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 Kalyanj Anandji
The Bollywood Brothers
Classic Soundtracks - The Best Of The EMI Years
cat.no: CDNF 138096-7
Kalyanji Virji Shah and his brother Anandji – collectively known as Kalyanji Anandji - were two of the most unlikely Bollywood composers you could imagine. Relaxed and laid-back in person, their music was vital and exuberant. From scoring some of Hindi cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, to a string of ‘exploitation’ movies in the 70s where a crazed psychedelia mixed with jazz, funk and wah-wah guitars, they always made their own unique mark.
Their story began in 1954 when older brother, Kalyanji, imported one of the first claviolins – in some ways an early version of a synthesiser – into India and managed to play it on the soundtrack of hit movie ‘Nagin’ (snake). There it imitated the sound of a snake-charmer’s been and gave Kalyanji entry to other commissions. After a brief period composing alone he was joined by younger-brother Anandji and they very quickly established themselves as the ones to watch. In 1970 they composed music for 8 films – all of them hits.
Today their work has been sampled or remixed with worldwide success by artists as diverse as the Black Eyed Peas, Bally Sagoo or cult DJ, Dan The Automator. In fact, the Black Eyed Peas used not just one, but two Kalyanji Anandji tracks (“Aye Naujawan Sab Kuchh Yahan” & “Yeh Mera Dil Yaar Ka Diwana” both included here) for their single: “Don’t Phunk With My Heart” which went on to win a Grammy in 2006. Dan the Automator was even more blatant, simply stringing together a bunch of Kalyanji Anandji tracks, twiddling a few knobs and then claiming the credit.
These 2CDs contain the originals, they tell the story and reveal the manic creativity
of Kalyanji Anandji: two true Bollywood brothers.
from a crazed 70s psychedelia to some of Hindi cinema’s most iconic songs, these 2CDs reveal one of Bollywood’s most successful musical partnerships
- includes the original versions of songs later sampled by, among others, the Black Eyed Peas in their Grammy-winning “Don’t Phunk With My Heart”
- comprehensive selection and liner notes that give full background and context to the music, people and times
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