Prem & Hardeep’s O meri mehbooba remix is a terrible khichdi. Peh gaya khalara fits in Jasleen’s 2nd template (the 1st being the child-woman melody) – generic, highly rhythmic Punjabi...
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Shukriya & Malanga (Music review), Hindi – Gulraj Singh, featuring Shraddha Shree & Shivam Ahuja
Purwaiyaa builds itself into a delightful track, with the minute-long serene intro segueing beautifully into the joyous ourburst. Shivam’s age shows in his singing, but Shraddha’s voice is mature beyond...
Continue reading...Ungli (Music review), Hindi – Salim Sulaiman, Sachin Jigar, Gulraj Singh & Aslam Keyi
Dance Basanti is hardly representative of Sachin Jigar’s current form – a catchy, but thoroughly derivative song that could have easily been scored any Punjabi composer with random Z or...
Continue reading...Ganaraj Adhiraj 2012 (Music review) – Gulraj Singh and Manoj Yadav
Ganpati Bappa Morya’s orchestration is tuned to grand splendor with Prof. Dr Ganesh Chandanshive and Shankar Mahadevan getting excellent support from the chorus. In comparison, the Lalbaugchaa Raajaa aarti is...
Continue reading...Tutiya Dil (Music review), Hindi – Gulraj Singh
Aag lage and Tutiya dil are super-efficient takes on the best of Salim-Sulaiman’s Punjabi-infused catchiness, with hilarious lyrics to boot and wonderful vocals by Alamgir in the former, and Ram...
Continue reading...Ganaraj Adhiraj (Music review) – Gulraj Singh and Manoj Yadav
Gulraj Singh sounds distinctly like Rahman in the short, ambient opener, Ganesh Mantra. Ehsaan brings his bluesy touch to cook a mighty unlikely, but highly enjoyable Ganaraj Adhiraj; that ‘Jai...
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