Among the top singers from Northern California were Alka Bhatnagar (Nightingale of Bay Area), who has been awarded by Raj Kapoor himself and blessed by music legend RD Burman, Raj Sohal, most popular singer (voice of Sonu Nigam & Rafi), Sanjeev Kumar (velvet voice of Kumar Sanu), Jatinder Singh (voice of Kishore Da), Seema Verma (melodious voice), Mandeep Singh (Awesome Rafi singer), Jaya Satish (New talent) along with other local singers of East Bay. They had musicians from LA and Chicago, one of the best in US. They performed old and new Bollywood melodies including beautiful Ghazals and Sufi music.
Alka’s versatility, style and range encompasses classical music, through playback to light and popular movie songs.
It is rare to find such a multifaceted talent. Alka started the concert with “lag ja gale”, medley of Raag Yaman (nigahein milane ko ji chahtaa hein, jiya le gayo je mora, aaj jane ki zid na karo). Raj Sohal captured the audience with songs like “chand mera dil”, “nazar na lag jaye”. Sanjeev Kumar mesmerized with his beautiful rendering “do dil mil raheen hein”.
Jatinder Singh with his strong voice stole the hearts by “tere mast mast do nain”. Seema Verma with her melodious velvet voice sang the theme song “yeh sama hein yeh pyar ka”. Mandeep Singh who is a very popular singer in Bay Area sang the awesome song of Rafi, “ek haseen sham ko dil mera”. Jaya Satish, the new talent impressed with “aaja re pardesi”. This unforgettable four-hour event was a full package of high quality entertainment. Unique productions intend to bring another signature event this fall due to public demand.
India Post News Service