Ali Ali is a strong opener – a really well-sung, foot-tapping prayer of sorts! Roya and Main tere paas hun are trademark Adnan Sami – mesmerizing ballads, fabulously arranged. Mere...
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Infinite Love (Music review), Non-film – A R Rahman
How would you react if a man wearing a black robe with hood and just a hole in the place of face (with light streaming through the hole!) came to...
Continue reading...Once More (Music review), Indipop – Colonial Cousins
Aaiyo re is a lovely ‘rain song’ with Leslie’s guitar playing peekaboo with the gorgeous North Eastern flavor. Janabe ali sounds like new material from Wham! and is catchy in...
Continue reading...Ek Din (Music review), Kavita Seth
Tere khayal, seemingly using Maand raga, sounds lovely in Kavita’s evocative voice, while the breezy Yun toh naadan takes cues from Pritam’s style. Chahe dard de and Iss tasavvur hold...
Continue reading...Piya Basanti…Again (Music review), Indipop – Sandesh Shandilya
Sehra sehra is a wonderful re-introduction to the trio that created magic back in 2001 – Ustad Sultan Khan, Chitra and Sandesh Shandilya. Mehboob joins them this time, for the...
Continue reading...The Inner Self Awakens (Music review), Indipop – Agam
Harish Sivaramakrishnan’s vocals remain the highlight in Brahma’s Dance, though the Shakti-style music works equally well. The guitar and violin melange is enchanting, much like Harish’s pitch perfect intonation of...
Continue reading...Ganaraj Adhiraj 2012 (Music review) – Gulraj Singh and Manoj Yadav
Ganpati Bappa Morya’s orchestration is tuned to grand splendor with Prof. Dr Ganesh Chandanshive and Shankar Mahadevan getting excellent support from the chorus. In comparison, the Lalbaugchaa Raajaa aarti is...
Continue reading...Monkemoner Station (Music review), Shreya Ghoshal & Joy Sarkar
Dekhyo‘s guitaring sits on top of Shreya’s dreamy vocals beautifully! Shreya ups the ante with her versatile singing in flashy, but lively songs like Ja khushi and Aaj benche. The...
Continue reading...Music I Like (Music review), Suchitra & Sai Madhukar
Suchitra, known more for her item’ish numbers in Tamil films, makes a long overdue, fully deserved cross-over to serious music. Familiar and much-loved Bharathiyar songs like Aasai mugam, Nalladhor veenai...
Continue reading...Following My Heart (Music review), Mandolin U. Rajesh
Master of Masters opens the album with an eclectic mix of Mahaganapatim in a scintillating mélange of effervescent fusion. Rajesh’s mandolin demonstrates a frenzied, infectious energy. Rimsky-Korsakov’s 18th century classic...
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