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Press Clippings
Vijay Malla performing
For Justaju:
Vijay Malla achieves a rare feat with this cassette. He rises above
mediocrity, the bane of ghazal-singing today. The effortlessness, the tuneful
variations, the anguish in his voice, make this cassette an experience. One can
drink down his ghazals like 'jaam'. The lyrics live up to music and Vijay
Malla. The ghazals 'Khawab bankar jo teri ankh se' and 'Usne meri
wafa ka' will surely go down in public memory. Vijay Malla's 'Justaju',
this 'search' promises to be a rewarding one, for both the singer and his
listeners.
Movie, January 1989
... Music India presents another singer who has already
started making waves in the music world with his fresh face and voice. Malla's
debut attempt is Justaju. Most of the music has been produced by Malla
himself and the lyrics are by Shewan Bijnori, Tabish Romani and Sabir Jalalabadi.
Being a ghazal singer one would expect Malla to sound like his
predecessors but that is not so. Malla's talent lies in his ability to
reach the peaks of his notes, whether high pitched or low base. His album has
some very catchy numbers like Chahat Ki Angdai mein, Kitne Hasin Shyam Hai,
Titiliyan Udne Lagin and more....
....Having made his presence felt in his maiden
performance during 'Khazana 87', Vijay Malla is a singer to be reckoned
with. Hailing from Kashmir and a student of Ustad Rahat Ali of Lucknow, Vijay
Malla reminds one of the traditional singers of ghazals from Pakistan like
Mehdi Hasan. Yet he has a distinctive voice of his own, which is polished and
innovative....
Indian Express, Bombay, October 22, 1988
...The second night got off to a flying start with the
performance of Vijay Malla from Kashmir whose resonant voice sounded like
the Call of the Valley. His opening ghazal of Tabish Romani Usne kiya mazaq
mere zindagi ke saath proved an impressive debut. Another composition to
make his mark was Firaq Jamshedpuri's ghazal set to Darban. It revealed that Vijay's
classical background is sound. In the wake of Vijay Malla, Harendra
Khurana seemed tepid. Even the seasoned Chandan Das with his rich voice could
not work his moodmagic to break the spell cast by Vijay Malla....
Music Review, Sumit Savur
... The man with the golden voice - Vijay Malla ...
The Statesman, October 18, 1986
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