Album reviews

This Tenali is no Bruce Lee  New
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

From October

Ghazals you can rock to   New
Pankaj Udhas's Janeman is an example of the stately ghazal moving towards a rhythm-heavy style that thrives on the distortion guitar    More

Feminism and 'ethnic chic'  New
Haule Haule, which Ila Arun calls a 'folk-pop' album, rubbishes "gutter-pitter Englis", yet she seems to belong too easily in the world of "ethnic chic"    More

Hemavati with heart  New
Bombay Jayashri sings a detailed, deeply felt raga Hemavati in an album of Dikshitar gems    More

Eighty minutes of sheer delight in Paris   New
Live in Paris shows John Mc Laughlin, many-sided genius and pioneer of jazz fusion, playing inspired music with various artistes    More

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