MUMBAI: Muzik247 Tulu, the prominent music label in the Tulu film industry, has released the Hindi music album titled 'Dosthi', composed by Loy Valentine Saldanha and written by Melwyn Antony D'souza. The duo have also sung in this multi-genre album featuring new singers - Munita Velgas Rao, Rithesh Kumar, Savitha  Puttur, Aurvile Rodrigues, Sandesh Kumar, Akshada Talaulikar and Gauthami Hede. The musicians are Sandeep R Ballal, Raul Rebello and Jason D'souza.

'Dosthi' is the first Hindi album from Loy Valentine Saldanha and Melwyn Antony D'souza. However, the duo has previously contributed to many Hindi jingles as well as theme songs, nationally and internationally. The album has 11 tracks including an English song with its reprise version.

Commenting on the album, Loy Valentine Saldanha said, "'Dosthi' has been our dream project for the past two years. The very first song was composed in 2009 when I was studying in Audio Media Education, Chennai, as part of an assignment. When I shared the track with my friends, the feedback we got was amazing which encouraged us to create more such songs. Also, we wanted to encourage new talents, hence we selected new artists for our debut Hindi album."

According to Melwyn Antony D'souza, "The reason behind creating a Hindi album is that it will have a wider reach since the language is understood by majority of the people in our country. We also wanted to spread the sweetness of our regional languages. Hence we have added the flavours of Konkani and Tulu, which makes the album unique."

Track Details:

1. Dosthi

Singers: Melwyn Antony D’souza & Loy Valentine Saldanha

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Pop

2. Chedwa Trance

Singers: Melwyn Antony D’souza & Munita Veigas Rao

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Club Mix

3. Sajna Re

Singers: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Bollywood

4. Can't Stop Loving You

Singers: Rithesh Kumar

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Pop Rock

5. Ruk Jana Nahin

Singers: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Rock

6. Meri Zindagi

Singers: Melwyn Antony D’souza & Savitha Puttur

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Bollywood

7. Pyara Sa Chehra

Singers: Aurvile Rodrigues

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Reggae

8. Dil Mera Tujse

Singers: Sandesh Kumar & Akshada Talaulikar

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Bollywood / Dandiya

9. Can't Stop Loving You (Reprise)

Singers: Gauthami Hede & Loy Valentine Saldanha

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Slow Ballad

10. Ajnabi

Singers: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Rock

11. Chedwa Tapori

Singers: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Lyrics: Melwyn Antony D’souza

Music: Loy Valentine Saldanha

Genre: Bollywood / Tapang

To listen to the songs:

Saavn: http://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/DOSTHI-2016/fe1xx0vZbm8_

Gaana: http://gaana.com/album/dosthi

Eros Now: http://erosnow.com/#!/music/album/1054700/dosthi

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/dosthi/id1121168824

Loy Valentine Saldanha is a certified engineer in Music Production and Sound Design from Audio Media Education, Chennai. His track, ‘Daye Saipa’ f rom the recently released Tulu movie 'Rambarooti', made history by becoming the first Tulu song to get listed in the prestigious iTunes Top 200 Regional Indian chart. Melwyn Antony D'souza has pursued his degree in Carnatic music, art and culture. He was nominated for the best lyricist at Konkani Global Music Awards 2012.