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[FCB_LM19]

Hi guys...

I would be really grateful to u if you could give me ur thoughts on this song that I have tried to sing...Feel free to comment on my sur, my pronunciation etc...constructive criticisms are highly appreciated..Thanks..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmqWkVSCdYA

[princess]

hey its a very good attempt.. very difficult song.. i think u shud work a lil on d high notes ( jus my opinion) .. keep practicing

[FCB_LM19]

thank you very much princess...really appreciate it...

[charm!personified]

ur singing is good maverick.. u can become a very good singer.. just some pronounciation of few words that you need to take care of.. btw is it just me or i could hear a slight american accent?

[FCB_LM19]

Thanks a lot pranay...and as far as pronunciation is concerned, can u be specific?? i need to know where i m mispronouncing or where i have an accent so that i can work on it next time..thanks a lot once again man...

[screaming skull]

heard it..ur voice is really really good..im not flattering u but it has 'dard' in it..from the start as the songs starts with vo o o o(or whatever)i was impressed by ur voice..pronunciations though a hundred times better than the last time yet need some work to be done if u want to be absolutely authentic..btw im intereted in listening to ur heavy,deep voice in a fast fun number..try it out..

[screaming skull]

im not feeling sleepy so sargam i will just try to help u if i can-

here is where r u goin wrong in pronunciations
1.kaise mujhe tum mil gayi-this 'mil' is in american accent
2.aaye na kismat pe yakeen-here 'aaye' is pronounced incorrectly..ts kismat pe 'aaye' na yakeen..not ayeeii
3.kismat-this is almost right..just a notch below what the right one shud be..
4.nikalta
5.haule haule-in this the first haule word sounds slightly american where as the second is perfect..
6.chooke mujhe-in this 'chooke' is slightly flawed
7.aaj-kal-these 2 words sound slightly western
8.upar wale




and yes now looking at all those dont be disheartened..most of them are minor problems..
just concentrate on the word 'aaye' or 'aayi'..thats the one which is prominantly wrong..remaing are just slightly flawed..

[FCB_LM19]

thanks so much buddy...for the compliments and even more for the suggestions...I m really flattered...and i have never ever tried singing fast numbers...now that u said it, I will def. try one out next...and as far as the pronunciations are concerned, i will def. work on them...thanks a ton for taking ur time to actually point out my individual mistakes man...I really appreciate it....the thing is my knowledge of hindi is just thru the movies u know..I never actually speak hindi...As a matter of fact, it takes me a while to construct a sentence when i try to speak it...and the thing that confuses me the most about hindi is gender agreement...for example, i make a lotta errors like the one u pointed out; kismat pe "aayeee" na yakeen...so that's the reason why i don't sound perfect...Like i said, i will def. work on them....but u must admit that I sound much better than most other Nepalese lol...thanks once again man...