Aathadi‘s strength is its gently flowing tune; serene vocals by Bhavatharini and Abhay Jodhpurkar, and a lilting ghatam-based sound. Dheivangal ingae‘s background, on the other hand, is too amatuerish, though...
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Action Jackson (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya
NW1W. Himesh back to his painful form. Keywords: Action Jackson, Himesh Reshammiya
Continue reading...Kaadu (Music review), Tamil – K
Uchi malai kaadu has an energetic folk outlook, and the interludes makes adept use of world music too; Both versions, by Magizhini Manimaaran, and Vaikom Vijaylakshmi are good. Oororam‘s rustic...
Continue reading...Milliblog monthly multilingual music reco – October 2014
Faya – Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate Joe is a rapper, beatboxer and guitarist. Sekou Kouyate is a Guinean multi-awarded kora player. Together, they produce wonderfully eclectic music that has...
Continue reading...Kalavadiya Pozhudhugal (Music review), Tamil – Bharadwaj
Azhagazhage harks back to a time when Bahardwaj was adept at creating Laxmikant-Pyarelal styled Hindi-type melodies; considering this film’s production timeline, this seems understandable. Cheran inge is a fantastic melange...
Continue reading...Om Shanti Om (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Ebenezer
Ennendru solvadho has a nursery rhymish simplicity; occasionally likeable, thanks to Harish Raghavendra and Swetha Mohan. Aalaap Raju breathes life into the already breeze tune of Mazhaithuli azhaga, while Ivaldhana...
Continue reading...Ormayundo Ee Mukham (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman
Shaan sounds considerably better in Chayunnuvo than Aaromale, but both songs have tunes that are thoroughly likeable. The former’s morph into punchy technopop is fabulous, while the latter’s almost-reggae’ish lilt...
Continue reading...The Shaukeens (Music review), Hindi – Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arko Mukherjee, Vikram Nagi & Hard Kaur
Alcoholic continues Yo Yo Honey Singh’s festish for assorted spirits and he is clearly the best in creating catchy songs built around them. Manali trance goes a step beyond mere...
Continue reading...Happy Ending (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
G phaad ke is a bloody catchy mix – Divya Kumar and Shefali Alvares scorch the dance floor with their enthusiasm. The tune moves in intriguingly captivating directions before comfortably...
Continue reading...Iyobinte Pusthakam (Music review), Malayalam – Neha S. Nair & Yakzan Gary Pereira
More than the tribal sounds in Theeyattam, the composing duo’s sensibilities hits on notes far beyond the conventional, into world music, including Walid Ben Saleem’s Arabic rap. But it’s all...
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