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In a family of composers
Dheena comes from Yuvan Shankar Raja, who not only has to match up to competition but also live up to the legacy of his celebrity father, Ilaiyaraja More
A sensitive story from the Kannada coast
Munnudi, based on a story by the award-winning Boluvaru Mohammed Kunhi, impresses with its simple lyricism, and qualifies for best Kannada film album of the year More
When music speaks Esperanto
This is World Music features Enigma, Yanni and musicians from across the globe, and shows how the genre emerged as an answer to the straitjacket of modern merchandising More
Oye Saapna, what's this?
The Oye oye girl teams up with 'Colonial Cousin' Leslie Lewis and Kaho Naa... Pyar Hai Rajesh Roshan for her album Yeh Mera Dil More
Wiz with the expected fizz
Is the "now generation" colour-blind to many emotions? Is that why A R Rahman is under pressure to make empty tunes? His new album One 2 ka 4 if full of cola fizz More
Some recent reviews
Sweet and sour soup
There's some vital ingredient missing from Anu Malik's serving for the Kajol double bill Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi New
Love within flower brackets
Marriages may be made in heaven, as the posters of Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaye claim, but albums like this are simply made on the assembly line New
A worthy album
Samarpanam is a useful collection of old and young vocalists singing the master composer Thyagaraja New
An oldworldly dignity
Namagiripettai Krishnan's mastery of the best traditions of the nadaswaram is evident in a tape that displays middle-of-the-20th-century taste in its selections More
Champion of neglected composers
Here's an all-Tamil album from M L Vasanthakumari, that legend who looked where few cared to More
Power from the maestro
Milestone brings Symphony 2 and 5 from Beethoven, conducted by the legendary Béla Drahos with Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia. A treat for those who prefer complete orchestral works to snippets New
Line art in pop singing
Not all of Lucky Ali's tunes in Aks are memorable, but he brings a welcome minimalist tradition to Indipop New
An incongruous medley from drum wiz
Danceability is a quality that remix albums force even on songs that were never meant to be danced to, you discover in Pravin Mani's Tehalka New
Multi-layering raga music
Raga artistes like Aruna Sayeeram and Shubha Mudgal singing together and creating multiple layers? Can raga music be sung as in a choir? Why not, says Aneesh Pradhan, Mumbai's star tabla player More
Zubeida's from a quieter age
A R Rahman puts away his drum kit for Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa, but the period film can't drag him away from his Bombay and Pukar orchestral style More
Love in the time of hollering
The music of Mohabbatein, the Diwali release starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, is so cliched you'll want to holler the tunes along to prove that you've heard them all before More
This Tenali is no Bruce Lee
Kamala Hassan plays a timid idiot in a film named after Krishnadevaraya's famous jester. A R Rahman's quickie score is unlikely to leave even his diehard fans happy More
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