Rudine rangeeli’s showstoppers are clearly Karsan Sagathia, who brings his unique style of high-pitched, flawless folk singing, and Paras Nath, on the flute. Paras’ extended finale, with Sulaiman Merchant Darshan...
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Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 3 (Music review) – Clinton Cerejo
Pir jalani Barmer Boys start off on an odd note and even Clinton’s band seems to be briefly struggling to get everything in sync, but they do, very soon! Three...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 2 (Music review) – Ram Sampath
Individually, the Sanskrit Mahishasura Mardini stotram Ai giri-nandini (and not Tamil, as Coke Studio wishes to blasphemously term it) in Aruna Sairam’s powerful voice and progressive rock embellishment is wonderful....
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 1 (Music review) – A R Rahman
The late poet Valee’s lyrics headline Naan yen pirandhen, that, as a tune, follows Rahman’s synthetic rustic music that he pioneered with Kizhakku Cheemayile. His vocals are heartfelt and so...
Continue reading...The Shah Hussain Project Vol 1 (Music review), Indipop – Vasundhara Das, featuring Mir Mukhtiyar Ali
Hun nai hatda seems like the most accessible start to the album, almost pop-style complete with catchy chorus and a superb Ranjhaa kardi interlude by Mukhtiyar Ali, all set to...
Continue reading...Flutetronics (Music review), Pop – Naveen Kumar
Longing features thankfully minimal and accented vocals Naveen’s 15 year old son, Jean Naveen. What stays is Naveen’s spellbinding flute and Sree Sunderkumar’s kanjira, ensconced in fantastic production by Karsh...
Continue reading...Deep India (Deep Forest – Eric Mouquet and Rahul Sharma)
The tribal voices in Viva Madikeri are minimal, while Rahul’s santoor takes the lead with an absorbingly off-note tune. Eric’s pulsating percussion and backgrounds add punch. With vocals from Sarmishta...
Continue reading...B Seventy (Music review), Indipop/Remix – The Bartender
Mauli Dave sounds atrocious in the reimagining of Khaike paan banaras wala; the droning music doesn’t help her either. But Shalmali Kholgade gets ample help from Mikey in Kabhi kabhi‘s...
Continue reading...Pyaas (Music review) – Pop – Jal The Band
Goher’s comparatively weak vocals are obvious in tracks like Dil haari, Udd jaana and Tanhai, but the band props them with impressive tune and excellent orchestration! Tanhai’s slow album and...
Continue reading...Farida (Music review), Indipop – Abhijeet Sawant
Farida is the pick of the album – it offers a fairly complex tune for Abhijeet to sink into and holds its guitar and keyboard-loaded backdrops really well, thanks to...
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