Madari is one of the tracks from the Coke Studio episode
produced by Clinton Cerejo. The song has been sung by Vishal (from
Vishal-Shekhar duo) and Sonu Kakkar. Most of you would remember the song
‘Babuji jara dheere chalo’, which was a superhit around a decade back. Well,
Sonu Kakkar sung that! But trust me, the Sonu Kakkar you will see in this song
is totally different from that one.
If one were to ask me what is so great about this song, I
would just say that this song will make you dance, laugh and cry in a span of 8
minutes. How many songs you know will have a similar effect on you? This song
is powerful, magical and mind you, you will get addicted!
I would suggest that you watch the video too to appreciate
this song and the artistes fully.
The song starts off with haunting keyboard notes and
gradually acoustic guitar and mandolin start to make their presence felt. At
0:26, the mandolin comes in full flow. The Mandolin piece, played effortlessly
by Mr. Chandrakant Lakshapati is a very important part of this song, you will
realise why I am saying this as you listen to the rest of the song. The song
picks pace at 0:58 with some great work on acoustic guitar by Clinton Cerejo
himself. I love the way how the song starts, the sequence till now perfectly
builds the platform on which Vishal and Sonu Kakkar do absolute wonders!
Vishal’s husky voice is perfectly suited to this song. He
compliments the lyrics with the depth that naturally comes with his voice.
Notice that the vocals at the start are at a pretty low note and Vishal does
full justice to them. Mind you, this is the same singer who sings high notes
with supreme ease! What a versatile singer!
The section from 1:08 to 3:10, which Vishal sings, is full
of energy. It makes you dance with joy. The mandolin meanwhile keeps weaving
its magic! Between 2:46 and2:57, you will see Mr. Chadrakant just sitting and
playing the mandolin as if it’s very easy and anybody can do it! Look at the
sheer effortlessness with which he is playing it, beautiful isn’t it?
And now comes the most beautiful part of this song. Sonu
Kakkar, who till now, has just been standing there gets into action and how!
How many times have you seen a singer take the limelight away from Vishal?
Well, here, Sonu does exactly that.
The first ten seconds of her singing (from 3:03 to 3:11) are
more than enough to tell you that this singer is something else! Your ears are
now glued to the song wondering what she will do next. Trust me, her singing
only gets better. Now just sit back, close your eyes and concentrate on the
music. Let Sonu Kakkar’s vocals engulf you and make you experience what true
happiness is. At 4:21, notice the smile of appreciation on Vishal’s face. He
like us is wondering how on the earth can she sound so beautiful?! The words
which Sonu is singing are by none other than Bulleh Shah, the famous and
revered Sufi poet from 17th century. Do not miss the bass guitar in
background when Sonu is singing. Also, at 4:30, you will see the peculiar way
in which the percussion instrument is being played. This is what Coke Studio is
known for – innovation!
Vishal joins Sonu at 4:54 – try to understand the note at
which Vishal is singing here. It is unbelievably high! Only Vishal can sing in
that high note and his voice doesn’t break at all. Mandolin kicks in again at
5:28 to belt out a beautiful tune.
The next part of the song sung by Vishal starts at 5:46.
This part makes me very emotional and makes my eyes well up every time I listen
to it. The lyrics talk about the greatness of God and how he alone is behind
everything that happens in this world. I am reminded of how powerful and at the
same time how loving God is. I am also reminded of my lack of gratitude towards
him. I have many times thought that I am independent, I can do anything I want
and God doesn’t deserve any credit for my life. But no, I realise that though I
am just a tiny drop in the scheme of God’s things, he loves me and will always
there for me. I am moved to tears because I realise that I should be more
thankful to God for the blessings he has showered on me!
Do not miss the small harkats
by Vishal in this part; also notice how his hand movements follow his
singing. Beautiful! It shows how involved he is with the song.
This song shows what can be done when you have an excellent
team. Every person who is in this music video has done his best and the result
is a very sincere and beautiful song which enthrals us. Thank you Clinton
Cerejo and team, we are indebted.
P.S.: I wrote this post for www.musicreprise.com (link: http://musicreprise.com/madari-cokestudio.php).
Music Reprise is a music website started by my brother Gaurav and his friend Vishal.
