June 14, 2016: 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 have 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" from 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.