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.