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".
