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Mumbai, Nov 28: Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar has launched her own music label L.M. Music with an album of bhajans. Lata has sung along with younger sister Usha for the new album.

The two sisters have sang a number of hit songs in the 1950s and 1960s like "Apalam chaplam" ("Azad"), "Kis kaaran kamini sharmaye" ("Chandan Ka Palna)" and "Bahe jaiye na rani" ("Sabse Bada Rupaiya").

The new album has bhajans dedicated to Swami Samarth of Akkalkot.

"It is always a pleasure to sing with Usha. She's a fine singer in her own right. We've come together again because of the solemnity of the occasion, Swami Samarth is.

In no mood to celebrate, Lataji has quietly launched her music label Lm Music with an album of Bhajans dedicated to Swami Samarth Of Akkalkot. The lavish launch party that was planned for 18th November was indefinitely postponed after Balasaheb Thackeray's death. Interestingly Lataji sings with her youngest sister Usha after many years. The two sisters sang a number of hit film songs in the 1950s and 60s like 'Apalam Chaplam' (Azad), 'Kis Kaaran Kamini Sharmaye' (Chandan Ka Palna) and 'Bahe Jaiye Na Rani' (Sabse Bda Rupaiya). Subsequently, Lataji elected to keep a discreet distance to allow her youngest sibling to blossom as a solo singer. Now the eldest born of the Mangeshkar family and the youngest have come together to sing for the first album on Lataji's own label. Says Lataji, "It is always a pleasure to sing with Usha. She's a fine singer in her own right. We've...

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