Qareeb | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Genre | Urdu poetry, Indian music, ghazals | |||
Label | Triple Earth Shanachie | |||
Producer | Bunt Stafford Clark, Iain Scott | |||
Najma chronology | ||||
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Qareeb is an album by the British Indian singer Najma, released in 1987. [1] [2] It was issued in England by Triple Earth Records before being picked up for an American release by Shanachie Records. [3] Songs from the album appear in the Stephen Frears film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. [4] [5]
The album was produced by Bunt Stafford Clark and Iain Scott. [6] It was recorded in England, with Najma setting traditional ghazals to her own melodies. [4] Triple Earth envisioned a jazzy recording, while Najma fought to keep the emphasis on her voice and the poetic recitation. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Robert Christgau | A− [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Robert Christgau wrote that "the overall effect is twofold: gentle culture clash and sheer physical beauty." [9] The New York Times thought that, "in [Najma's] lower and middle ranges, she commands the solid aim and tonality of a pop professional, yet she bounds off up the scale like a rock singer who wants to see how far she might go ... Najma's producers are right up-to-date in this era of digitally influenced recorded pop; in strongly etched strokes, they exaggerate the presence of a few instruments rather than accumulate a mesh of many textures." [6]
The Washington Post wrote that "sweetly insinuating tones waft above the lilting electronic keyboards and skipping percussion of the tablas on tracks like 'Neend Koyi'." [11] The Chicago Reader praised Qareeb's "rolling, funky bass, its circular violin figures, and its expressive saxophone," writing that Najma's "incredible" voice "never grew tiresome." [12] The Gazette deemed it "a unique and masterful release." [13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Neend Koyi" | 6:42 |
2. | "Jane Kis Tarha" | 6:17 |
3. | "Dil Laga Ya Tha" | 5:48 |
4. | "'Apne Hathon'" | 5:26 |
5. | "Zikar Hai Apna Mehfil Mehfil" | 6:29 |
6. | "Karoon Na Yad Maga" | 8:54 |
7. | "Har Sitam Aap Ka" | 9:11 |
Qareeb | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Genre | Urdu poetry, Indian music, ghazals | |||
Label | Triple Earth Shanachie | |||
Producer | Bunt Stafford Clark, Iain Scott | |||
Najma chronology | ||||
|
Qareeb is an album by the British Indian singer Najma, released in 1987. [1] [2] It was issued in England by Triple Earth Records before being picked up for an American release by Shanachie Records. [3] Songs from the album appear in the Stephen Frears film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. [4] [5]
The album was produced by Bunt Stafford Clark and Iain Scott. [6] It was recorded in England, with Najma setting traditional ghazals to her own melodies. [4] Triple Earth envisioned a jazzy recording, while Najma fought to keep the emphasis on her voice and the poetic recitation. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Robert Christgau | A− [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Robert Christgau wrote that "the overall effect is twofold: gentle culture clash and sheer physical beauty." [9] The New York Times thought that, "in [Najma's] lower and middle ranges, she commands the solid aim and tonality of a pop professional, yet she bounds off up the scale like a rock singer who wants to see how far she might go ... Najma's producers are right up-to-date in this era of digitally influenced recorded pop; in strongly etched strokes, they exaggerate the presence of a few instruments rather than accumulate a mesh of many textures." [6]
The Washington Post wrote that "sweetly insinuating tones waft above the lilting electronic keyboards and skipping percussion of the tablas on tracks like 'Neend Koyi'." [11] The Chicago Reader praised Qareeb's "rolling, funky bass, its circular violin figures, and its expressive saxophone," writing that Najma's "incredible" voice "never grew tiresome." [12] The Gazette deemed it "a unique and masterful release." [13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Neend Koyi" | 6:42 |
2. | "Jane Kis Tarha" | 6:17 |
3. | "Dil Laga Ya Tha" | 5:48 |
4. | "'Apne Hathon'" | 5:26 |
5. | "Zikar Hai Apna Mehfil Mehfil" | 6:29 |
6. | "Karoon Na Yad Maga" | 8:54 |
7. | "Har Sitam Aap Ka" | 9:11 |