I started getting serious about Ilayaraja’s non-Tamil music only in 2010-11. It was a very random effort, no doubt initiated by Geetha’s Jothe Jotheyali. In 2012, I wrote a formal...
Continue reading...Andholan (Music review), Indipop – Mekaal Hasan Band
Ghunghat, based on Bulleh Shah’s Kafi crackles with guitaring that almost has a conversation with Sharmistha! Mohammad Ahsan Papu’s flute and Louis Pinto’s drums offer splendid support too! The other...
Continue reading...Kill Dil (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
The title song sees the trio playing a superbly flamboyant and addictive tribute the classic Spaghetti Western music. Shankar Mahadevan and Sonu Nigam are in blistering form here and even...
Continue reading...Tamanchey (Music review), Hindi – Krsna, R.D.Burman, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Ikka Singh, Intense & DJ Khushi
Krsna builds on Pancham’s original Pyar mein dil pe on predictable lines, but Bappi Lahiri, with his verve, is the real hero of the song! Krsna’s other track, Khamakha has...
Continue reading...Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
Ghoor ghoor ke is catchy, no doubt, but is too simplistic, and not fitting the standards Ram Sampath is known for. Tod de kataar is progressively worse – despite Labh...
Continue reading...Milliblog monthly multilingual music reco – September 2014
Bombay Makossa – Chingari (Ranjit Barot, U Shrinivas, Etienne Mbappe) I came to know about this album 15 days before Shrinivas passed away and was waiting for the mid-September release...
Continue reading...Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya (Music review), Telugu – M.M.Keeravani
Dintana seems simplistic, but is also catchy, powered by Rahul Sipligunj. Chembistri‘s is all over the place, mixing sounds into an odd concoction. Composer Ramesh Vinayagam rocks with his vocals...
Continue reading...Poojai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Devathai ticks off all facets of a catchy Yuvan track, with Nivas adding good value. Yuvan sings Uyire in his typical off-key way, with horrendous Tamil diction, killing an already...
Continue reading...Raunaq (Music review), Indipop – A R Rahman
It’s heartening to see Rahman approach Raunaq not as an experimental non-film album, but as a regular film soundtrack, at least going by the tunes. It is also ironic that...
Continue reading...Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (Music review), Tamil – Madley Blues
The sense of optimism in the gorgeously tuned Hey sutrum bhoomi is instantly endearing. Mili Nair and a Raghu Dixit’ish Harish Venkat offer pitch-perfect rendition! The guitar riff used in...
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