Rahul Sharma’s Confluence III – Review
Confluence III – A Meeting By The Nile is, as the name partially suggests, an Indian-Egyptian fusion album and the next in the Confluence series of fusion albums centered around Rahul Sharma. The Egyptian part of the album comes from Georges Kazazian, player of an instrument called the Egyptian Oud, which sounds like a deeper Sarod … Read more
Google Discover Music – any good for desi music?
Not really. Not yet, anyway. One reason might be that Google is simply linking to the search results of music indexing services like Imeem, Rhapsody, Pandora and American media giants like EMI, Sony, Universal & WB – none of whom are known especially for carrying desi music. Or, perhaps, the prolific uploading industry responsible for … Read more
London Dreams – Music Review
Phirte hain hum khwabon ke sang liye London Dreams… Khanabadosh… Overall Album: Picks: Actually, all of them. The vibe of this album is of one big concert. Either you’ll like the vibe and enjoy the entire album or dismiss it as monotonous. I’d recommend giving it a try because you’ll hear some promising new male … Read more
Dusting off the cobwebs…
I am very aware of how long it has been since I’ve put forth a single thought on this blog. And my excuse is entirely unoriginal, but ultimately true. It’s… erm.. work. I know! How could I possibly neglect my duties towards musical goodness while doing something so blasé as a job, right? Well – … Read more
New Features on MeraMood
An update on this previous post: MeraMood.com has now added social networking features and made it possible to filter songs by actors and movies. Ability to filter by lyricists is, wisely, gone. The latest movies are now available for playback. MeraMood debuted an iPhone-compatible website a while back that, I must say, works impressively well. … Read more
Making of ‘Twist’
This video is gold. You might have heard me express my dismay at the violent movements that the choreographer, apparently a man named Bosco, put chhote Nawab through for the filming of the song ‘Twist’ from Love Aaj Kal. Well. It turns out Bosco and Imtiaz Ali may have bitten off more than they could … Read more
Short Kut – Music Review
Kal Nau Baje … Overall Album: Picks: For the enjoyable qawwali+Gujarati+item number vibe, Mareeze Mohabbat. And, Kal Nau Baje for the beautiful singing, the cute lyrics and the stunning Khuda-Jaane style picturization. Is that the same beach as Khuda Jaane?
Love Aaj Kal – Music Review
Chor Bazaari Do Nainon Ki… Overall Album: Picks: For the charming country riff, Chor Bazaari. Good effort for a fresh remix of the Nagin anthem on Twist (Remix). Mohit Chauhan for belting out a real smooth Dooriyan, and any time Raahat Fateh Ali Khan so much as appears in the liner notes, it’s a yes yes … Read more
New York – Music Review
Yaaron, jee bhar ke jeele pal… hai, junoon. Overall Album: Picks: For a light, breezy effect in the same vein as Life in a Metro, Hai Junoon, Mere Sang and Tune Jo Na Kaha. For fans of haunting instrumentals, try Sam’s Theme.
Independence Day links
Happy 4th of July, everyone! While I get ready to go see a fireworks display in the evening, here are some of my favorite renditions of the Star-Spangled Banner and few other links I found interesting. A Jimi Hendrix version that leaves me speechless. Whitney Houston belting it out like no one else. Dixie Chicks … Read more
