Of the 2 songs by Vickey Prasad, Hans mat pagli is an easy winner, with its folksy, breezy melody that evokes composer Krsna’s repertoire and winsome vocals by Sonu Nigam...
Continue reading...Lipstick Under My Burkha (Music review), Hindi – Zebunnisa Bangash
Zeb hands over her number (originally by )—re-written by Anvita Dutt as Jigi jigi—to Malini Awasthi. Malini folksy raunch gives it a new twist, with Zeb’s brilliantly mounted brass. Ishquiya‘s...
Continue reading...Kathalo Rajakumari (Music review), Telugu – Vishal Chandrashekhar and Ilayaraja
Nallani kanulalo and Ye piduguki both start with whistling but they turn into dramatically different songs. The former moves on to a neat Russian-folk like prelude, to eventually a lilting...
Continue reading...Jagga Jasoos (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
There’s so much to like in Ullu ka pattha – Vivienne Pocha’s ‘Ulule’ hook—with a clever yodel effect, Daniel GarcÃa Diego’s scintillating Flamenco guitar, and the way multiple streams converge...
Continue reading...Pothuvaaga Emmanasu Thangam (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Summa irukkuruthu and Pachi paranthiruchi are Imman template-reuse all the way – pounding rhythm and vocal effects, with simplistic catchy tunes. In Ammani, despite Diluckshan Jeyaratnam and Shashaa Tirupati, the...
Continue reading...Veedevadu (Music review), Telugu – S.S.Thaman
Ela ela flows like any other Thaman song – that slow and steady rhythm is an effortless head-shaker, and carries the simple tune along with it. Thaman brings back his...
Continue reading...Mubarakan (Music review), Hindi – Amaal Mallik, Rishi Rich, Yash Anand and Gourov-Roshin
Barring that energetic rhythm and Sonu Nigam’s singing, Goggle Song is painfully generic. Amaal Mallik’s second song Jatt Jaguar is no different – that breezy interlude featuring Apeksha Dandekar is...
Continue reading...Chunkzz (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar
The Dulquer Nivin Fahad song is a one-trick pony that rides on a simple pop tune that Gopi usually composes in his sleep. The Kalyanam song is no patch on...
Continue reading...Nakshatram (Music review), Telugu – Bheems Ceciroleo, Bharath Madhusudhanan and Hari Gowra
Laayire could fit in any 90s Chiranjeevi potboiler seamlessly, with its heady faux-Punjabi mix. Bheems’ second song, Ey papa could be easily mistaken for Mani Sharma’s, with its whispery vocals...
Continue reading...Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Ammukuttiye seems like a deft use of Jog raaga and in Pradeep Kumar’s compelling vocals and Prakash Hariharan’s electric mandolin phrases, the melody comes out beautifully. Kanmani finds itself in...
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