Bhaang ragad ke‘s electronic folk brings alive the tune’s almost-bhajan like sound in Vikas Kumar’s perfectly accented vocals. Vipin’s other, Kharch karod has a punchy electronic sound, but less interesting...
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Bin Roye (Music review), Pakistani – Shiraz Uppal, Shani Arshad, Sahir Ali Bagga & Waqar Ali
Shiraz Uppal significantly amps up the earthy, folksy Ballay ballay, led by Harshdeep! Shiraz’s title song, sung by himself, is a competent, soulful pop ditty. In Sahir Ali Bagga’s Teray...
Continue reading...Youngistaan (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguly, Shiraz Uppal, Sneha Khanwalkar & Shree Isshq
Jeet Ganguly, in his sole track, Suno na sangemarmar, deftly uses his Bengali tune, Ki kore toke, from Rangbaaz with a perfect choice in Arijit to croon it. Even the...
Continue reading...Aashayein (Music review), Hindi – Salim-Sulaiman, Pritam and Shiraz Uppal
Ab mujhko offers faux optimism, in a conventional package, while Mohit Chauhan’s reflective Chala aaya pyar doesn’t work entirely despite some neat tabla-infused orchestration. Shafqat’s Shukriya zindagi is standard SEL-template and is...
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