Here’s the 3rd episode of Milliblog Quarterlies, a collection of songs from the Weeklies in July, August and September 2018. There are 6 playlists, one each for Hindi, Tamil, Telugu,...
Continue reading...Stories of song title discovery
One of my classmates from school had shared a song (audio file) with a note, “Central theatre interval music 30 yrs back” in the school alumni Whatsapp Group. This is...
Continue reading...Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
Bhoomi is Shakthisree’s stellar show, with a matching chorus and a somber ending. Mazhai Kuruvi‘s sparkling strings promise a lot, but the pedestrian rhythm and meandering tune pull it down....
Continue reading...The Splendid Music of Salim-Sulaiman
Remember the Voodoo Rapper? No? Take a look! This was way back in 1993! Long before Sandesh Shandilya roped in Chithra to sing alongside Ustad Sultan Khan in 2000 (for...
Continue reading...VadaChennai (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Of the five gaana-style songs, Sandhanatha and Goindhammavaala get significantly spruced up sounds. The former is incredibly rhythmic, sung with giddy enthusiasm by Ka Ka Balachander, while the latter is...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – SEP23.2018
Milliblog Weeklies – India’s only multilingual, weekly new music playlist. Week 42: On | On | On 23 songs this week. Apple Music has 20; is missing Vidya Vox, Madhan...
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