Lata Mangeshkar: A voice for every emotion

Whether Sajjad Hussain’s music had Arabic influences or Naushad’s classical approach, Lata Mangeshkar embraced the demands of prolific musicians over generations

While rehearsing, the musicians waited for her half smile, which meant that Lata found a particular phrase challenging. The lyricists yearned for the untold that he would combine to make their mortal words timeless. Simple words like mulayam (soft), paani (water) took on a deeper meaning when he translated them where have we come (sequence) and water water re (match) even colloquial phrases such as am am Weeping in the voice of Lata started trembling with life Rudali.

Be it the Arabic influence in the music of Sajjad Hussain or the classical approach of Naushad, he accepted the demands of illustrious musicians across generations. His voice suited the style of melody makers like C. Ramachandra, Roshan and Ravi. Salil Chaudhary constantly took him out of his comfort zone and so did RD Burman. Lata relied on it as she retained her sweetness even in the higher octaves and was not insecure about singing in the lower notes. Along with Madan Mohan and Khayyam, he excelled in ghazals, while with Shankar Jaikishan, Kalyanji Anandji and Laxmikant Pyarelal, he made Hindi film songs have a wider appeal. For AR Rahman, Latha travels to Chennai and breaks into an unmistakable spell Conversation when he recorded Jiya burn ,From the heart) to record “Luka Chuppi”rang De Basanti), She stood for eight hours.

His voice penetrated the microphone and was fully registered in the recording instrument. The recording technicians had to do a minimal amount of work on his voice. His training and sensitive understanding of the intricacies of the mood of the song made him indispensable.

Hug me ,who was she) In addition to being seductive, it also seems supernatural. Oh grace (parakh) an example of his unfettered control over the higher and lower octaves wish to live again today hi (guide) she grabs The enthusiasm of a girl who has just broken some social bonds. in songs like O eager heart, And This is a strange story She captured the gloomy colors of love beautifully. who can forget the hymn allah your name with jaydev O! my countrymen Which brought tears to Pandit Nehru’s eyes.

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