All the reviews this issue, at a glance

Tappanguchi and pop
Deva's music with its blend of pop rhythms and Tamil folk finds its way to the TV top ten. This movie's songs are catchy again

Saying thanks to fans
TLC thank their admirers with their third album Fanmail. Strong views and stronger music... listen to them!

Mixed bag from great female vocalists
Four songs each by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan for Verve, a great specialist jazz recording company. That's 4 by 4

Me Tarzan, swinging to Collins
From Genesis to solo to composing music for Walt Disney's animation Tarzan, Phil Collins has traversed many paths

Vijay can sing too
Deva's music for Vijay-starrers has been very attractive, and in Nenjinile his creative mind manages to get a good song from the actor himself

Prince of understatement
The Silken Voice evokes memories of an era when love was expressed in Talat Mehmood's gentle tremolo

Lalgudi days
Purvi Kalyani and Kaapinarayani showcase the stately art of Lalgudi Jayaraman

M S, 50 years ago
Did you know how the freedom movement roused M S Subbulakshmi? You can hear music from those heady days in M S Old Gems

Rain raga from a maverick
M Balamuralikrishna sings Amritavarshini and Kalyani with freewheeling glee

Bringing up Ajay, Kajol
Dil Kya Kare tries to give newlyweds Ajay Devgan and Kajol a family image