Listen to these two hits right now

Songs from the Akshay Kumar - Deepika Padukone starrer "Chandni Chowk to China" are from a mix of musicians. Two of them are sure to become hits. First the racy number from Kailesh Kher and company titled "Chak Lein De" and the other the smooth ballad from Shankar Ehsan Loy titled "Tere Naina" sung beautifully by Shankar Mahadevan and Shreya Goshal.

No excuses for not listening.

Vidyasagar makes a comeback, S Thaman has a moderate hit

With "Mahesh Saranya Matrum Palar" Vidyasagar makes a nice comback. With this hit for SPB he keeps the ageless wonder alive in our hearts. Listen to "Thangathila Seyda Nila".

After "La La" from "Poi" this is the hit from SPB and Vidyasagar.

Other songs from "Mahesh Saranya Matrum Palar" aren't bad though. If I find them interesting I'll add them to the list.

Meanwhile S.Thaman (and not Yuvan Shankar Raja as posted earlier) has a modest hit in "Sindhanai Sei" the title song of the movie it is taken from.

My new blog

And it is on music. This time though it is on my favorite musical instrument, the guitar. I tried learning it several times only to give up sadly. But at least I have a blog to show my love and appreciation. Check it out. http://guitar-appreciation.com

Music embed screwing up

Just when I thought I could scream in joy comes the nightmare. The embedded player completely screws up in IE whereas it seemed fine in Firefox.

Then in Firefox the embedded players all start playing even when I have not selected the Auto play option. I check this morning and it is all gone wrong on Firefox too.

Got to find a way out or go back to the old method.

MusicMazaa.com offers embed

This is great news because now you don't have to leave my site to the site that is offering the music. Instead you could listen to the songs right here from madrasbee.blogspot.com.

Right now MusicMazaa.com is offering the embed. I only pray the other follow suit too.

Watch out for the posts or maybe I could start embedding reviewed songs and music?

Vijay Antony IS on a Roll

I cannot believe the hits that this guy is churning out. Check out "Kanni Vedi" from the upcoming A Aa E Ee and you'll know why. The entire album is rocking but Kanni Vedi stands out. Lyrics may be slightly adult-inclinded but who cares. The song rocks with lovely bass lines. Don't miss it.

Good new songs from A R Rahman and Vijay Antony who is on a roll

Yuvraaj is the movie and more songs in Indian albums are being named in the western style and not the usuag first three or four words of the song. These days A R seems to be giving only a hit or two per movie instead of making all the songs hits. Don't know if the director demands these days are so. Three songs are lovely in Yuvaraj.

Start with "Manamohini More" my favourite from the movie where Khawali is mixed with western music. There is one point in the song (when the raagas are being sung) where a little studio editing is apparent. It is almost difficult for the vocalist to sing that portion. Try and see if you can locate it.

The other good ones are "Tu Muskura" sung by Alka Yagnik. It is nice to hear another good song from the "Ek do Theen" singer. The opening lines are better in the song than those that come in the middle. The other good one is from Srinivas called "Zindagi".

Check them on MusicIndiaonline.com.

Meanwhile Vijay Antony seems to have another hit in "Poove Poove Sollidu ithu Kaadhal Thaana" from the movie Rasikkum Seemane.

The good song from Vaaranam Aayiram axed and other stuff

I am still recovering from my illness but that doesn't stop rejuvinating music from my ears.

I am not sure what is going on with songs of Vaaranam Aayiram but "Ragasiyam" is missing from the Musicmaaza.com listing. But one new one sung by Sudha Raghunathan, "Annul Maele" is lovely and has been included in the list of songs. MusicIndiaonline.com still lists the "Ragasiyam" song but it is not complete.

Meanwhile Vijay Antony who has a knack of delivering at least one catchy dance number is back with "Ammane" for the movie "Pandhayam". A bit on the parental-advisory side the song is nevertheless catchy, a sure to become hit.

Vishal-Shekar's new song is good

Though I did like a couple of their earlier songs this one titled "Khuda Jaane" from the new Ranbir-Deepika starrer "Bachna He Hasseno" is good. The song could have been packaged better but singers Kay Kay and Shilpa Rao have sung the duet well.

One other song that I missed of Vishal-Shekar is their big "Sajnaji Vaari Vaari" from the delightful movie "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd.".

And who can forget "Ajab Si" from "Om Shanti Om".

One, that I missed from my previous list/post

For several weeks it ruled the Tamil charts. It is the song that is frequently played on T.V from "Subramanyapuram" called "Kangal Irandal". This song reminds you of many songs notably "Chinna Kannan Azhaikiran", Illayaraja's hit from the movie "KaviKuyil". Even the flute sounds very similar to that song. Other songs "Kandal Irandal" reminds you of are "Kadhal Nerupen" from the movie Veyil and "Collegikku Povom" from the movie Kovil.

A ton of good music from various artistes

I'll start with what I have been listening to probably infinite times today. It is the song "En Anbe" sung by Sadhana Sargam incredibly sweetly from the upcoming Tamil film "Sathyam" starring Vishal and Nayantara with music composed by the A R Rahman protege Harris Jayaraj. I am really looking forward to see Nayantara in these songs. Two other songs are noteworthy of mention, "Chellame Chellame" sung by Harris Jayaraj's favorite female vocalist Bombay Jayashree and Naveen. "Ada Gada Gada" sung by Gangai Amaran's son Prem G is also bound to be popular.

A R Rahman delivers some rocking stuff for the movie "Sakkarakatti" starring debutant Shantanu Bagyaraj, son of veteran director/actor Bagyaraj. Check out the rocker "Taxi Taxi" and the softer "Marudaani".

Meanwhile Illayaraja the maestro who still has the spark in him offers a delightful song "Kallai Irunthen" for the movie "Uyilin Osai".

Rabbi Shergill is back with his latest offering Avengi Ja Nahin. The album actually isn't as impressive as his debut. A couple of songs sparkle and these are "Challa" and the English number "Eternity". His voice has certainly matured but he needs to provide more variety to avoid staleness.

But my recommendation in the Indipop category will be the stylish "Laut Ao Na" from the album of the same by Ahmed Jehanzeb. Stylish music, particularly the usage of bass, from Sachin Gupta and the singing might give you a feel its out of pitch but it is very enjoyable.

Another new artiste (correct me if I am wrong) Lalitya Munshaw with her album "Maika Piya" offers good songs in "Bhaiya na daro" and "Saiya". Noteworthy of mention is the music on the album arranged by none other than Ranjit Barot. A duet with Hariharan is also good. It's called "More Ghar". Lalitya's voice also reminded me of old Hindi songs of the 80's.

New delightful numbers from A R Rahman and Harris Jayaraj

While A R Rahman does it in Hindi for the film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Harris does it for the next Goutham Menon's Tamil movie "Vaaranam Aayiram"

It is difficult to believe A R Rahman's perfect and befitting sound and music for the campus story. Three songs are extremely pleasant and catchy. They are "Kabhi kabhi Aditi Zindagi" sung by Rashid Ali, "Kahin to Hogi ho" by Rashid Ali and Vasundhara Das and "Tu Bole main Booloon" by the little master A R Rahman himself.

As for Harris's songs Music India online has only a part of the song "Ragasiyame" from Vaaranam Aayiram but you can listen to this beautiful song in its full version on the MusicMazaa, one of the many other sites besides Raaga.com and musicindiaonline.com where you can listen to a ton of new and old music.

Harris Jayaraj back with a Bang

Check out the lovely numbers of late director Jeeva's "Dhaam Dhoom" and you will realise what I mean. Three melodious numbers are sure to become hits.

Harris's staple Bombay Jayashree who sang many of his hits does it again with "Saghiyee". The others are "Anbe Anbe" sung beautifully by Harish Raghavendra and the smaller "Aazhiyile" sung by upcoming and rising singer Haricharan.

The peppy numbers aren't bad but it is the melodious numbers that are going to strike a chord.

Check them out on MusicIndiaonline.com

Some Nice smoothies from across the border

My blog is about music from India but I can't help saying that Pakistani band Fuzon must be one of the bands that is being listened to a lot these days here. Just goes on to confirm that music knows no barriers. Fuzon's latest album Journey features songs that are catchy and easy on the ear, notably the song "Neend Na Aaye". Check them out on MusicIndiaonline.com.

They also have a video out on YouTube.


Other good songs are the small and catchy "Dholna" and the slower ballad "Suna Suna".

P.S - MusicIndiaOnline.com these days seem to have links that work erratically. Just yesterday the links seemed o.k but today some on the songs don't play. Maybe tomorrow they will be just fine.

The next big singing sensation on the Indian Music scene.....

In my earlier post on MadrasBee, and I had mentioned Manjari and Shwetha and to some extent Kalyani Menon and Gayathri too as the successors of Chithra. However I erase them all because we do have a winner. She is here, she's come and just waiting to conquer. Instead of explaining the who and what I would request you to follow the link to my personal blog where I have explained it all.

Roopa

A delightful malayalam song and another good one from 2005 I missed

The song "Vethyasthanaaya Barbaram Baalan" from the movie "Kadhaparayumbol" has become stale with overplay yet it is a delightful song you must listen you if you have missed it.

There are a couple of others I missed down the line. The first one is from the movie "Taj Mahal", the new version that came out in 2005. It has one delightful song in "Apne Zulfen" sung by veteran HariHaran and composed by the late legend Naushad. Note that there is a music intro to the song that lasts several minutes before the actual song begins.

One reason why I was able to check this song was when Ritvik Rajan sang it so well at the Asianet Idea Star Singer 2007 show. Ritvik is out of the competition but I must mention him because he is also a "special" child. He is visually impaired and he also cannot communicate properly. However his singing is perfect. Check his performances at the Idea Star Singer competition here. Unfortunately the site has removed his "Apne Zulfen" performance and I was not able to locate it on Youtube. Maybe you could try. The performance is one that will bring a tear to your eye. Sung so well, the guest on the show, Jyothirmayi even confessed she was in love with Ritvik after his performance.

Tare Zameen Par has two good songs

The movie wasn't bad though it seemed to have as many songs as any commercial Hindi movie. Two of them however stand out, the tile song and my favorite "Kholo Kholo" with lovely guitar from Ehsaan and good vocals from Shankar who I guess is the singer. The song neatly fits in with the video of the movie. Check it out. Tare Zameen Par

kailash Kher again

Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa are currently redefining the rules of IndiPop and why not with an album as this!

I have been wanting to write about this one song and the album ever since I heard Hesham Abdul Wahab sing it so well on Asianet's Idea Star Singer 2007 competition.



In fact Kailash Kher himself would have appreciated the performance.

Unfortunately the links for the songs weren't working on musicindiaonline.com for a long time. Currently No.2 on the Indipop countdown on musicindiaonline.com, this is a must listen, "Saiyyan" from the album "Khailasa Jhoomo Re" .

Other songs:

"Babam bam" - starts of in a folkish manner but quickly moves into modern beat and bass. The song has a very "Laia O LaiLa", the evergreen classic from R.D.Burman from the film "Sholay". Nice devotional and mystic feel.

"Jhoomo Re" - The title song, more Khawali'ish. Nice racy number with little of western instrumentation. Good singing from Kailash.

"Chhap Tilak" - What an absolute stunner! Terrific singing from Kailash well complimented by the instrumentalists, notably guitar, bass, flute and the drums. Bass by the way is taken care of by ace bassist Naresh Kamath who also plays for the Malayali Alternative Rock band, Avial.

"Joban Chalke" - Starts well but soon mellows into a poppish number but does good to hold our attention with a catchy beat and singing. A slighly long song but not bad.

"Tere Naina" - Lovely ballad, sung well with lovely music from the musicians.

"Daulat Shohrat" - Was in his previous Khailasa album too that I had reviewed. This version is a better one and sounds more like the original with real drums being played instead of synthesized ones.

"Tu Meri Jaan Hai" - Another love song sung to the accompaniment of Indian instruments. Kailash's singing grabs out attention although it is less catchy as the rest.

"Yaar Sajan" - Lovely reggae number. Lovely singing and lovely music.

I can't wait to sample his latest offering "Ya Rabba".

Joshua Sridhar makes some long strides

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year, 2008! And let us begin with some lovely music.


Check out Joshua Sridhar's new offering for the Tamil movie "Kalloori" and you will be convinced. "Un Arugayil Varugayil" is a melody that is going to be sung for a long time. The most talked about line in the song will be "....Ithu Yenna Ithu Yenna Iravodu Pakalodum Athikarrikum..." is a well sung and studio edited well. And then there is the Theme song that even rivals A R Rahman's theme for the movie "Bombay". Lovely numbers you cannot afford to miss.




Vijay Antony (these days seen without his moustache) of "Dialamo Dialo" fame has a new offering for the movie "Kadhalil Vizhunden". Check out the song "Thozhiya". Worth a listen.