Salim-Sulaiman collaborate with artists for 'Yaari' songs

Mumbai: Composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have teamed up with artists for 'Yaari' (friendship) songs in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Rajasthani, and Punjabi.

McDowell`s No.1 Soda`s No.1 Yaari Jam, a digital music platform, was launched with the release of five 'Yaari' tracks on Tuesday.

They have been shaped by Salim-Sulaiman along with music artists.

The five tracks are in five languages with band Swarathma leading the jam in Karnataka, Mame Khan and band in Rajasthan, singer IshQ Bector in Punjab and Siddharth Mahadevan and Soumil Shringarpure in Maharashtra. Salim-Sulaiman and singer Shaan also created a melody oozing with the essence of 'Yaari'.

"Music always gets a lot more interesting when we collaborate with other artists. Most of them become our friends forever and the music we make together has a special meaning for all of us," Salim-Sulaiman said in a statement.