Asha Bhosle and Shujaat Khan: Naina Lagaike – review

(Saregama)Veteran superstar crossover pop, Indian style. Asha Bhosle may now be in her late 70s, but the queen of the Bollywood playback singers is still in remarkably fine voice on an album in which she's joined by the classical singer and sitar player Shujaat Khan, son of one of the country's finest-ever sitar players, Ustad Vilayat Khan. It's an intriguing combination, but those expecting an album of brave pop-classical fusion work will be disappointed, for both sides play it safe. Khan provi...

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