Music Editorial
More Than Ya Ali: The Many Lives Of Zubeen Garg
Zubeen Garg was never just the man behind Ya Ali. That song gave him a kind of immortality—the other note transited decades, genres, languages, and lives. The art of orchestration could never fit into one single stage. It flew off to the folk fields of Assam and landed in Mumbai's mainstream corridors. Zubeen was a universe for those who really listened to him: there were moments when he was impossible to pin down, ever-moving. His story was never told linearly. The industry did not shape him; he rose instead from the soil of h | Click Here...
Has Arijit Singh stopped experimenting?
Remember, when Asha Bhosle said, “Arijit Singh is monotonous and can’t change his voice.” Well, it seems like the veteran foresaw a dull dynamic that even now Singh can’t deny for himself. Because, the presence can’t be felt anymore. It’s just him, his old-school showcases on the streets, the very grounded singer who sticks to his roots. Videos made rounds of him riding his two-wheeler, with his friend being his co-passenger, enjoying his cuppa in his neighbourhood, Jiaganj. The Calcutta boy emotion hits you, especial | Click Here...
Devi Gamladhaari Rap Song Review: Empowers All Hidden ‘Devis’ Out There
Monotony has been making its presence felt on our screens for quite some time now. We were unable to get our hands on the quirk; instead, we had to endure the mundane episodes of various TV series. That’s when Star Plus drops the mic with Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad, to make a breakthrough in the clutter. As the name goes by, we can sincerely eye on the sweetness that comes after the bitter, and to add the grind, the show just dropped its reforming rap song, Devi Gamladhaari, right before its ince | Click Here...
Tune In, Turn Up: How background music in movies hit the right notes
Before I get into the technical and analytical beat of it, I would ask you to pump off some of your hidden oozing craze and “imagine” things! Yes, imagine! Be delusional, create that bubble, and play a song. Your favourite song, from your playlist. Maybe, ‘Yeh Ishq Hai’ from ‘Jab We Met’ or ‘O Sanam’ by ‘Lucky Ali;’ quite a vibe, right? And as you immerse in the song, you almost feel you are part of some movie, doing some ‘main character’ stuff. Or just tell me, every time you are out for a long drive, do you not play some mandatory songs, ‘Cha | Click Here...
Must Read: The gradual evolution of Bollywood music
Bollywood music could be narrated in an entire ‘history book’ itself, for its grandeur transformation from the era of 1930s to the 2000s and to now surely speak of an untold story and impact, that the ‘GLOBE’ has authenticated “Music is life itself”- Louis Armstrong, a phrase to avow by. Life gets melancholic when it lacks music, a language that you can never derive your mind from, it connects you to the world, to vicissitudes, love and souls! Fair to say that ‘Music makes life happen’. Rising from the very Palaeolithic period to its elevation and sprawl all across th | Click Here...
When I Met God For The First Time
As she recuperates slowly but surely from the attack by the greatest villain civilization has encountered since Gabbar Singh I recall my first encounter with Lata Mangeshkar which is still vividly etched in my memory. From the age of six, I've believed that divinity dwells in her throat. I still do. For years I wondered what she she like in person.Or did she even exist?!In 1995 a mutual friend set up an appointment with her at the Shiv Sena Bhavan where she was rehearsing for a concert.. I couldn’t believe my luck. But she was unwell, and had to miss our appointm | Click Here...
ABBA is Back
Voyage(Polydor): Abba Rating: ***** Pitch perfect!Harmonies that assail your senses in a whoosh of wondrous riffs…Rhythms that won’t leave your mind. I still get goosebumps every single time, without fail ,when I hear ABBA’s ‘Knowing Me Knowing You’. ‘I’ve Been Waiting for You,’ ‘One Of Us’ and ‘The Winner Takes It All.’ What’s it about them that makes this Swedish quartet so special, so magical? Why don’t their songs ever go away? I though The Visitors in 1981 was their last album. But miracles never cease. ABBA is b | Click Here...
Adieu, Christopher Plummer
I became a Sound Of Music addict a bit late. I was 13 when I saw it for the first time in Trinidad(West Indies) with an appreciative audience which knew every line before the characters spoke, the favourite being , for reasons unknown, “This pink drink tastes very….pink!” No one looked at Christopher Plummer in The Sound Of Music.Handsome as he was we only had eyes for Julie Andrews. It was like noticing Rishi Kapor in Damini or Prem Rog. That wasn’t the way the roles were written. The male lead must shine in the shadows. Plummer proceeded to make a big name for himself as an | Click Here...
Blast From The Past: How Asha Bhosle Sang The Drug Anthem Dum Maro Dum Instead Of Lata Mangeshkar
Believe it or not, the drug anthem Dum maro dum mit jaye gham from Hare Rama Hare Krishna was to be sung by Lata Mangeshkar!! At least that was composer Rahul Dev Burman’s original plan. But then the film’s producer-director-leading man Dev Anand, who had a keen ear for music, suggested Asha Bhosle for Dum maro dum. “Lata sang two beautiful solos Phoolon ka taaron ka, Ho ho re ghungroo and a lovely duet Kanchi re for me in Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Dum maro dum didn’t seem right for her,” Dev Saab told me. That’s how Asha stepped in. Even after her | Click Here...
Year-Ender 2019: Super Singers Of The Year (Independent Music)
It’s been, without any doubt, another fantastic year for Bollywood. There have been some top movies and the movies have had some equally nice songs to back them. It’s that time of the year again when we appreciate the voices behind those amazing songs. We bring forward to you our list of the Super Singers Of The Year (Independent Music) Arjun Kanungo - This man has hit the apex of stardom slowly and steadily and a lot of credit goes to his independent music creations. His song Nike Nike shots is already popular, but 2019 has been a good year for Arjun because of his VYRL original | Click Here...
Year-Ender 2019: Top Singers (Female)
It’s been, without any doubt, another fantastic year for Bollywood. There have been some top movies and the movies have had some equally nice songs to back them. It’s that time of the year again when we appreciate the voices behind those amazing songs. We bring forward to you our list of the ‘Top Singers (Female)’ in our year-ender story and we leave the choice to you to select your favorite among them and vote for the one you feel is the most deserving. Dhvani Bhanushali – This girl is a sensation in the true sense of the term. Isn’t it? She became the ‘Billion’ girl | Click Here...
Year-Ender 2019: Top Singers (Male)
It's been, without any doubt, another fantastic year for Bollywood. There have been some top movies and the movies have had some equally nice songs to back them. It's that time of the year again when we appreciate the voices behind those amazing songs. We bring forward to you our list of the 'Top Singers (Male)', and we leave the choice to you to select your favorite among them and vote for the one you feel is the most deserving. Abhijeet Srivastava - Although a new entrant in such lists, Abhijeet Srivastava is undoubtedly a name with a lot of potential, as his claim | Click Here...