Hi Govindji,
I enjoyed reading all your comments. My favorite among Nihira's songs was "Aaj jaane ki zid na karo"… it cast a spell on me because of the pin drop silence in the auditoruium and the clarity and beauty of Nihira's voice. She is much better right now than some of our playback singers.
Himani was an excellent singer in the Challenge competition. In this concert however, she picked songs out of her genre – songs like "Lag ja gale", "Raat akeli hai", some other old song of Madan Mohan called "maeri" (I had not heard it before). I don't think she had practised these much because she didn't know the words. She gave me the impression that she took this show very lightly, whereas other two singers were well prepared. Himani would have done better if she picked more of the Sunidhi Chauhan/Richa Sharma type songs. I think her best performance in the concert was "Aao na, gale lag jao na" which I will post later. She does have her limitations. Not to compare the two, but this concert showed Nihira's versatility even more.
Unfortunately, people keep comparing Himani and Nihira. Nihira is a far superior singer, but didn't get her due in the competition. I think Himani gets the backlash from Nihira fans because of this – otherwise people don't compare Nihira to Ujjaini, Swananda, Raktima, Keka, etc who were also good singers.
Hi Amogh,
I hope you have been able to solve the problem of playing the videos. Deepak seems to be an expert on this subject, so I hope his solution works for you. Is there any site other than rapidshare which will allow us to load such big files?
Hi Deepak,
I am also amazed how powerful Nihira's voice is… both the songs from "Hare Rama…" are such high pitched. To tell you the truth, at the high pitch, I like Nihira's version better than Ashajis. I mean, I prefer Nihira's type of voice quality – its lighter on the ears.
Hi Varshadi,
How are you doing? Are you still on cloud nine ?? 😉 I'm waiting to see your pictures? Do you need any more guidance or help… please send me PM if you. You have a great July 4th weekend too. 😊
Hi Saniya,
We're missing you here…