Famous Scottish art critic Thomas Carlyle said that music is the voice of angels. Did he hear the melody of Anupama singer Latha Mangeshkar say that …? What other sound is divine than Lata’s voice? The source of that sound was from some extraterrestrial level of concept, of emotion. He took the listeners from all over the world with his voice to that divine land.
It seems that God has perhaps made us experience the ultimate in melody and melody through Lataji. Such people are born in many fields. Evidence of how much God loves the universe is all around us. Lataji is one of them. Lata Mangeshkar was gifted by God with a brain and vocal cords that were ready to perform all the requirements of the singing field to the fullest. They used it to lead their listeners to a paradise of experiences.
Singers generally use refinements to enhance the tone of voice. But Latha was an exception. That’s why even time was reluctant to intervene in Lata’s voice. What a wonderful way to screw people over. The soft touch of the eardrums … those waves that spread like soft waves into the mind and soul as sweet drizzles. Their singing is characterized by a wonderful, bright and emotional combination of the nasal and vocal components of the voice.
The vocal cords, which emit perfectly even the smallest levels of the gills, have a precisely proportioned nasal illumination to make them feel superior, and even the support of the vital capacity to move up to a higher level. As a result, the same consistency of auditory sweetness exists across the mantra-middle-star levels. Extremely comfortable and hassle-free enjoyment is thus guaranteed.
Lataji has a musical brain that is perfectly suited to these whole processes. It is a rare system in which the harmonious unification of all the spaces in the brain necessary for the performance of the greatest musical expression has taken place. There is no other voice in the Indian film music scene that is so capable of transmitting every note in its entirety. This is what Ustad Bismillah Khan said about Lataji – ‘a voice that does not fall apart without even knowing it’. There is no other explanation for their ability to compose any kind of song, to express it in such a simple way, and to make it possible for its creators to imagine and transcend experience. What to say but absolutely supernatural.
The fact is that the sound was blessed with all sorts of vocal embellishments, be it melodies, melodies or melodies, as it was the pinnacle of melody and perfection. Like melodic composers like Madan Mohan and Roshan, there is no other reason why even songs that do not deploy subtleties are magnified with expressive elegance. The fact that they sang songs with classical melodies with the same ease of simple music is a valuable fact of that musical genius.
Along with Mannade, who is famous for his handicrafts in music, there is a song called ‘Ee Bin Tu Na Re’ based on Jogya and Bahar tunes (arranged by Vasant Desai). It’s amazing that Lataji rushes with Mannado so fast through its intricate lows. So many semi-scientific songs. Lataji even sang with the great classical musician Bhimsen Joshi. Latha has also sung a number of semi-classical songs with Rafi. ‘Man Ki Bin Mat Wari …’, ‘Koohoo Kooho Bole Koyaliyam …’ etc. Latha is on top of Rafi in the Bhriga version of Sohini, the opening tune of ‘Koohoo Kuhu’.
Lataji was the real gem of the golden age of the past, when great lyricists, composers, filmmakers, directors and singers flourished. They sang songs by Noushad, Burman, Roshan, Madan Mohan and Shankar Jaikishan. Duet songs with Rafi, Talat, Mannade, Mukesh and Kishore are everlasting engagements. The Rafi-Lata duo was God’s gift to us in the love duet song.
The role of Lataji’s songs in the film ‘Pakkisa’ has proved time and time again in the hearts of the audience. Ghulam Muhammad composed the music for the film. ‘When Latha is there I am safe’ said the stern Sakshal S.D. Is Burmese. Legendary Maestro Santa Prasad will be convinced if he hears the difficult ‘Thumri’ of ‘Mosse Chal Dee Joy …’ (Picture-Guide) played by the tabla. Look at the faces of Madan Moha and Salil Dai with Lata during the composing process. How much confidence and self-satisfaction those faces reflect. Madanji’s’ Sara C Ahat Hoti Hai ‘,’ Hum Pyar Me Jalne Valom Ko ‘,’ Tu Jaham Jaham Chalega Mera Zaya ‘, Salil Chowdhury’s’ O Sajjana …’, ‘Saathi Re ..’, ‘Aa Jaare Pardeshi .. . ‘And so on.
‘Kase Din Beete Kase Bin Akiya …’ sung by Pandit Ravi Shankar, Vasant Desai’s’ Tere Sur Or Mere Dil … ‘, Rosha’s’ Rahe Na Rahe Hum …,’ Kabhi To Milegi … ‘, Most of the songs like ‘Mehlom Ka Raja …’, Noushad’s ‘Mohe Panghat Se …’, Shankar Jaikishan ” Ajeeb Das Ta Hai Yeh … ‘, Laxmikant Pyarelal’s’ Suno Sajna … ‘,’ Tu It Nee Achi Hey … ‘,’ Kanha Kanha … ‘and Chitragupta’s’ Barka Jiya …’ are all indescribable. ‘Pamvo Choole Ne Do Phulom Ko …’, ‘Zindagi Bhar Nahi Bhulegi …’, ‘Dil Thodnewale …’, ‘Tere Hussainu Ki Kya Tarif …’, ‘Tan Rang Lo Ji Aaj’ sung with Rafi Man … ‘,’ Yeh Dil Tum Bin … ‘,’ Wo Jab Yaad Aaye … ‘are all timeless songs.
Lataji was a great river that transcended all boundaries of generations, languages and technology through the decades of film song evolution. Or an ocean of tones that encompasses all variations of melody. Yes, Lataji left an era. India’s strength in the eyes of the world is many. Heritage, history, innumerable diversity, ancient relics-monuments and temples are our pillars of strength. Besides, we have the Taj Mahal, we have Gandhiji … here is Lata Mangeshkar. Lataji, the celestial body, will survive as long as there are human beings, giving different experiences to billions of minds. As Sreekumaran Thampi said, Lata Mangeshkar was not an individual, but a history.