Shalmali breezes through the already popular (Coke TVC!) Aaj ki raat – it’s consistently and tantalisingly groovy! Among her other renditions, Ja ja bewafa, with a lovely reggae base easily...
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French Kiss (Music review), Indipop – Sharib-Toshi
The title song is as much fun as a post-two-pegs song in a Delhi bar – nice and catchy. Its international club mix is apt after the 6th peg. Hai...
Continue reading...Armaan (Music review), Indipop – Armaan Malik
Armaan ropes in Salim Merchant for the techno ballad Krazy Konnection – passable, with a catchy hook. Its Dubstep mix is headache-inducing, though. Roke na koi tries something similar, and...
Continue reading...Jag Changa (Music review), Indipop – The Raghu Dixit Project
Parasiva seems like the perfect candidate for a arena-folk anthem – with incredibly catchy percussion and superb vocals and acoustic guitar by Raghu, this is a fabulous opener! The package...
Continue reading...Matters of the Heart (Sandeep Chowta)
Matters of the Heart and Angels in the Desert are pleasantly lounge’ish and ride on Naveen and Dave Valentin’s fascinating flute, respectively, besides Tom Schuman’s piano in the latter. The...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3 (Music review)
In my view, Season 3 of Coke Stuio @ MTV was shades below Season 2 (but obviously far better than Season 1, of course!). Season 2 set the standard quite...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 8 (Music review) – Multiple producers
That Kutle Khan and Bismila Khan can infuse manic energy in their singing is a given, but it is Nancy Aren Ao who surprises with her fantastic support in the...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 7 (Music review) – Hitesh Sonik
Sukhwinder Singh lords over Chan kitthan like only he can, with Hitesh creating a Punjabi power-ballad! Tapas Roy’s mandolin replaces the usually expected iktara, even as the backing vocalists –...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 6 (Music review) – Amit Trivedi
The severely under-rated Tochi Raina is the highlight of Rabba. The man lords over the lovely melody Amit cooks up, with some support from Jaggi’s rap. Sukhjinder Singh’s constant algoza...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 5 (Music review) – Papon
Baisara beera Papon ropes in Assam-born, Bhojpuri singing sensation Kalpana Patowary to join him in a Assamese-Rajasthani song… how is that for fusion! That interlude featuring Akhlak Hussain Varsi’s harmonium...
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