Nazar se nazaria pays a rich, lavish tribute to Pritam’s already inspired Crazy kiya re, even though the main similarity is camouflaged quite skillfully. Ya Rabula Rabbi is actually sung...
Continue reading...Music review: Love Guru (Kannada – Joshua Sridhar)
Ondondu storygu and Tangali tandeya finds Joshu rehashing his Kalloori sound fairly well and the same goes for Minchi, where the composer’s debut, Kaadhal resurfaces. Romeogalige is a terrible combination...
Continue reading...Music review: Nannavanu (Kannada – Ilayaraja)
Just when you thought that Ilayaraja has put his synth days behind, he reaches for that embarrassing sound all over again. Barring the uncomplicated and heartfelt tune of Modalane everything...
Continue reading...Music review: Kanthaswamy (Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad)
While there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with Devi’s music in Kandhasamy, the composer seems to be running out of ideas. The hyper-catchy Excuse me; the Shakira-inspired Allegra, the breathless ode to...
Continue reading...Congrats, Salim and Sulaiman!
Salim Sulaiman finally have some long-overdue international recognition. Yes, they’ve notched up a Daytime Emmy nomination under the category, ‘Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation’, for their track, ‘We...
Continue reading...Music review: Masilamani (Tamil – D Imman)
Benny just about saves Nacka romba with his enthusiastic vocals – Imman’s tune seems like an unabashed homage to Vijay Antony. That inspiration is even more evident in Odi odi...
Continue reading...Music review: Achamundu Achamundu (Tamil – Karthik Raja)
Carnatic classical singer Sowmya makes a strong impact, with her usual powerful vocals in Kannil dhaagam, a song that is soaked in the unique Karthik Raja style – marked by...
Continue reading...Music review: Moscowin Kaveri (Tamil – S S Thaman)
Nee ondrum is a tad simplistic but endearing nonetheless and Aanum pennum’s fast-paced rhythms and sophistication in the orchestration work pretty well. Graamam thedi emulates Rahman’s sound, but Thaman carefully...
Continue reading...Tochi Vs Toshi!
Singer Tochi today made headlines with the news of him undergoing treatment for depression and high blood pressure at the Bombay Hospital. According to news reports (DNA and Times of...
Continue reading...Music review: Vedigundu Murugesan (Tamil – Dheena)
Neenda thooram with Bombay Jayashree’s enticing vocals is interestingly tuned enough, but it is way too similar to Dheena’s other recent tunes of similarly ambient nature. Ditto for the Yesudas...
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