Bolo Ta Ra Ra.. Explained
Bolo Ta Ra Ra.. is the 1995 debut album of Punjabi-language Bhangra singer Daler Mehndi. The album remains the biggest selling non-film music Indian pop album.[1] [2] The album sold 20 million units,[3] [4] including more than a million in Kerala alone.[2]
Track listing
- Bolo Ta Ra Ra.. 5:08
- Soniye (O Meri Soniye) 5:54
- Dil Mera Nal Nal Nal 4:40
- Sun Baliye 5:26
- Sajna Door Na Javeen 5:37
- Ashke 6:42
- Ta Na Na Na(Mirza) 3:56
- Mennu Le Chal 4:44
Credits
- Produced and composed by Jawahar Wattal
- Music arranged by Ravi Pawar
- Recorded Digitally at Adcamp, Delhi by S.C. Chawla
- Keyboards & Guitar: Edwyn A.J. Fernandes
- Rhythm by Babloo, Ramjoo
- Choreography: Kanchan Sachdev
- Music Video : Ken Ghosh
Notes and References
- Asha Kasbekar Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle 2006 -1851096361 Page 35 " Daler Mehndi (1967–), the king of disco bhangra, began singing in the local gurdwara (place of Sikh worship), then worked as a taxi driver before bagging a contract for Bolo Ta Ra Ra, which made recording history."
- Rini Bhattacharya Mehta, Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande Bollywood and Globalization: Indian Popular Cinema, Nation, and Diaspora 2011 0857288970 " Daler Mehndi is considered the best exponent of Bhangrapop whose album Bolo ta ra ra (1995) selling more than a million copies in Kerala alone challenged the hegemony of film music."
- Web site: Daler Mehndi . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614081608/http://www.in.com/daler-mehndi/profile-63087.html . dead . 2012-06-14 . . 2014-02-22.
- Book: Booth . Gregory D. . Shope . Bradley . More Than Bollywood: Studies in Indian Popular Music . 2014 . . 9780199928835 . 151 .
