Diljit Dosanjh brings his own earthy Punjabi-ness to Ishq Di Baajiyaan; the tune gets incredibly immersive with the antara, neat touches like the reverberating ‘Na ja’ phrase and the delightful...
Continue reading...Milliblog Quarterlies – Q22018
Here’s the 2nd edition of Milliblog Quarterlies, a 7-playlist collection that is culled out from Weeklies from the 2nd quarter of 2018. There are 7 playlists, one each for Hindi,...
Continue reading...Tamizh Padam 2 (Music review), Tamil – N.Kannan
Naan Yaarumilla makes up for its medley’ish tune (based presumably on Vakulabharanam raaga, evoking MS Viswanathan’s Engeyum Eppodhum) with outrageously funny lyrics by C S Amudhan and Chandru that skewer...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – JUL01.2018
Milliblog Weeklies – India’s only multilingual, weekly new music playlist. Week 30: On | On | On So much new music… so much joy! 28 songs this week and Saavn...
Continue reading...Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (Music review), Telugu – Vivek Sagar
Swagatham Suswagatham is quite an unusual opening to the soundtrack! Cisco Chi sounds like Apache Indian 2.0 and the music too mixes a host of genres, sounding both curious and...
Continue reading...Milliblog Monthlies – ItwoFS Retrospective
It’s almost 2 decades since I started ItwoFS! I started the background work in 1999. By the way, it’s pronounced I2FS (eye-2-f-s) – it is simply, and embarrassingly, Inspired Indian...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – JUN24.2018
Milliblog Weeklies – India’s only multilingual, weekly new music playlist. Week 29: On | On | On A wonderfully vibrant song mix this week, with 20 songs, covering English, Hindi,...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – JUN17.2018
Milliblog Weeklies – India’s only multilingual, weekly new music playlist. Week 28: On | On | On A packed week, with 26 songs! Apple Music is missing 3 – Bhuvan...
Continue reading...Katheyondu Shuruvagide (Music review), Kannada – Sachin Warrier
Daariya Kaledukondide is such a well-rounded, melodious package! Leon de Souza opens it beautifully, with his poised singing, even as Inchara Rao joins him in the anupallavi to offer a...
Continue reading...Sammohanam (Music review), Telugu – Vivek Sagar
Oohalu Oorege Gaalanthaa is every bit of a Vivek Sagar song, and that’s something, given the young composer’s relatively limited repertoire. The gentle jazzy feel is something Vivek does so...
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