Vijaya Anand Asia Classics 1: The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand - Dance Raja Dance 2LP + DL Mott the Hoople and The

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but one would be hard pressed to name an artist who made an album this strong only a few weeks before their death -- or at any time of their life

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Vijaya Anand Asia Classics 1: The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand - Dance Raja Dance 2LP + DL Mott the Hoople and TheYou wont hear Vijaya Anand sing on this record. Nor will you hear him play any of the instruments. He is the invisible presence behind each of these songs. He's the Musical Director, here to dream up sequences and carefully produce sophisticated South Indian pop perfection. Anand was part of the first wave to use electronic instruments in Indian film scores. Almost all sung in glorious Telugu. Thirty years after its original release, Asia Classics 1: