He owns the voice that tugs the soul searching for music.
Lets welcome the UK-born, Toronto-based musician Adnan Sami, basking in the glory with a runaway hit debut album 'Kabhi To Nazar Milao' with Asha Bhonsle.
Among the new age singers, Adnan possesses a distilled tune infused with passion and the pure love of music. 'Barsaat' and 'Kabhi To Nazar Milao' seem to be the most hummed chart-busting songs of his album that have been beautifully complimented by tastefully done videos.
There's something very Sufi about Adnan's music perhaps the ardour in his voice or the heady feeling it evokes! 'Kabhi To Nazar Milao' tells a story of unspoken love that Adnan soulfully renders and is a must hear for all sentimental types. But it's even better to watch the music video as it catches Mrs. World Aditi Govitrikar and Salil Ankola romancing in the rain.
This album is a dream come true for Adnan as he teams up for the first time with Asha Bhonsle, who he admits, he absolutely reverences. He has been her fan for years, so when she agreed to the duet with Adnan without the slightest hesitation, it completely blew him.
The fastest keyboard player in the world confided recently in an interview with a popular daily - "Give me anything that has keys on it, and I'm a happy boy".
28-year-old Adnan's humor is just as magnanimous and lucid as his generous proportions. For his fans, the portly Adnan is a teddy bear. And he laughs easily and exudes an aura of a happy spirit who loves life.
Before a show Adnan admits to a bad attack of nerves. So what does he do to counter it? “Before I perform, I check that my zipper is on!'' He assures us that its nothing obscene laughing disarmingly. It simply triggers a memory of the most embarrassing moment of his life.'' I've had an unforgettable experience of performing live in front of an audience of 15,000 with my zipper down'', recalls Adnan doubling up with laughter.
His infectious child's cheer and mischievous smile validate our forgone conclusion that he must have been quite a handful as a boy. ''Yes I was a brat; a pain in the butt, but I was a good student. If I wasn't a musician, I would've been a lawyer,'' says Adnan.
“Actually I'm a professionally qualified journalist, '' he admits. So was it a pole vault from journalism to music? Not really it seems, given the many detours he took. Adnan is an ex-Rugby player from the Rugby School in London. But music was always infused in his constitution and so the guy who loved dancing also became a composer, singer and a concert pianist.
Adnan trained under the illustrious Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma for Indian Classical music.
Ask him about his personal life and Adnan is terse and matter of fact - ''I am not married anymore.'' But he has a companion to go back to in his Mumbai flat. As for friends, he swears by his buddy Tony, affectionately called 'Mr. T' and presently "'flirting somewhere", says Adnan. Incidentally, Tony is his pet Tortoise.
He owns the voice that tugs the soul searching for music. 