huge fan of this song! :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom&lt;br /&gt;Song: Bol Na Halke&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Mahalakshmi Iyer &amp; Rahat Fateh Ali Khan&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha &amp; Rajesh&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your valuable feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDgxMDc5NzAzMTImcHQ9MTI*ODEwODE2MTgyOCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=33041" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/bol-na-halke-jhoom-barabar-jhoom-cover-with-rajesh-raman"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-7596993478544042746?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/7596993478544042746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=7596993478544042746&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7596993478544042746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7596993478544042746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/07/bol-na-halke.html' title='Bol Na Halke...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3376052458963352060</id><published>2009-07-05T10:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-09T09:46:48.130-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kya Dekhte Ho...</title><content type='html'>This song and &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pradip_Somasundaran"&gt;Pradip Somasundaran&lt;/a&gt; need no introduction :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Qurbaani was an extremely popular film during its times and had sold the most number of music records that year. It also introduced Pakistani singer “Nazia Hassan” who rendered the popular “Aap Jaisa Koi”. “Kya Dekhte Ho” was probably one of the last few duets by Asha-Rafi so it makes it even more special.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to thank Pradip Sir for suggesting this song and giving me an opportunity to sing this classic. Its a privilege to be singing with him! He has done a fabulous job with the mixing too as usual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you like our attempt. Do leave your valuable feedback.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie: Qurbaani (1980)&lt;br /&gt;Music: Kalyanji Anandji&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics: Indeevar&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Asha &amp; Rafi&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha &amp; Pradip&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Pradip&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDY4MTM*MDg3MzQmcHQ9MTI*NjgxMzQ4MTQ1MyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=31301" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/kya-dekhte-ho-qurbaani-cover-with-pradip-somasundaran"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3376052458963352060?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3376052458963352060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3376052458963352060&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3376052458963352060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3376052458963352060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/07/kya-dekhte-ho.html' title='Kya Dekhte Ho...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-5570943588405112567</id><published>2009-06-28T17:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T17:28:58.501-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ye Ishq Haaye...</title><content type='html'>Felt like singing a fun song today :-) Picked this recent hit sung by &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Shreya Ghoshal&lt;/span&gt;. Love her versatility!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The track had some harmonies and I added some. Do drop in your feedback as always!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Jab We Met&lt;br /&gt;Music: Pritam&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singer: Shreya Ghoshal&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDYyMzUyNTI1MzEmcHQ9MTI*NjIzNTI3OTM*MyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=30591" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/ye-ishq-haaye-jab-we-met-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-5570943588405112567?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/5570943588405112567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=5570943588405112567&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/5570943588405112567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/5570943588405112567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/06/ye-ishq-haaye.html' title='Ye Ishq Haaye...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-2442972166925337958</id><published>2009-06-11T13:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T13:23:52.233-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna...</title><content type='html'>Thanks to &lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/Shampak"&gt;Shampak&lt;/a&gt; for suggesting this song! What can I say about him….he is one of the finest singers I have heard in recent times. I am delighted to be singing with him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He has done an excellent job at this song! And he took lots of efforts to mix it as well. Thank u so much Shampak!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here goes our attempt at this beautiful melody.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna&lt;br /&gt;Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Alka Yagnik &amp; Sonu Nigam&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha &amp; Shampak&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Shampak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please drop in your feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDQ3NTEyNjU2MTAmcHQ9MTI*NDc1MTc*ODQ5OCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=28486" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/kabhi-alvida-naa-kehna-cover-with-shampak-chakravorty"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-2442972166925337958?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/2442972166925337958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=2442972166925337958&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2442972166925337958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2442972166925337958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/06/kabhi-alvida-naa-kehna.html' title='Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-1660896668352392234</id><published>2009-05-25T20:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T20:50:35.011-07:00</updated><title type='text'>O Mere Sona Re...</title><content type='html'>This song needs no introduction! &lt;a href="http://srividyas-blog.blogspot.com/"&gt;Srividya&lt;/a&gt; suggested some time back that I should attempt this song. So thought of giving it a shot today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This song has three antaras. The first two are sung by &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Asha &lt;/span&gt;and the last one is sung by &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Rafi &lt;/span&gt;sahab in the original. I have sung only the first two antaras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Teesri Manzil (1966)&lt;br /&gt;Music: Pancham&lt;br /&gt;Original Singers: Asha and Rafi&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDMzMDk*OTgzMTImcHQ9MTI*MzMwOTc5OTAwMCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=26420" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/o-mere-sona-re-teesri-manzil-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-1660896668352392234?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/1660896668352392234/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=1660896668352392234&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1660896668352392234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1660896668352392234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/o-mere-sona-re.html' title='O Mere Sona Re...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-7195180664077830568</id><published>2009-05-21T08:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T08:17:06.701-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dum Maro Dum...</title><content type='html'>This time its one of my most favorite songs sung by the ever versatile Asha…almost all of her songs are my favs :-) This song is said to have topped all the music charts when it was released and also gave Asha a filmfare award for Best Female Playback Singer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie: Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971)&lt;br /&gt;Music: Pancham&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics: Anand Bakshi&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singer: Asha Bhonsle&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my humble attempt at this classic! Looking fwd to your feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDI5MTg5NTQyODEmcHQ9MTI*MjkxODk3NTgxMiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed flashvars="song_id=25951" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/dum-maro-dum-hare-rama-hare-krishna-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-7195180664077830568?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/7195180664077830568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=7195180664077830568&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7195180664077830568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7195180664077830568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/dum-maro-dum.html' title='Dum Maro Dum...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3011769094765178756</id><published>2009-05-08T00:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-08T00:10:14.813-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ethrayo Janmamayi...</title><content type='html'>Thought of singing a Malayalam song for a change, to be in touch with my roots :-) Absolutely love this one with Sujatha’s magical voice! Her expressions are just brilliant!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE3NjY1NDEzNDQmcHQ9MTI*MTc2NjU2NzY4OCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=24494"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/ethrayo-janmamayi-summer-in-bethlehem-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3011769094765178756?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3011769094765178756/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3011769094765178756&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3011769094765178756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3011769094765178756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/ethrayo-janmamayi.html' title='Ethrayo Janmamayi...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-1177686622780440680</id><published>2009-05-03T15:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:12:02.343-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dard Se Mera Daaman...</title><content type='html'>This is my first attempt at a Ghazal here. I chose one of my most favorite ones from the album &lt;strong&gt;Sajda&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Jagjit Singh&lt;/strong&gt;. I have heard multiple covers of this ghazal by &lt;strong&gt;Lata Mangeshkar&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Jagjit Singh&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Chitra Singh&lt;/strong&gt;. They all have their own unique style and bring in a different feel in their attempts. For me, the highlight of this ghazal is the haunting melody, composed by &lt;strong&gt;Jagjit Singh &lt;/strong&gt;himself, and the amazing lyrics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My favorite lines are..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Ya dharti ke zakhmon par marham rakh de,&lt;br /&gt;Ya mera dil paththar kar de ya Allah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;......just beautiful!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do let me know how I have fared on this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDEzOTAxNzk*NjgmcHQ9MTI*MTM5MDMzMDIxOCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=23869"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/dard-se-mera-daaman-ghazal-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-1177686622780440680?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/1177686622780440680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=1177686622780440680&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1177686622780440680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1177686622780440680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/dard-se-mera-daaman.html' title='Dard Se Mera Daaman...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-8422281617874855077</id><published>2009-04-26T21:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:13:13.549-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Deewana Hua Baadal..</title><content type='html'>This is my utmost favorite &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;O.P.Nayyar&lt;/span&gt; composition. A very melodious song sung by favorite duo – &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Asha&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Rafi&lt;/span&gt;. I requested &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://nvkrishnan.blogspot.com"&gt;NVK Sir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to sing this one with me and I am really happy he did. Thank u so much…u have done a great job as always!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you like our attempt at this classic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Kashmir Ki Kali&lt;br /&gt;Music: O.P.Nayyar&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Asha and Rafi&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha &amp; NVK&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*OTgwNDAyOTYmcHQ9MTI*MTQ5ODA5Mzc2NSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=23146"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/deewana-hua-baadal-kashmir-ki-kali-cover-with-nvk"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-8422281617874855077?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/8422281617874855077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=8422281617874855077&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/8422281617874855077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/8422281617874855077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/deewana-hua-baadal.html' title='Deewana Hua Baadal..'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-1574354781330143929</id><published>2009-04-17T21:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:14:46.844-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bin Tere Sanam...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://ajrockaj.blogspot.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;AJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and I have been looking for a song a cover and we decided on this one. Its a very nice tune from a flop Bollywood film released in 1991.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The songs in the film were one of the first few songs composed by &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Jatin-Lalit&lt;/span&gt;. But this song actually became very popular after &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;DJ Suketu&lt;/span&gt; released a remix version much later. We luckily found a fabulous version of the remix track. We have improvised a little, tried to the bring in some flavor from the original &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Jatin-Lalit&lt;/span&gt; composition into this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AJ has done a good job with the vocals and also mixed this one. He spent a lot of time on it…he wanted it to sound like the remix version with all the effects :-) Thanks AJ for all ur effort!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Film: Yaara Dildaara (1991)&lt;br /&gt;Music: Jatin-Lalit&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: AJ and Smitha&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: AJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE3MTI4MjI4MjgmcHQ9MTI*MTcxMjg2NDUzMSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=22518"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/bin-tere-sanam-remix-cover-with-aj"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-1574354781330143929?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/1574354781330143929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=1574354781330143929&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1574354781330143929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1574354781330143929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/bin-tere-sanam.html' title='Bin Tere Sanam...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-8832356567493763208</id><published>2009-04-10T21:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:15:23.635-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Teri Ore...</title><content type='html'>This one is for my friend &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Sumita&lt;/span&gt;, who asked me to sing this a long time ago, but never got the time to sing it. Its a beautiful duet by &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Sahab&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Shreya Ghoshal&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was looking for the track online and found one with Rahat Sahab’s vocals. But it was a vocal cut and was really bad. So I decided to sing those portions myself :-) I sang Rahat Sahab’s vocals in the lower octave (of course because I can’t reach the high notes!). Added some harmonies too. Mixing this one was real fun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please let me know how I have done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Song: Teri Ore&lt;br /&gt;Film: Singh Is King&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha, Smitha :-)&lt;br /&gt;Music: Pritam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*OTkyNDY3NTAmcHQ9MTI*MTQ5OTM4MjA2MiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=22217"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/teri-ore-singh-is-king-cover"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-8832356567493763208?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/8832356567493763208/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=8832356567493763208&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/8832356567493763208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/8832356567493763208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/teri-ore.html' title='Teri Ore...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-6467314415480248567</id><published>2009-04-10T21:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:15:40.801-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/shrini76"&gt;Srini&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; picked this song and I am thankful to him for this! Created by the amazing duo, &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Pancham &lt;/span&gt;and &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Gulzar Sahab&lt;/span&gt;, this song will remain one of the most popular in Bollywood history. The lyrics are simply amazing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you like our attempt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Song: Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi&lt;br /&gt;Film: Aandhi&lt;br /&gt;Music: R D Burman&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics: Gulzar&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Lata &amp; Kishore&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Smitha &amp; Srinivasan&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Smitha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*OTg1NTU1NjImcHQ9MTI*MTQ5ODU1NzA5MyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=21831"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/tere-bina-zindagi-se-koi-aandhi-cover-with-srinivasan"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-6467314415480248567?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/6467314415480248567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=6467314415480248567&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6467314415480248567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6467314415480248567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/tere-bina-zindagi-se-koi.html' title='Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-2131823969072669433</id><published>2009-04-02T21:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:16:06.390-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahista Ahista...</title><content type='html'>This is a peppy, romantic number from the recent film, &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Bachna Ae Haseeno&lt;/span&gt;, composed by &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Vishal-Shekhar&lt;/span&gt;. I really like this one and asked &lt;a href=http://blog.gksden.org&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;George&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; if he would sing it with me. Thanks a ton George for agreeing! U have done a brilliant job as always. And thanks for all the suggestions/feedback during the course of recording this one. It helped a lot!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;George suggested that &lt;a href=http://www.muziboo.com/sanour21&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Sunny&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is the right person to mix this one. Thanks a lot Sunny for doing this for us! I can totally see why George wanted u to mix it...its just fabulous!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So folks, here is our attempt at this recent number. Please pour in your thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*MTE*MzgzMTImcHQ9MTI*MTQxMTQ*Njc2NSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=21242"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/ahista-ahista-bachna-ae-haseeno-cover-with-george-kuruvilla"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-2131823969072669433?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/2131823969072669433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=2131823969072669433&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2131823969072669433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2131823969072669433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/04/ahista-ahista.html' title='Ahista Ahista...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-2541392700504309132</id><published>2009-03-27T21:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:16:47.254-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Suraj Hua Maddham...</title><content type='html'>This is a very popular number from recent times and is one of my personal favorites too. I am a die-hard &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Sonu Nigam&lt;/span&gt; fan and this is the opening song in his concerts usually :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am singing this one with &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://soumitrasongs.blogspot.com"&gt;Soumitra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, a very talented singer here at Muziboo. When I started audio blogging last year, he was the first one to comment on my blog. He introduced me to Audio India, through which I got to know many of u from the audio blogging community! Thanks a lot for singing this one with me Soumitra and doing such a great job with singing and mixing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is one more person I need to thank! I had lot of issues with my recording set up and &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;George &lt;/span&gt;guided me to get the right gear and this is the fisrt song I recorded using my new gear! Thanks for everything George! U r fabulous!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave you feedback on this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Song: Suraj Hua Maddham&lt;br /&gt;Film: Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham&lt;br /&gt;Music: Jatin-Lalit&lt;br /&gt;Orig Singers: Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik&lt;br /&gt;Cover by: Soumitra, Smitha&lt;br /&gt;Mixed by: Soumitra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE3MTI5ODgyNTAmcHQ9MTI*MTcxMjk5MDYyNSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=19279"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/suraj-hua-maddham"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-2541392700504309132?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/2541392700504309132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=2541392700504309132&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2541392700504309132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2541392700504309132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/05/suraj-hua-maddham.html' title='Suraj Hua Maddham...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-6579368974724611810</id><published>2009-02-15T23:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:18:06.836-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cheeni Kum...</title><content type='html'>This one is by Ilayaraja, the maestro! I have heard the Tamil original by S P Balasubramaniam and I think that’s fabulous too. Ilayaraja's music is very unique and powerful...leaves a lasting impression! Other than the composition, I think its Shreya's voice that makes the Hindi version sound so beautiful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my attempt at this beautiful composition. I would like to thank &lt;a href="http://www.jocalling.com/"&gt;Jo&lt;/a&gt; for sharing the Karaoke track with me! Please leave your valuable feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*MTE1MjYyOTYmcHQ9MTI*MTQxMTUyNzgxMiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=17169"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/cheeni-kum"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-6579368974724611810?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/6579368974724611810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=6579368974724611810&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6579368974724611810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6579368974724611810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/02/cheeni-kum.html' title='Cheeni Kum...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3161166821965346594</id><published>2009-02-10T13:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:18:29.633-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Zara Haule Haule...</title><content type='html'>I really like this song! This one is a very peppy, happy, typical O.P.Nayyar composition. And like all his popular songs, this one is rendered by Asha. They work so well together! Her expressions and harkats in this song are amazing as always.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This song also brings back my childhood memories! I sung this one for a school competition. Did'nt understand the nuances of the song as well back then! Now I know its a tough one to sing because of the subtle harkats :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your valuable feedback as always!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*MTE1NzY4MTImcHQ9MTI*MTQxMTU4MDQ2OCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=16614"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/zara-haule-haule"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3161166821965346594?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3161166821965346594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3161166821965346594&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3161166821965346594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3161166821965346594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/02/zara-haule-haule.html' title='Zara Haule Haule...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-2342462068544309362</id><published>2009-01-25T11:50:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T09:19:08.873-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thode Badmaash...</title><content type='html'>And here is my first post of 2009!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of my favorite songs from the film &lt;em&gt;Saawariya&lt;/em&gt; and also undoubtedly one of the best compositions of 2008. Shreya's expressions are magical in the song! The music is by &lt;em&gt;Monty Sharma&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do let me know how I have done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*MTE2MTUyMTgmcHQ9MTI*MTQxMTYxODEyNSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=15088"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/thode-badmaash"&gt;Comments received on Muziboo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-2342462068544309362?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/2342462068544309362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=2342462068544309362&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2342462068544309362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/2342462068544309362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2009/01/thode-badmaash.html' title='Thode Badmaash...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3297472350203813658</id><published>2008-12-31T17:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T18:00:44.202-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Raat Ke Humsafar....</title><content type='html'>Here goes my last post of 2008!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.khan-sahab.blogspot.com&gt;Azam Khan&lt;/a&gt; is a singer I immensely respect in the audio blogging community. He is an excellent singer and a perfectionist who sings Rafi sahab's songs with utmost ease. So I requested Khan sahab to sing this one with me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I personally think that &lt;em&gt;Asha ji &lt;/em&gt;and &lt;em&gt;Rafi sahab &lt;/em&gt;have sung the best duets ever. &lt;em&gt;Raat Ke Humsafar &lt;/em&gt;is one such beautiful duet. From the film, An Evening in Paris (1967), this song was composed by the legendary &lt;em&gt;Shankar-Jaikishen&lt;/em&gt;. I have watched this song innumerable number of times because I just love watching &lt;em&gt;Shammi Kapoor&lt;/em&gt; on screen :-) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to thank Khan Sahab for singing this one with me and also for mixing the track. He does such a great job at it! And to all you folks out there, wish u a very very happy and prosperous 2009!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/RaatKeHumsafar.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3297472350203813658?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3297472350203813658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3297472350203813658&amp;isPopup=true' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3297472350203813658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3297472350203813658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/12/raat-ke-humsafar.html' title='Raat Ke Humsafar....'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-859552397141360420</id><published>2008-12-12T16:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-05-04T21:21:12.228-07:00</updated><title type='text'>O Sajnaa...</title><content type='html'>This is probably the most difficult song I have ever attempted on my blog! Composed by the multi-talented &lt;em&gt;Salil Chaudhary &lt;/em&gt;and penned by &lt;em&gt;Shailendra&lt;/em&gt;, this song is from the film &lt;em&gt;Parakh&lt;/em&gt;, released in 1960.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love this song for many reasons, the first being Lataji's divine voice and the second being the leading lady, &lt;em&gt;Sadhana's&lt;/em&gt; beauty on screen, singing this song. Several talented singers in the audio blogging community have sung this song before and done complete justice to it. Here is my humble attempt at this masterpiece! I would be looking forward to your feedback.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDE*MTE2NTQzMTImcHQ9MTI*MTQxMTY1NjY4NyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4ODVmNmQ3MTBmN2M*MTQxYmY4Yjk*YTE3ZjQ1MGMwNiZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=20726"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="size:.8em"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com/smi_nr/music/o-sajnaa"&gt;O Sajnaa&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music"&gt;Upload Music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-859552397141360420?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/859552397141360420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=859552397141360420&amp;isPopup=true' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/859552397141360420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/859552397141360420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/12/o-sajna.html' title='O Sajnaa...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-520801716569301624</id><published>2008-12-02T20:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-02T21:10:47.719-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dil Hoom Hoom Kare...</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Bhupen Hazarika &lt;/em&gt;is well known for his unique use of folk music in his compositions. In addition to composing and singing in various languages including Hindi and Bengali, he is also a very talented lyricist. He is a recepient of the &lt;em&gt;Dadasaheb Phalke Award &lt;/em&gt;for his achievements in Indian cinema.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This song is my favorite Bhupen Hazarika composition from the film &lt;em&gt;Rudaali&lt;/em&gt;. It has beautiful lyrics penned by &lt;em&gt;Gulzar sahab &lt;/em&gt;and the golden voice of &lt;em&gt;Lataji&lt;/em&gt;. Here is my humble attempt to sing this wonderful composition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/DilHoomHoomKare.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-520801716569301624?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/520801716569301624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=520801716569301624&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/520801716569301624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/520801716569301624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/12/dil-hoom-hoom-kare.html' title='Dil Hoom Hoom Kare...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-6859630579655140352</id><published>2008-11-19T21:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T09:42:16.727-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jaaiye Aap Kahan....</title><content type='html'>If it was an &lt;em&gt;O.P.Nayyar&lt;/em&gt; composition, it had to be &lt;em&gt;Asha's &lt;/em&gt;voice! Such was the magic they created together. &lt;em&gt;O.P.Nayyar ji &lt;/em&gt;had a very unique style....his songs are pure, romantic, happy numbers. Even after so many years, his songs continue to mesmerize us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This magical combination gave Bollywood many many beautiful songs in films like &lt;em&gt;Kashmir Ki Kali&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mere Sanam&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon&lt;/em&gt;, to name a few. &lt;em&gt;Isharon Isharon &lt;/em&gt;from &lt;em&gt;Kashmir Ki Kali &lt;/em&gt;remains one of my all time favorites. I would love to sing that too sometime...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here I have tried to sing &lt;em&gt;Jaaiye Aap Kahan... &lt;/em&gt;from the film &lt;em&gt;Mere Sanam&lt;/em&gt;. The same film has another beautiful song &lt;em&gt;Pukarta Chala Hu Main.... &lt;/em&gt;which I am hoping my fellow blogger, Azam will sing some day! Khan Sahab... please consider this my farmaish :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please listen to this one at your convenience. I will be looking forward to your feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/JaaiyeAapKahan.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-6859630579655140352?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/6859630579655140352/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=6859630579655140352&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6859630579655140352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/6859630579655140352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/11/jaaiye-aap-kahan.html' title='Jaaiye Aap Kahan....'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-4330421816750033605</id><published>2008-11-14T15:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-19T20:07:54.648-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Chalo...</title><content type='html'>It's my privilege to be singing the songs of one of our most talented new generation female playback singers in Bollywood...&lt;em&gt;Shreya Ghoshal&lt;/em&gt;. I first heard her when she was a participant in Sa Re Ga Ma long time ago and I thought to myself...what a divine voice! It was'nt a surprise that she won the contest and went on to become the most successful playback singer of today. She is one of the few singers who can sing any song with utmost ease. The other singers I can think of are &lt;em&gt;Sonu Nigam &lt;/em&gt;and &lt;em&gt;Sunidhi Chauhan&lt;/em&gt;...again both my favorites!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This song is from the movie &lt;em&gt;Jism&lt;/em&gt;, which earned Shreya a Filmfare award and lots of fame. Composed my &lt;em&gt;M.M.Kreem&lt;/em&gt;, each song in this movie has a calmness to it, be it "Chalo Tumko Lekar..." or "Awarapan...".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my attempt to sing "Chalo Tumko Lekar...", my personal favorite from the movie and also one of Shreya's best renditions. I would like to dedicate this song to my friend, Anushree, who has been diligently following my blog and has been sending me song requests. Hope you like it, Anu :-) Please feel free to drop in your comments!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/ChaloTumkoLekar.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-4330421816750033605?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/4330421816750033605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=4330421816750033605&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/4330421816750033605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/4330421816750033605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/11/chalo.html' title='Chalo...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-7530537488095830035</id><published>2008-11-04T13:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T13:33:58.561-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Raat Akeli Hai...</title><content type='html'>I have been trying to decide on my next song for a while now. I wanted it to be Asha ji's song. My friend and a regular visitor of my blog, &lt;a href="http://pravinpatade.blogspot.com"&gt;Pravin&lt;/a&gt;, suggested this one...a really nice choice! Thanks a lot!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of Asha's best numbers from the movie &lt;em&gt;Jewel Thief &lt;/em&gt;composed by the maestro &lt;em&gt;S.D.Burman &lt;/em&gt;himself. What more can one ask for? I must add that Tanuja looks amazing in this video :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My humble attempt follows...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/RaatAkeliHai.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-7530537488095830035?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/7530537488095830035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=7530537488095830035&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7530537488095830035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/7530537488095830035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/11/raat-akeli-hai.html' title='Raat Akeli Hai...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-1960427072664720667</id><published>2008-10-23T18:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T18:35:16.486-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pyar Hua Chupke Se....</title><content type='html'>Firstly, thanks a lot to everyone for your encouraging comments on my previous song. That has truly inspired me to keep singing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of Pancham's last compositions, this one is again a song close to my heart. I have been wanting to sing this for a while now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This time, my friend Nandita was the moderator. She listened to my rendition and gave me feedback. Thanks a lot Nandita! Did I mention... Nandita and I were college mates back in India and she is a fabulous singer! She has started audio blogging recently. Do visit &lt;a href="http://dulcet-notes.blogspot.com/"&gt;her blog&lt;/a&gt; too...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, here is my attempt at singing the beautiful song from &lt;em&gt;1942 A Love Story &lt;/em&gt; sung originally by Kavitha Krishnamurthy. Please listen to it at your convenience. Any kind of feedback, positive, negative is highly appreciated :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/PyarHuaChupkeSe.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-1960427072664720667?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/1960427072664720667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=1960427072664720667&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1960427072664720667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1960427072664720667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/10/pyar-hua-chupke-se.html' title='Pyar Hua Chupke Se....'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3807481106162580296</id><published>2008-10-03T11:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T18:35:53.339-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Zara Zara....</title><content type='html'>My colleague, Sendill, visited my blog yesterday and listened to my songs. He told me he liked them all! Thanks Sendill! In addition, he asked me if I could sing this one and post it. I said I would do it in a couple of days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However I found this awesome track last night! The moment I heard it, I knew I had to sing the song that moment! Thanks again to Sendill for asking me to sing it :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here is this slow, sensuous number from &lt;em&gt;Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein&lt;/em&gt; composed by &lt;em&gt;Harris Jayaraj&lt;/em&gt; and sung by &lt;em&gt;Bombay Jayashree&lt;/em&gt;. The movie was a flop but the song became very popular.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please listen to it at your convenience. Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/ZaraZara.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3807481106162580296?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3807481106162580296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3807481106162580296&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3807481106162580296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3807481106162580296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/10/zara-zara.html' title='Zara Zara....'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-8729549020376871958</id><published>2008-09-27T13:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T18:37:03.454-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pancham Da....</title><content type='html'>I do not have words to describe this song. What I can surely say is only Pancham can create something like this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of his musical gems, this song is from the film &lt;em&gt;Masoom&lt;/em&gt;. I have watched this movie countless times and I cry every time this song comes on screen. What a movie and what a song!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my first attempt at a Pancham song! Do listen to this at your convenience. Special thanks to singer Azam Khan for his valuable feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/TujhseNaraaz.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-8729549020376871958?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/8729549020376871958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=8729549020376871958&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/8729549020376871958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/8729549020376871958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/09/pancham-da.html' title='Pancham Da....'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3195603459269861474</id><published>2008-09-18T21:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T18:37:41.791-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My all time favorite!</title><content type='html'>This is a song I started to listen as a kid. And even today, when I listen to it, it takes me to another world! Lataji sounds so melodious...you want to listen to her again and again. Madan Mohan ji composed this one for the film &lt;em&gt;Woh Kaun Thi&lt;/em&gt;. This song is one of my all time favorites and will continue to be...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my brave attempt :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/LagJaaGale.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3195603459269861474?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3195603459269861474/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3195603459269861474&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3195603459269861474'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3195603459269861474'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-all-time-favorite.html' title='My all time favorite!'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3160322273098665660</id><published>2008-09-06T10:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T18:38:44.085-07:00</updated><title type='text'>One more...</title><content type='html'>Its like I am on a recording spree!!! Its addictive I must say :-) But the only problem is I cannot sing any song of my choice. I have a limited number of tracks and I need to choose from them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next song I chose to sing is a really old one. From the film &lt;em&gt;Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi&lt;/em&gt;, this song has vocals by Lataji and music by Shankar-Jaikishen. Every time I listen to this song, I am reminded of Meena Kumari. She looks divine in this song.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The beauty of this song lies in its simplicity, and thats the challenge too...maintaining that simplicity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/AjeebDastaan.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3160322273098665660?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3160322273098665660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3160322273098665660&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3160322273098665660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3160322273098665660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/09/one-more.html' title='One more...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-5213015212470254160</id><published>2008-09-04T08:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T18:39:49.994-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Asha....my Goddess...</title><content type='html'>I have been listening to songs by Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle since I was a kid. And I have been more of an Asha fan all along. That doesn't mean I am not a Lata fan. I worship her...but there is some thing about Asha ji's voice that is magical. Her versatility is mind blowing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I could not stop myself from trying one of her songs. This one is again a favorite. Composed by Bappi Lahiri, who has given us lots of peppy numbers, this song has Asha's magical touch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a duet, but well...I sang it all. Let me know what you think...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/RaatBaaqi.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-5213015212470254160?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/5213015212470254160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=5213015212470254160&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/5213015212470254160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/5213015212470254160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/09/ashamy-goddess.html' title='Asha....my Goddess...'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-496113374763064369</id><published>2008-09-03T19:34:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T18:40:29.514-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My first recording!!!</title><content type='html'>I have not been blogging for a long time now! Work has been stopping me from finding time to do it. But I can proudly say that I have been attending my music classes regularly and am enjoying it thoroughly!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the meantime, I have also been to lucky to have laid my hands on some karaoke tracks to sing with. Yes...I have started my attempt at recording songs and I am loving it completely. I must add that its not as easy as I thought it would be. Singing with the track is one part of the process and mixing it is another part, both of which I need to master. I hope to get better with time....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This my humble attempt to sing one of my favorite songs, sung by the Goddess herself...Lata Mangeshkar. Its from the movie Lekin. Penned by Gulzar and composed by Hridayanath Mangeshkar, this song is a treat to the ears.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to dedicate this song to my dearest friend, Sumita. She has patiently listened to it several times and given me feedback....so sweetheart....this is for u!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://webjay.org/flash/xspf_player" width="400" height="45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="playlist_url=http://smitha.passanha.com/music/YaaraSeeliSeeli.mp3&amp;amp;rounded_corner=1&amp;amp;skin_color_1=-200,-200,-200,0&amp;amp;skin_color_2=-0,0,-45,0"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-496113374763064369?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/496113374763064369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=496113374763064369&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/496113374763064369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/496113374763064369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-first-recording.html' title='My first recording!!!'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-3503276581998531179</id><published>2008-05-01T22:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T09:49:57.199-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My first encounter with classical Music</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I was about 6-7 yrs old when one morning, my mom woke me up and told me I was supposed to meet somebody. I was taken to my first music teacher's house. She was a south indian and had been giving music lessons to kids for a long time. I was told that I would be learning classical music from her. I had no idea what was in store.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went for my first music lesson. My teacher had a "Sruthippetti" (an instrument that looks like a harmonium but has no keys, has knobs which can be used to set the scale for singing). She set a scale which she thought was appropriate and asked me to sing "Sa....". I sang it. She then asked me to sing "Pa..." and then "Sa..." again. I obeyed, not knowing what it really meant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much later, I realized that I was taught the basic notes of music. The Sargam consists of seven notes "S R G M P D N", of which "S" and "P" are the "Shuddha Swaras" i.e. no matter how the rest of the notes change depending on the raaga, "S" and "P" will remain where they are. Therefore it is essential that one understands the exact position of these notes in the Sargam. The first "S" marks the beginning of the octave and the second "S" marks its end and "P" falls in between&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once I could sing "S P S", I was taught the other notes of the Sargam. So all you guys out there wanting to learn classical music, get your Shuddha Swaras perfected first!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-3503276581998531179?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/3503276581998531179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=3503276581998531179&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3503276581998531179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/3503276581998531179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-first-encounter-with-classical-music.html' title='My first encounter with classical Music'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663707292790347741.post-1775000554589141856</id><published>2008-04-28T13:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-02T15:32:56.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A new beginning....</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Its been a really long time since I have been thinking of this...creating a space of my own where I can pen down my thoughts on something that matters the most to me....Music! I dont know why it took so long....but well...better late than never I guess!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Why am I calling this a new beginning? Because it is in fact a new beginning to my life...I've made a solid decision to bring music back into my life, and have already taken the first step towards it. I am thrilled to have found a maestro as my Guru and I am sure my life is going to change in a melodious way!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;As I travel through this new musical path, I will share my experiences, my thoughts with you. Maybe someday I will add some of my own recordings too....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/663707292790347741-1775000554589141856?l=smithapassanha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/feeds/1775000554589141856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=663707292790347741&amp;postID=1775000554589141856&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1775000554589141856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/663707292790347741/posts/default/1775000554589141856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smithapassanha.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-beginning.html' title='A new beginning....'/><author><name>Smitha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04811085398341925144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXU0LBOuQyY/Sl05Ib6OfrI/AAAAAAAABE8/5PIybCbJWVE/S220/Smi-JiyaBday.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
