Disc 1: 1 Spanish Key 19:44 2 All Blues 9:21 3 Ife (Fast) 8:41 4 In a Silent Way 2:33 5 It’s About That Time 10:00 6 Jean Pierre 11:36 Disc 2: 1  So What 8:09 2 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down 9:03 3 Blue in Green 13:07 4 Great Expectations 8:39 5 Ife (Slow) [...]

இளையராஜா - The Music Messiah / Agi Music 2006 After listening to and reviewing Ilaiyaraaja’s magnum opus Thiruvasagam, I made my way to Spencer Plaza in Chennai and bought myself this CD. I thought I would be in for another meeting point of western classical music and Tamil traditions, but not quite. What we have here [...]

Avial – Debut Album / Phat Phish 2008 I’ve delayed far too long in writing about this folk-rock outfit. It is beginning to look like Kerala is a real breeding ground for original artists. Avial has already convinced audiences in the state since 2003 but now during the last year or two they have really [...]

Ilaiyaraaja – Thiruvasagam (c) 2005 English lyrics:    Stephen Schwartz Richard King :    Sound Engineer Lászlo Kovacs : Conductor Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Choir Singers: Ilaiyaraaja, Roy Harcourt, Madhu Balakrishnan, Vijay Yesudas Collection of classical hymns on Lord Shiva written by poet sage Manickavasagar. Recreated as the first Indian Oratorio by music maestro Ilaiyaraaja. [...]

Midival Punditz – Hello Hello/Six Degrees 2009 Tapan Raj & Gaurav Raina / Karsh Kale – co-producer Last year saw the release of a milestone album in Indian electronica as Midival Punditz let loose on the world their third long play ‘Hello Hello’. Ever since hearing their eponymous debut back in 2002 I’ve been hooked [...]

Jal – Boondh: a drop of jal / Fire Records 2008 1. Sajni 2. Raatein 3. Humein Itna Pyar 4. Moray Piya 5. Main Mastt Hoon 6. Mahia 7. Payal 8. Chup Chup 9. Kia Se Kia 10.Yeh Mera Pakistan 11. Sajni (slow version) 12. Humein Itna Pyar (slow version) Goher Mumtaz – Vocals & [...]

Motherjane – Maktub / Independent 2008 1. Chasing The Sun (4:28) 2. Fields Of Sound (4:42) 3. Broken (4:06) 4. Blood In The Apple (5:17) 5. Ode To Life (1:10) 6. Maktub (5:26) 7. Mindstreet (6:13) 8. Before One Million Becomes One (3:58) 9. Karmic Steps (5:41) – Suraj / vocals – Baiju / lead [...]

Mekaal Hassan Band – Saptak / EMI (India) 2009 1. Chal Bulleya 2. Bandeya 3. Ranjha 4. Jhok Ranjhan 5. Sanwal 6. Bhageshwari 7. Huns Dhun 8. Waris Shah 9. Andholan 10. Mahi 11. Albaella Personnel: Mekaal Hasan – lead guitar, Javed Bashir – lead vocals, Mohammad Ahsan Papu – flute Additional Musicians: Keyboards on [...]

Madhav Chari – Parisian Thoroughfares / Virgin Records (India) 2009 1. Parisian Thoroughfare (Powell) 2. Just In Time (Styne,Comden,Green) 3. You Don’t Know What Love Is (Raye, DePaul) 4. Elegy (Madhav Chari) (Dedicated To Elvin Jones) 5. Rejoice (Madhav Chari) 6. Elder Song (Madhav Chari) (Dedicated to A.K. Chari) 7. Prelude To A kiss (Ellington, [...]

Unmatched  – Eero Hämeenniemi & Guru Kaaraikkudi mani / Kosmic Music 2005 (Released under the name Twins in Finland) 1. String Swing / Hämeenniemi 2. Spicy Joy / K. Mani 3. Not Maya / Hämeenniemi 4. Music For Mani  / Hämeenniemi 5. Inspiration on 5 / Hämeenniemi Personnel: Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani – Mridangam, Hämeenniemi – [...]