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Debut album by music contest winner have almost always been a forgettable affair. However that hasn't stymied more articles for joining the fray. The latest addition to that list is "Kohram" by Amanat ali, the second runner up at sa re ga ma pa 2007. While this amanat ali debuts private album, he has already made his debut in bollywood, with his most famous song so far being khabar nahi from "dostana.
Kohram
The title has a cachy groove to it and would have been an enjoyable track if not for the noisy instrumentation
The song might get some feed tapping at concerts but an album front this song is definately not something to start offa debuts album.
Teriyaan
After the cacophony of kohram, this song comes as a refreshing experiencing, A punjabi song minus all the heavy beats, this song is brilliant delivered by amanat ali, once again proving why he is rated highly by various artists.
Rab janay
Another fast song, this is time with a lot of electronic and techno background.The song sound more like a dj' work.
Rha na jae
The first line of this songs remind one of the santanu mudghal classic seekho na".
Thumri
This songs stands as yet another testimony to amanat ali musical flair. The sergam towards the end, however sounds slightly forced.
Berung
True to its name,the song is rather berug"except for the guitar.Watch out for the first interlude which features a brilliant but short solo
Any more
A typical dhin-chak number tailor-made for parties. The guitar makes yet another short but delectable reappearance in the first interlude. I totally fail to understand the need for an English verse bang at the start of such a song, that too in a rather annoying voice.
halka halka
A romantic song set on a primarily soft rock template, Halka Halka sees some quality improvisation from Amanat towards the end of the song. Another must listen from the soundtrack.
Roy teri yaad main
Amanat sounds like he is trying to do a Sonu in this melancholic song. His superior rendition notwithstanding, the song sounds flat and fails to impress
Wari wari jawan
Another techno song adds to the list, and this one is better than Rab Janay. The Wari Wari Jawaan loop is especially catchy. But like most electronic songs this one also starts getting boring after a bit
Tum se hi hai
By this time the sheer number of songs must have started to wear you down. Nevertheless this song is an enjoyable one, again thanks to some classy singing by Amanat and a pleasant tune to go with that. May be not as mellow as the Maa in TZP but touching all the same.
Tuj se naraz nahi

The only non-original work of the album, this 1983 Panchamda classic has been touted by many as Amanat’s best rendered song on SRGMP. Even in the album version Amanat has done an equally commendable job, bringing in his own improvisations while preserving the beauty of the song. The instrumentation is also kept at just the right level thus doing justice to the original.

While Kohram definitely rates as a better debut than many others of Amanat’s league, it doesn’t quite come up to what is expected from an artiste with Amanat’s calibre. One reason for this might be the attempt to include a variety of genres, which was really not required. And I don’t know whether it is an attempt to woo the Indian audience that the album has a predominantly Bollywood flavour as compared to the normal Pakistani albums. That also could have been avoided, as Pakistani albums have always found a great following among Indian listeners. Of course there are some really good songs but on the whole the album fails to make a great impression. It would only be a matter of days before Kohram gets lost in the deluge of upcoming albums. Whatever be the fate of the album, hope that a great future awaits this immensely talented singer. Easy as that might sound, if you were to look at the current Bollywood music scene you will see that not many such music contest winners from the recent past are quite in the reckoning. So I do really wish Amanat Ali the best of luck.