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A jail inmate releases Zubeen's (second from right) new album


Music, they say, is the best balm for troubled souls. Popular singer Zubeen Garg proved it today by holding the inmates of Guwahati Central Jail in thrall during an hour-long performance.

"I wanted to send out a message that we do not need jails in society. This can only happen if we have a crime-free society," said Zubeen.

Zubeen's new album, Jantra (Machine), was released by the oldest inmate of the jail, Maheswar Kalita, in the presence of an audience of over 700.

Another singer, Manas Rabin, entertained the jail inmates at the same function, which was organised under the banner of N.K. Productions.

"We wanted to do something different this time," said Deba Borkotoky, one of the organisers.

Borkotoky said the jail inmates had long been wanting to meet and listen to Zubeen. "We could not manage the programme last year because of security reasons. We are planning to send copies of our previous music albums to the jail inmates."

On Jantra, an album of modern Assamese songs, Borkotoky said: "It is about the mechanical life of man in the contemporary world. It is about how man has no time for himself these days."

Sound & Silence selects CAD VX2 dual valve microphone

Sound & Silence a studio recently operational in Mumbai and owned by Zubeen Garg boasts of a dual valve mi-crophone model VX2 designed by CAD USA.
The first sale of the VX2 in India was achieved by its Indian distributors Set-ron India Pvt. Ltd., owned by Naresh Dhawan.

Zubeen Garg who had surfed the net and zeroed down on CAD says, ''I don't know how to compare mics but it sounds FAT and WARM compared to the Neumann U-87. I knew about CAD mics and searched a lot on the net to check the specification and decided to buy one. I liked the colour and uncon-ventional looks as well."
Zubeen Garg a musician from Assam started professionally in 1993. Initially after learning the Tabla, he later on started singing and focused on music direction.
With more than 3000 songs in Assamese language to his credit and music rendered for about 16 Assamese movies and Daag (Assamese) his favou-rite, he has sung in films like Kaante, Fiza, Mudda and some new films yet to be released.
Zubeen Garg informs, ''I have also sung a few songs for Dance Masti 1.2.3 albums produced by Farhad Wadia whose music is composed by Ehsaan & Loy. Currently I am setting up my own studio in Mumbai, which should be operational by end July and doing a HinDI project, which is totally based on North East Folk Music in Mumbai by March 2004.''

ZUBEEN / WRAP

# HAS SUNG MORE THAN 7000 SONGS TILL DATE.

# STARRES IN 3 REGIONAL FILMS.

# WAS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER,MUSIC,DIRECTOR & ACTOR IN ASSAMESE FILM,"DINOBANDHU" THAT WON THE NATIONAL AWARD IN THE YEAR 2005.
# HAS COMPOSED THE MUSIC FOR THE BENGALI FILM " SHUDHU TUMI ",HE BAGGED THE B F J A AWARD FOR THAT SCORING THE MUSIC OF " SUDHU TUMI" THAT STARRED KOEL & PROSENJIT.

# UPCOMING HINDI MOVIE SONGS WITH THE MIVIES " PYAAR KE SIDE EFFECT","WOH LAMHE","DEKHO MIL GAYA".

Originally posted by: ticks

Zubeen Garg gave a different feel to Ya ali. he rocks in the song.

Had never noticed him before. But Love the guy now.
In Strings too he has done well.. 👏 👏
Hope he gets great success in Bollywood.

Thanks

Zubeen Garg doesn't want another Ya Ali!


One hit song and the young talented singer has become the talk of town. Apparently after Ya Ali Zubeen Garg has been roped in by all the top music directors including Anu Mallik and filmmakers like Feroz Khan for their projects. "Contrary to his image, Feroz Khan is a genuine, nice, straight forward guy. He called me directly and told me, 'I'm a great fan of your Ya Ali song. Your voice suits my film. Come and sing for me.' The recording is over and I've got my payment; it was a straight deal with him," says Garg. Besides that, Zubeen says he has been flooded with offers from filmmakers to give them similar song like Ya Ali. "It's very scary when filmmakers ask you to sing similar kinds of songs. It's a dangerous trend and once you fall into that trap, there's no coming out of it. The Ya Ali song has also changed my identity. The other day I was recording with Anu Mallik, when a recording guy came in and said, 'Mr Zubeen Ali, there's a call for you'," he laughs. The way we look at it, that's quite a compliment!

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Zubeen hits high notes on podium

- Felicitation function showcases the making of a musical youth icon
A STAFF REPORTER
NSUI members felicitate Zubeen Garg at Vivekananda Kendra on Friday. Picture by S.H. Patgiri

July 21: He is the undisputed king of Assamese music. And when Zubeen Garg took the podium at the auditorium of Vivekananda Kendra here today, he showed that he is truly a youth icon. In fact, his hit number in the recent Hindi film Gangster has already turned him into one.

Few people know Zubeen up, close and personal. But his friendliness came to light at a felicitation-cum-interactive session organised by the state unit of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI).

The function was attended largely by youngsters and a few prominent personalities of the music and film fraternity. They included singer Sandhya Menon and actors Biju Phukon, Indra Bania and Chetana Das. It was organised by the NSUI to honour Zubeen on the fame he recently achieved on the tough terrain of Bollywood.

Zubeen not only obliged the cheering youngsters, singing one superhit song after another, but also spoke at length about his childhood and musical odyssey.

"Perhaps we took too long in honouring Zubeen, who has not only made a name for himself in Bollywood but has brought glory to the state through his melodious music," said NSUI state secretary Bibhuti Phukon Borthakur.

"The state has generally been known outside its borders for terrorism and other such issues. Now it has good reason to celebrate because of Zubeen's chart-buster numbers, which are on the lips of all music lovers across the country," he added.

The function was conducted by witty anchor Ashim Kaji of All India Radio, Guwahati, in his inimitable style. He succeeded in bringing the best out of the singing sensation.

"Singers are not made in a day. One has to spend hours and hours in riyaz (practice)," said Zubeen, while answering a question from actor Indra Bania on the secret of his success.

Biju Phukon showered accolades on Zubeen, describing him as a singer whose songs are loved and listened to in all parts of the country, from the small villages of Assam to Juhu beach in Mumbai.

"Music is in my blood and now I have absorbed it into my soul," said Zubeen, explaining how he got attracted to music since his childhood.

The audience cheered lustily when the singer sang his first-ever composition Gaane ki Aane, a song written by poet Hiren Bhattacharyya.

He had set the lyric of his favourite poet to music when he was just 13 years old.

Zubeen meteored to fame on the Bollywood firmament with his Ya ali number in the film Gangster by Anurag Basu.

The music industry is also showering accolades on him for his directorial venture Strings, a film in which he has introduced some folk elements of the state.

Zubeen's resounding success is evident from the fact that he has even signed eight new projects in Bollywood as a music director.

http://telegraphindia.com/1060722/asp/guwahati/story_6509393 .asp

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Originally posted by: pradip200

Zubeen Garg doesn't want another Ya Ali!


Blog: http://zubeen.bihu.in

pradip, thanks for your updates.!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for the articles . i relly like yaali

Zubeen gifted singer: Ismail Darbar
By Our Correspondent


GUWAHATI, Oct 26 – Rating Ya Ali sensation Zubeen Garg and winner of Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 winner Debojit Saha as two of the better singers in the Indian music industry, noted music composer Ismail Darbar today said both the singers from Assam, have the mantle to make big in the world of music. While describing Zubeen as a god-gifted singer, the noted music director went on to say that it is his dream to see Debojit amongst the top singers and he will do everything possible to materialise his dream, whenever the opportunity comes.

Talking about Zubeen, the undisputable king of Assamese music industry, Ismail said," Zubeen comes across as a fakir, who seldom looks at things with a professional perspective. He sings when he wants to sing and that is what makes him an unique singer."

"His style of singing especially his Sufi rendition stands him apart from other Bollywood singers," he said.

It may be mentioned here that Zubeen sang two classical numbers in Ismail Darbar's maiden private music album titled Rashiya Saajan, which hit the market couple of months back.

"When I asked him to sing these songs for my album, which also included the title number, he candidly said that he has never sang such classical number before but later when he finally lent his voice, it turned out to be flawless. The title song was a difficult one but he sang it with ease," revealed Ismail who was addressing a media gathering here. Ismail was here to inaugurate the 8th International Expo, which is being organised at the Assam Engineering Institute Field.

Asked as to why, Debojit Saha, in spite of turning into a rage in the Indian music industry after winning the reality show title in the year 2005, is yet to bag any major break in the film industry, he said, " I was one of those few people who had faith in his singing talent and it was only after I insisted personally that he was allowed to make it amongst the top 40 contestants in that show. My other colleagues never liked his tonal quality, which was evident during the show from time to time. I still have faith on his voice and I will soon prove his worth in the music industry".

"The reason I did not make him sing for my private album was not that I forgot my promises but as Debojit has entered into a two-year contract with Zee TV, he is not supposed to any music album until the maturity of the deal," he explained.

"Yes, I can make him sing for any of my films but in the last couple of years, I have not composed music for any movie," he stated.

"When the time comes, I will make him sing for me," he added.

Meanwhile, Ismail also expressed his desire to organise a live programme in symphony style at Guwahati in the near future.

On his latest tryst with controversy revolving around Zee TV latest edition of the reality show, Ismail said, " What happened was very unfortunate and I will never work with Zee TV again".

Source:http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=oct2707/a t010