Hindi Joganiya, Dheere dheere, Maai, Sab dhan maati and Maya thagni – Jai Gangaajal (Salim-Sulaiman) Aisa kyun maa – Neerja (Vishal Khurana) Do you wanna dance with me – Rhythm...
Continue reading...Jai Gangaajal (Music review), Hindi – Salim-Sulaiman
Maya thagni mixes pulsating world music’ish sounds for a largely folk tune, before going completely folk and then getting back again. Tetua, Ghanghor and Binu baadar too get their mix...
Continue reading...Savitri (Music review), Telugu – Shravan
In Anaganaga, Shravan mixes a Temple’ish sound with an upbeat rhythm and it works easily, along with his vocals. Fly Like A Bird is passable techno, made better by Yazin...
Continue reading...Meeku Meere Maaku Meeme (Music review), Telugu – Shravan
Adugu dooke builds like a Mickey Meyer melody – immensely listenable and very harmonious! Lalitha Kavya’s female version is equally sweet. Shravan takes on Pone himself and layers it with...
Continue reading...Hitman – March 5, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Puthitha – Thozha (Tamil – Gopi Sundar) Gopi Sundar finally gets a bilingual *big* film and this is tremendous validation for the body of work...
Continue reading...Darvinte Parinamam (Music review), Malayalam – Sankar Sharma
Ta ta ta tang has a Santhosh Narayanan’ish twang and a wonderfully whimsical tune that appeals instantly. Nakul Krishnamoorthi and Sankar handle the singing mighty well. Oh punniyala is its...
Continue reading...Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Ka ka ka po starts off well, but the odd middle portion fails to capitalize on the quirky sound. Parava parandhuchu makes fantastic use of its retro tune that Pragathi...
Continue reading...Kapoor & Sons (Music review), Hindi – Amaal Mallik, Benny Dayal, Badshah, Nucleya, Arko and Tanishk Bagchi
Amaal Mallik’s recreation of Badshah’s 2014 dance-floor scorcher Chull continues to remain as insanely catchy as the original. Amaal also recycles his Sooraj dooba hai sound in Buddhu sa mann,...
Continue reading...Hitman – February 27, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Aviyal – Aviyal (Tamil – Raghu Dixit) Raghu Dixit has done Indipop, has composed for Kannada and Hindi films, and has also sung in Telugu...
Continue reading...Thozha (Music review), Tamil – Gopi Sundar
Baby odathe is flamboyant, with fantastic a horns section, handled enthusiastically by Shankar Mahadevan. Puthitha is Karthik’s show and Gopi’s ebullient tune surprises with solo violin and chorus hooks. Eiffel...
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