Wildcard Round: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

what a magical song! nice choice!..powerful lyrics..
Rahat Sir's singing in the high-notes are just mind-blowing, cannot provide sufficient words to explain it. the middle, lower-notes are fully intact in sur.
Each word is emphasized nicely, pronunciation is apt and clear, even in the fast-paced portions.
The expression is captured tactfully. the feeling of deprivation of the lover is felt in the lyrics and is echoed beautifully in the singing.
His perfect command on sur can be visibly seen and heard here, so i would like to give a 10 on 10 to this song.

10 10 10 10 10...
He deserves to be in the top six.

a 11? 😳
10, 10 10 and a 10 from me. 😊

Just as with Shankarji, I can't rate RFAK's sur - they are always flawless. All I can do is judge how difficult the song was and to see if the expression has been captured well enough.

And RFAK does all that and more in this composition.

TEN ON TEN

If you want reasons for the full marks, then go and listen to the song again - khud hi samajh jaoge!

Special mention to the two other geniuses behind this song: Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar.

For Uditji I have chosen a song that he sang with Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, RFAK's mentor and uncle. 'Koi Jaane Koi Na Jaane' composed by NFAK and lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbI9zzMCRl8[/YOUTUBE]

Wow. He is dealing only in Tens it seems. 😊

Originally posted by: brahmabul

Wow. He is dealing only in Tens it seems. 😊

Yeah 😊

Did you see his picture above, it is cute 😃

Brilliant singing by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
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He was great throughout, excellent on the high pitches, and no one can sing like Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. When he wants to sing well, he sings better than anyone in his style. I mean, there were some sequences that were just extremely amazing, and words can't describe it.

Like xobile said, listen to it again if you are looking for justifiacation to a high score.


Rating: 10/10

Originally posted by: xobile

Just as with Shankarji, I can't rate RFAK's sur - they are always flawless. All I can do is judge how difficult the song was and to see if the expression has been captured well enough.

And RFAK does all that and more in this composition.

TEN ON TEN

If you want reasons for the full marks, then go and listen to the song again - khud hi samajh jaoge!

Special mention to the two other geniuses behind this song: Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar.

For Uditji I have chosen a song that he sang with Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, RFAK's mentor and uncle. 'Koi Jaane Koi Na Jaane' composed by NFAK and lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbI9zzMCRl8[/YOUTUBE]

I actually like this song even more from the same film.