MLR Karthikeyan rules like he always does, in Atha magalayum; the use of the folk sound fused with the more mod additions works well! Simmakallu sees Chinmayi is a mighty...
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Neray aah, Nindiya ke paar and School di kitaab – Coke Studio Pakistan, Season 5 – Episode 3 (Overload & Rachel Vicajji; Uzair Jaswal; Bohemia) Coke Studio’s Pakistani version continues...
Continue reading...Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar, Meet Bros Anjjan & Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Sachin-Jigar’s lone track, Dil garden garden ho gaya, rides high on Vishal’s exuberant vocals even as the techno tune is strictly functional, but with a highly infectious hook. Of the...
Continue reading...Bachelor Party (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Raj
Pathirayo is Shreya Ghoshal’s show – she breezes through the fairly complex and wonderful tune confidently; Rahul’s tune change in the Pathirayo part is brilliant! Actress Ramya Nambeesan is getting...
Continue reading...Aarohanam (Music review), Tamil – K
Indha vaan veli is strikingly moving – Anand Aravindakshan’s soulful singing makes a big difference to the already impactful tune by K. Thappaattam is diametrically different – an exuberant retro...
Continue reading...Vaidooryam (Music review), Malayalam – Vidyasagar
Chandanathennalai seems to be making a wonderful mixture of Hameer Kalyani and Saraswati ragas, at least to my untrained ears; very good singing by Madhu Balakrishnan and Sujatha. Is Veerali...
Continue reading...Hemlock Society (Music review), Bengali – Anupam Roy
Amar mawte’s pensive and haunting tune is beautifully orchestrated by Anupam; both versions – by Lopamudra Mitra, and the shorter version by Rupankar, with more pronounced sarod, courtesy Pratyush Bandyopadhyay....
Continue reading...Romeo (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Belagedhu coffee is super fun; lyrics-wise and vocals too – by Ganesh, Sadhu Kokila, Arjun and Rangayana Raghu. Its twin, By-2 bedsheet is equally good with the female vocals spin....
Continue reading...Thattathin Marayathu (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman
Anuragham is drop-dead gorgeous! Rahul Subrahmanian’s version is a bit conventional, ballad’ish with great guitar, while Divya Menon rocks the reprise with her sweet rendering! Remya Nambeesan and Sachin Warrier’s...
Continue reading...Cocktail (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Everything just works seamlessly in Tumhi ho bandhu – Kavita Seth’s vocals, Neeraj Shridhar’s super enthu hook and Pritam high-energy music… everything! Shalmali Kholgade, fresh from her Pareshaan high, rocks...
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