Kaafila

As the title suggests, 'Lodhi Di Raat' is about the Punjabi harvest festival, "Lodhi". It is quite a unique blend/fusion of a simple Punjabi folk tune and Western beats. Though the mood is traditional(as demon-strated by Dolly Sidhu's singing, the rap by Abei gives it that necessary Western touch. Its a celebration-cum-dance-number and overall quite good, as far as musical arrangements are concerned.

The title track, 'Chala Kaafila', can also be labeled as the theme track, since it sums up the spirit of the movie perfectly and is able to provide an insight(to the listener) as to what the movie has to offer. Sukhwinder tries a Stereo Nation type of echo-singing and succeeds. The track is racy and ear pleasing. Arabic folk tunes (heard quite a few times before this) are present, maybe because the movie has Afghanistan as one of the locales. The Punjabi folk song, "Bari Barsi" too has been used to give it the Punjabi flavour. The only sore point is that the tune that Sukhwinder has adopted has been heard innumerable times before, especially during the late 80s and early 90s. One instance being Amitabh Bachchan's 'Khuda Gawah' (which also had Afghanistan as its backdrop).