Galiye nodu baa touches beautifully on Darbari Kanada and along with Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal’s brilliant vocals, this is a brilliant track. More Sonu goodness happens in Bhoomi suttodu,...
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Gaana Bajaana (Music review), Kannada – Joshua Sridhar
The composer joins Sayonara in his usually styled techno title song – groovy tune with catchy hooks! Hosadondu hesaru too is pretty neat, with pleasant reggae influences and excellent vocals...
Continue reading...Nooru Janmaku (Music review), Kannada – Mano Murthy
After the recession is almost over, allegedly, we have an ode…in the form of Banthu banthu recession! It’s mundane and pedestrian, as a song, anyway. Gelluba gelluba is the stuff...
Continue reading...Music review: Thamassu (Kannada – Sandeep Chowta)
Beyond all the orchestral magic that Sandeep weaves in for Maar maar, it is essentially flat and monotonous, but, thankfully, the title song gets both right – the sweeping orchestration...
Continue reading...Music review: Prithvi (Kannada – Manikanth Kadri)
Jagave ninadu is funky and pulsating, while Nenapidu nenapidu is a fantastic Kannada debut for Shruti Hassan; along with Karthik, she does really well in an excellently arranged tune! Kuku...
Continue reading...Music review: Hoo (Kannada – Harikrishna)
Nooku nuggalu opens in typical Ravichandran fashion, borrowing sensuous rhythmic clues from Ilayaraja’s Maasi Maasam – but this is a fabulously catchy track; Tippu and Anuradha Sriram upping the heat!...
Continue reading...Music review: Aptharakshaka (Kannada – Gurukiran)
Chamundi taayi works because of SPB’s powerful vocals and the guitars Guru adds wisely to an otherwise standard song. Kabadi kabadi is as mainstream and massy as it can get...
Continue reading...Music review: Just Maat Maathalli (Kannada – Raghu Dixit)
The first thing that strikes you in a Raghu Dixit soundtrack is the eclectic nature of the sound – Marubhoomialli is a great example, fusing a distinctly Indian sounding Celtic...
Continue reading...Music review: Suryakaanti (Kannada – Ilayaraja)
Chan chanare is embarassingly pedestrian – haven’t we heard these tunes already in the 90s more than adequately? Swalpa soundu too is in similar territory, barring the spunk in the...
Continue reading...Music review: Maleyali Jotheyali (Kannada – Harikrishna)
Yenu helabeku is constructed like a Hindi song, and Sonu makes it work quite well. However, Sonu’s best in the soundtrack is Nee sanihake bandare; mildly reminiscent of Rahman’s Tu...
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