We bring to you the latest and the best from the world of music varying over a wide range of genres from Bollywood Hits, Ghazals and Indian Classical to International Pop & Rock, Western Classical, Jazz, R&B and Soul. While the audio programmes are a compilation of the best tracks from a genre, our wide selection of CDs brings to you music from your favourite artists and their popular albums. In addition also check out the special programmes every cycle exclusively on JetScreen.
God Tussi Great Ho
Light, frothy and fun-filled music from Sajid Wajid to echo the fantasy of the film where the hapless hero, Arun Prajapati, gets to try his hand at doing God's 'job'. Numbers like 'Let's party' and 'Tujhe aksa beach' hit the dance spot where 'God tussi great ho', led by Sonu Nigam and 'Lal chunariya', beautifully duetted by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik, add melody and charm
Bachna Ae Haseeno
The album opens with the captivating romantic ballad 'Khuda jaane', from KK and Shilpa Rao. 'Jogi mahi', with Sukhvinder Singh adds more magic accompanied by atmospheric Punjabi rhythm, and the title track, saved till the end of the album, is a sizzling reworked version of the original song composed by RD Burman in 1977. In this the late Kishore Kumar is joined by his son Sumit and Vishal Dadlani.
Taare Zameen Par
The music for this inspirational film that tells the moving story of Ishaan, a dyslexic child, his struggles and his magical personal world, was created by the trio of Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy with award-winning lyrics by Prasoon Joshi. Throughout the album the innocence, imagination and confusion of a child's world is delicately expressed. The message to us all from the production is that, 'Every Child is Special'!
Karz
Himesh Reshammiya directed the music and also stars in the movie as a man haunted by a melody from a past life of pain and betrayal that he had never lived. The fabulous score for this movie resounds with the tension and tangled emotions of vengeance and love that this brings. It brilliantly mixes Indian classical sounds and instruments with modern dance tracks with Western influence.
Singh is Kinng
Rap from Snoop Dogg and hip-hop from RDB and Akshay Kumar, combine with Punjabi beats in a thumping Bollywood explosion of sound from the ever-versatile Pritam. As a result the sole ballad track on the album 'Tere ore' stands out in contrast with beautiful singing from Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and the shining voice of Shreya Ghoshal.
Simply Love - Mohd Rafi
Between 1950 and 1970 Mohd Rafi was the most sought after singer in Bollywood. This album is a beautiful compilation of vintage romantic love songs, mostly solo, that show off his passion and artistry.
Ecstasy - Lakshmi Shankar
Lakshmi Shankar is a highly respected exponent of North Indian khyal and light-classical singing who trained for many years under Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan and also later with Pandit Ravi Shankar. Here she is accompanied by the sarangi master Pandit Ramesh Mishra, who can be appreciated during the several 'solo' breaks in the 'Thumri' track, and a new young UK-based tabla player Partha Sarathi Mukherjee.
Ragas Hameer, Gara - Shankar and Rakha
The award-winning and world-revered instrumentalist Pandit Ravi Shankar here focuses on the classical Indian Hameer and Gara ragas accompanied by the master of the tabla, Ustad Alla Rakha. The album begins with the much shorter 'Taal farodast', in which Rakha comes to the fore.
Waqt Par Bolna - Hariharan
Waqt Par Bolna is sung, composed and produced by Hariharan himself. He is an expert singer, incomparable in technique; the songs are lyrical and soothing with lavish and well-balanced musical arrangements. However, in a couple of tracks, 'Mujhko chhuke pighal rahe ho' and 'Galat hai muskurana' he experiments with a more Western bluesy feel.
Meraj-E-Ghazal- Asha Bhosle, Ghulam Ali
Best known as a Bollywood playback singer, Asha Bhosle uses her talent and appealing voice to great effect in this wonderful selection of ghazals. Here she also duets on several tracks with Ghulam Ali the famous ghazal master.
Laut Aao - Ahmed Jehanzeb
This album follows on after his hit album Parastish. Ahmed Jehanzeb says on the cover notes for it , 'I strongly believe in the saying 'Music is food for the soul'... it is the truest form for an artist to express his innermost feelings to his audience.' Here he uses his strong smooth voice to perform powerful, melodic songs about the beauty of love.
Avengi Ja Nahin - Rabbi
More delight, following the hit song 'Bulla ki jaana main kaun' from his first album Rabbi, from this singer-songwriter who combines Western rock, Punjabi folk and lyrics and a soulful voice in meaningful 'storytelling' style. His accompanying guitar work is accomplished and allows his music to cross cultural styles and appeal worldwide.
Breakout - Miley Cyrus
Pop-rock from a teen favourite with a new grown-up identity as herself. This album leapt sharply to the No 1 spot in the US Billboard 200 Chart on release and it appeals to more than just the tweens. It includes the addictive '7 Things', the catchy 'Breakout' and cover versions of 'Girls just wanna have fun' and 'These Four Walls'. A very commercial album on which Cyrus' voice is confident and commanding.
Modern Guilt - Beck
The Californian multi-instrumentalist uses his skill to combine gritty drum and colourful synth sounds to achieve mellow songs with retro feel. His tenth studio album, produced with Brian 'Danger Mouse' Burton and with the contribution of Cat Power on backing vocals for several songs has a different feel from previous work.
Time for a Love Revolution - L Kravitz
The eighth studio album from this prolific American singer-songwriter, the first since 2004, went to No 4 in the US charts on release, and has been hailed as his best album for some time. It contains fourteen hard-hitting rock songs with a solid beat, heavy lyrics and prominent guitar lines. A must for all his fans.
Mamma Mia!
Featuring the songs made famous by ABBA this movie soundtrack of the story written by Catherine Johnson for the London stageshow is a rollercoaster ride of joyous songs and nostalgia for the original music. To record the music for the album Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus reunited with the musicians who played on the original ABBA songs so, with the added infectious excitement of the cast, it successfully recreates the freshness we remember.
Now That's What I Call Music! 28
Enjoy twenty tracks of the greatest hits of 2008 featuring music that includes ballads, pop, rock, RnB and country, all achieving both US and international success.
High School Musical
High School Musical became the most successful Disney Channel Original Movie when it was released, and the soundtrack became the best-selling album in the United States for 2006. Its success enabled the launch two sequels, with a third also likely next year. With its youthful cast and a mix of bright catchy pop with earnest romantic ballads it is inspirational and engaging.
High School Musical 2
The 2007 sequel to High School Musical, and the soundtrack is every bit as good: fabulous sing-along songs, happy and optimistic, from a talented cast. It opens with the ever-popular favourite 'What time is it', a celebration of holidays and teenage anticipation, with 'I don't dance', a sizzling rhythmic rap-jazz knockout of a track stealing the show.
The Cosmos Rocks - Queen
The Cosmos Rocks' sees Bryan May and Roger Taylor team up with vocalist Paul Rodgers of Free. Lyrically the band show they still enjoy poking fun at the establishment - lead single 'C-Lebrity', for example, deals with modern fascination with stardom without talent. Above all 'Cosmos Rocks' gives us all that Queen fans could wish for - it's full of epic sounds, smart lyrics, great harmonys and Brian May's unmistakable guitar.
Rossini Soirées Musicales
The 'Soireés Musicales', the first 11 tracks, are elegant, evening society songs in which Miah Persson, soprano, and the rich voice of Stella Doufexis, mezzo-soprano, dazzle with expression and blend in duets such as 'La pesca'. The later tracks 'Les Péchés de Viellesse', or 'Sins of Old Age', were composed 20 years later. Bruce Ford, tenor, subtly leads us into this set with the lament 'L'esule'. Roger Vignoles accompanies on piano throughout.
Then & Now: Very Best of Petula Clark
Compilation album containing perennial favourites from this European songstress: 'Down Town', 'Sailor', 'This is my Song' and many more. Although it presents four newly recorded tracks and one previously unreleased, the album with twenty more originals adds up to a great '60s nostalgia trip.
Northern Namaste - Arun Ghosh
Debut album from Ghosh whose links with both Briton and Asia are evident. 'Aurura' utilises the early morning raag Bhairavi. He plays both clarinet and piano, imbuing each with a vocal feel over subdued drums and vibraphone, producing exotic pieces. 'Longsight lagoon' feels oriental in its winding progression to a climax. 'Come closer' draws out emotion with eerie melody, all culminating in the tense, higher-paced dance, 'Greenhouse'.
From Nowhere In Particular - Bonamassa
Joe says this album 'is for all the fans... it honors the incredible connection I have always felt with audiences around the world.' This live album celebrates someone who at the age of only 31 is one of the world's great masters of the blues guitar. These are strong, powerful songs with smokin' guitar work including the gripping 'Sloe gin' and the drama of 'Ball peen hammer'.
The Best of Don Williams - Don Williams
A huge list of wonderful songs from the 'Gentle Giant of Country Music'. The music is acoustic, the melodies warm and the lyrics sentimental, expressing the romance and love we would all like to have in our lives. And to serve it up the unique, deep, smooth, masculine voice that will never be bettered.
Arde el Cielo - Maná
This is a joyful mostly live album from the Grammy award-winning Mexican pop-rock group. Following on after the success of the studio album Amar es Combatir which won the Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album Grammy and later two Billboard Latin Music Awards, the first single of the album, 'Si no te hubieras ido', was released earlier this year and quickly became number one in Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks.
Comme Si de Rien..- Carla Bruni
This follows Bruni's second album 'No Promises' which was a massive European hit. Now, as the first lady of France, she has released this third album of mostly her own songs, personal and sung with an emotional, delicate touch backed by luscious instrumental arrangements. She has said she wants the music to speak for itself and here it does.
Remember Shakti - Mclaughlin, Hussain
Recorded live during a 1997 UK tour this album reunites John McLaughlin, the English jazz guitarist, Zakir Hussain, the Indian tabla player, and TH 'Vikku' Vinayakram, the Indian percussionist, who toured during the period 1975-1977 as the group Shakti, combining Indian music with jazz elements. Also playing in this reunion is Hariprasad Chaurasia, player of the bansuri, the North Indian bamboo flute.
U87 - Eason Chan
Eason Chan is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter popular throughout Hongkong, Taiwan and mainland China. He has won Hong Kong's Most Popular Male Singer Award several times and is one of the rare non-Taiwanese singer to win Taiwan’s Golden Melody Award. U87 is one of his most popular albums, written following the birth of his daughter and apparantly its unusual title is the serial number of his favourite microphone in the recording studio.
Kellylicious - Kelly Chen
Alongside starring in the 2008 epic film An Empress and the Warriors, Kelly has recently released this latest studio album. The actress and singer who has released over fifty albums over the last twelve years is well known throughout Hongkong and mainland China, has had hit Japanese singles and has toured across the world. Chen's delicate voice is beautifully set against contrasting electro-pop backing throughout these striking tracks.
S & M - Metallica
This is a live album recorded with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra in April 1999 at Berkeley Community Theatre. It combines one of America's most powerful orchestras with America's most powerful heavy metal rock band and lists songs taken from their six platinum albums from Ride the Lightening in 1984 to Reload in 1997.
Clapton Chronicles - Eric Clapton
This compilation contains much of Clapton's most popular work recorded between 1984 and 1999, a time when personal upheaval and tragedy in his life may have contributed to the poignant lyrics and beautiful melodies in songs such as 'My father's eyes' and 'Tears in Heaven' as well as the romantic 'Wonderful tonight'.
The Joshua Tree - U2
The 1987 album from the Irish rock band that launched them to international stardom, serving up several hit singles, topping the albums charts in six countries and winning two Grammys. It remains one of the best-selling albums worldwide with 'I still haven't found what I'm looking for' remaining one of the most played rock anthems ever.
Greatest Hits Vol 1 - Queen
Bohemian rhapsody' stayed at No 1 in the UK singles charts for 9 weeks in 1975, 'Another one bites the dust' became their biggest selling US singles and 'Killer queen' became their first major breakthrough is the world singles charts... Queen are a musical legend, selling over 500 million albums worldwide and this first volume of Greatest Hits is the UK's all-time best-selling album.
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