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Bappa and papa dishco


Bappa and papa dishco

Bappi collaborates with beta Bappa for a remix song

All in the family... Bappi Lahiri and son Bappa THE BIGGEST 'B' (literally!) of the music industry created a buzz recently when he staked his claim over the song "Kaliyon Ka Chaman", the remix version of which became an instant rage. Apparently he wasn't given his due recognition as the original composer of the song. Kick-starting his music career as early as the 1980s, he is solely responsible for introducing the "dishco" flavour of music in Hindi films. The biggest B in picture here is Bappi Lahiri. Bappi carved a niche for himself by composing music for several Mithun Chakraborty films beginning from Suraksha, Disco Dancer and at a later stage, songs like "Rambha Ho" and "Hari Om Hari" that swept the countdown charts of the times. After a successful stint as a film music composer, Bappi began his Indipop projects after a hiatus of about three years. "One of my earliest non-film albums was with Runa Laila called Superuna. But I couldn't devote too much time to my private albums as my film songs were getting already getting popular with the youth. But today, when I find my songs like "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" and "Raat Baki" being modified by other people, I am tempted to enter the remix scene myself. Probably, I can teach the guys there a few things," he says. "In the meantime, my son Bappa has also been training in the various facets of music and is all set to help me. He has made me proud by entering the world of programming and recording at a very young age," he adds. Bappi and Bappa feature in the album Super Model Mix (Sony Music; Cassette; Rs. 60) as the composers of the first single, "Pyaar Ka Nasha". Originally from the movie Sharabi, the remixed version features Bappa singing the main male vocals with Runa Rizvi on the female vocals. "I first noticed Runa in a song from the movie Uff Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hain and while I was mixing "Pyaar Ka Nasha", I realised that she had exactly the sort of voice I was looking for — a little rustic, but strong and captivating," explains Bappi. The song is highly infectious, and though the video is nothing but a spoof on a handful of remix videos, the song has been getting heavy airplay on all major TV and stations. "I am feeling on top of the world because the song has reached the number five spot within 25 days of release of the album, and is still going strong," says Bappi. The track makes an impact on the first hearing itself, and features the intro music of the popular song, "Here Comes The Hotstepper". The rest of the album is a compilation of mediocre remixes of songs like "Meri Beri Ke Ber" and "Chadti Jawaani", and the first single definitely stands out.

So, what does Pappa B have in store for us in the future? Quite a lot, apparently. "I am working on two dance music projects, one of them being a purely hip-hop album," Bappi says. Well, we are already picturing a roly-poly, hip-hop star sporting sunglasses, a gold chain, and a ring on each finger.

Bappi's Bappa

Bappa Lahiri, son of music Bappi Lahiri, is well on his way to following his father's footsteps. The 21-year-old is concentrating on making a career in background music. Those who have heard his background score in the forthcoming Kaun Ho Sakta Hai are all praise for this chap. This movie is also the comeback vehicle of veteran filmmaker Hersh Kohli after nearly two decades. The music for this movie has been composed by his father Bappi Lahiri. So, this film has been an extra special collaboration between father and son.

Doing the background score for a thriller like Kaun Ho Sakta Hai was a challenge, he says. The youngster is eagerly looking forward to the film's release and the response from audience. What started as a trickle has now become a spate of offers and he is in the process of deciding which projects to take on next. The only project he is definitely doing is K.C. Bokadia's Bold. He thinks that Salim-Sulaiman's background score in Bhoot was terrific. We thought it was terrifying.

The devoted son says it was a great learning experience with his father. Wonder if he will also start emulating dad's loud preferences in the jewelry and outfit area. Hey, nothing wrong with that. If the world can take Michael Jackson, India can take the much-less frightening but equally flashy Bappi-Bappa Lahiri duo.

Bappi is back

Mashooqa (Venus)

There was a time when the domination of Bappi Lahiri in film music was complete, so much so that almost every second movie boasted of his name. Suddenly, the man who wore golden rings as big as his goggles vanished from the scene.

Some months ago, when he released a private album, we predicted that a film project was in the offing. Well, here it is. The change that has come about in these years of absence is that the shrill instrumentation has made way for low-key romanticism. In fact, in the opening number, Hote hote hote pyar ho gaya, the instrument that dominates is the tabla. In fact, the style is so different that had his name not figured in the credits, it would have been difficult to guess that this is a Bappi Lahiri creation. The only song that picks up some pace is Surma surma mohabaat ka, which comes at the very end.

In all the eight songs, Lahiri has used only two singers, Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu. He has really worked hard on this comeback album and the effort shows. One trick he has applied is to put the singers a little farther from the mike than is normally done. This has given a haunting touch to their voices. Kumar Sanu even sounds different.

thanx for sharing everyone..bappida seems like a really cool person