Meera: Gujarati Bhajans of Saint Meerabai I [Import]

Ashit & Hema Desai | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Navras
• ASIN: B00000DGTM
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,681,423 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bai Ame Pakdi - Karsan Sagathia

2. Ooopadi Gansadi - Dipali Somaiya

3. Joshida Josh Juvone - Rekha Bhimani

4. Mukhadani Maya - Rekha Trivedi

5. Kanudo Shun Jane - Ashit Desai

6. Shun Re Karvun - Hema Desai

7. Lavo Lavo Kagaliyo - Jawahar Baxi

8. Ram Rakhe Tem Rahiye - Hema Desai

9. Jher To Pidha Jani - Soli Kapadia

10. Piya Karan Re Pili - Rekha Bhimani

11. Govindo Pran Amaro - Hema Desai

12. Mandiriyaman Divada - Jawahar Baxi

13. Junoon To Thayun Re - Hema Desai

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hema Desai at her best, February 7, 2003

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Neema (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meera: Gujarati Bhajans of Saint Meerabai I (Audio CD)

The devotion of Meera-bai is captured in the moving lyrics and the lilting sweetness of Hema Desai's voice. All numbers by the women are great - Neesha Upadhyay sadly has but one number. Yet it is sung in her high-spirited unique style and a gift to the album. If only they could use less of, or completely remove the sound of the 'pava' - it hurts the ears and is so so unpleasant. Also unpleasant are the irritating speeches and narrations of Karsan Gathia and Kapadia. Karsan seems to be ordering around - total lack of gentleness and Kapadia is almost lusting in her speech. Both have a common focus of best ever pronunciation than the spirit of the words.
What would make this tape the best would be just Hema Desai and more of Hema Desai. She does the Gujju's proud...for the first time have I seen such immense talent in female vocals in my Gujarati culture. This tape definitely makes a good morning drive-tape to work...get transported to Mewar in the times of Rana and see Meera with her tanpura walking rusty streets with the glaze of Krishna love in her eyes...singing 'Govindo praan amaaro re'...yes beautiful...very..

4.0 out of 5 stars Hema Desai at her best, February 7, 2003

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Neema (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meera: Gujarati Bhajans of Saint Meerabai I (Audio CD)

The devotion of Meera-bai is captured in the moving lyrics and the lilting sweetness of Hema Desai's voice. All numbers by the women are great - Neesha Upadhyay sadly has but one number. Yet it is sung in her high-spirited unique style and a gift to the album. If only they could use less of, or completely remove the sound of the 'pava' - it hurts the ears and is so so unpleasant. Also unpleasant are the irritating speeches and narrations of Karsan Gathia and Kapadia. Karsan seems to be ordering around - total lack of gentleness and Kapadia is almost lusting in her speech. Both have a common focus of best ever pronunciation than the spirit of the words.
What would make this tape the best would be just Hema Desai and more of Hema Desai. She does the Gujju's proud...for the first time have I seen such immense talent in female vocals in my Gujarati culture. This tape definitely makes a good morning drive-tape to work...get transported to Mewar in the times of Rana and see Meera with her tanpura walking rusty streets with the glaze of Krishna love in her eyes...singing 'Govindo praan amaaro re'...yes beautiful...very..

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hema Desai at her best, February 7, 2003

By 

Neema (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meera: Gujarati Bhajans of Saint Meerabai I (Audio CD)

The devotion of Meera-bai is captured in the moving lyrics and the lilting sweetness of Hema Desai's voice. All numbers by the women are great - Neesha Upadhyay sadly has but one number. Yet it is sung in her high-spirited unique style and a gift to the album. If only they could use or completely remove the sound of the 'pava' - it hurts the ears and is so so unpleasant. Also unpleasant are the irritating speeches and narrations of Karsan Gathia and Bhimani - (is she the wife of Harish Bhimani? That might explain the sighing and panting...ugh!) Karsan seems to be ordering around - total lack of gentleness and Bhimani is most lustful in her speech. Both seem to just hover on a common focus of best ever pronunciation than the spirit of the words.
What would make this tape the best would be just Hema Desai and more of Hema Desai. She does the Gujju's proud...for the first time have I seen such immense talent in female vocals in my Gujarati culture. This tape definitely makes a good morning drive-tape to work...get transported to Mewar in the times of Rana and see Meera with her tanpura walking rusty streets with the glaze of Krishna love in her eyes.."Govindo praan amaaro re...mune jag lagyo khaaro re.."..yes beautiful...very..