Pragnya Wakhlu/ Akele Hi Sahi, Self- Released Six months ago, singer Pragnya Wakhlu released the English song Falling, which had
Prakash & Tubby/ A Prayer, self-released Known for his slide guitar skills, Bengaluru-based Prakash Sontakke sticks to vocals on ‘A
Jay Sean and Rishi Rich/ Nakhre, Break The Noise Records In the early 2000s, singer Jay Sean and producer Rishi
Various Artistes/ The Thillana- Lalgudi 90, Self-Released To mark great Carnatic violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman’s 90th birthday on September 17, his
Jasmine Bharucha/ Fog Horn Blowing, Self-Released Old-timers would know Mumbai singer Jasmine Bharucha for her early 1990s album
Mame Khan/ Sajaniya, Self-released Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan has rendered some moving film songs, besides appearing on
Namo Fusion/ Ninnukori – The Unlock Version, self-released Last year, Mumbai band Namo Fusion released the album Namo, blending Indian
Besti/Sayam Qureshi and Mohit Manuja, SM Music This one is sure to impress pet lovers. In Bestie, singer Sayam Qureshi
Raghav Chaitanya/ Maangi Duaein, Merchant Records This is the first release of Merchant Records, a label floated by
Prateek Kuhad/ Kasoor, Self-Released Here’s yet another reason to prove why singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad is one of the best
Tauseef Akhtar and Cheryl Balwani/ Rain, Asli Music Ghazal exponent Tauseef Akhtar has collaborated with singer Cheryl Balwani on
Druv Kent/ Till We Meet Again, self-released With his pleasant voice and remarkable sense of composition, singer Druv Kent
Prashanth Srinivas, Swaroop Khan, Sukanya Purkayastha/ Thaare Bina, RagaHaus Music Composed by Prashanth Srinivas, ‘Thaare Bina’ is a smooth blend
Indian Ocean/ Akhiyan Udeek Diyan, Times Music Popular Delhi fusion-rock band Indian Ocean now releases its own take on
Sharat Chandra Srivastava/ No Passport Control, self-released Besides his solo projects, Delhi-based violinist Sharat Chandra Srivastava is best known
Shreya Ghoshal/ Naa Woh Main, OnePlus Playback Over the past two decades, Shreya Ghoshal has undoubtedly been India’s most
Sowmya Raoh- Yeh Hai Stree; self-released On International Women’s Day, singer Sowmya Raoh teamed up with some leading
A.R. Rahman/ You Got Me, Nexa Music Ace composer A.R. Rahman pumps up the jam on his new English
In the first fortnight of February 2020, there have been some really soulful indie music released. The biggest come
Classic Kid Sid/ Na Jaane Main, Artist Aloud Last year, Classic Kid Sid, the brainchild of Siddhant Sharma, had
Bagga Khan Group and Syncopation/ Kashi, Anahad Foundation Here’s an interesting blend of Meghwal bhajan from Rajasthan with contemporary jazz.
Anupama Roy/ Imkaan, self-released Legendary Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote as much about protest as he did about hope.
Sandeep Chowta/ The Arrival, Namma Music Sandeep Chowta is largely known in Hindi film music circles for providing
Mithoon ft. Arijit Singh and Asees Kaur/ Intezaar, VYRL Originals Probably the most hyped and marketed song of the year,
Latest independent music releases- reviewed by Musicplus
It’s got protest, meaning and depth. Clearly, Bengaluru rapper Brotha V’s ‘Vaishnava Jana To’ is one of the most hard-hitting songs in a while.
Divine/ Kohinoor, Mass Appeal The release of the film Gully Boy earlier this year helped expand rapper Divine’s audience
Music Plus got the latest independent songs reviewed. We have six songs out of which some are brilliantly made and some, not so much. Read more
Delhi Sufi-rock fusion band Advaita has been on the scene for around 15 years, releasing the albums Grounded In Space and The Silent Sea.
Independent releases from August 2019 reviewed Music Plus takes its pick of five top singles released in August NarendraKusnur
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February 2020 had a limited set of releases in Malayalam by its own standards. Trance (Jackson Vijayan), Ayyappanum Koshiyum
One can confidently say that the Malayalam film industry is one of the foremost when it comes to pushing the
The last decade saw a huge leap in the quality of films coming out of the Malayalam film industry.
The 2nd half of November hardly had anything to write home about. From that perspective, the 1st half of December
It is no secret that the Malayalam film industry makes some of the best films in the country with
The 2nd-fortnight of October was dominated by smaller film and non-film releases. Except for a single each from the Mammootty Read More
The film music releases in the first fortnight of October were mostly songs from films that had released singles in the last few weeks. Read more.
The festive releases continued to flow through September 2019, for Malayalam film music. Manoharam (Sanjeev.T), Uriyadi Read More
As expected, the 1st half of September saw a lot of releases leading up to Onam on Sep 11.
The 2nd fortnight of August had limited releases in Malayalam. But with Onam round the corner we can expect
A Carnatic musician who plays the Sitar and is also part of the Mewati Gharana lineage having trained under Pandit Jasraj for over seven years, Read more
True to the type of films the industry churns out, most of the music remains rooted and closer to
The expectations on March were quite high with summer holidays around the corner. Anirudh’s ‘Master’ and the 8 composer soundtrack
The 2nd fortnight of February had a lot of surprises in store, starting with an ace director turning rapper
The 1st fortnight of February had a lot to look forward to, with singles from star films, ‘Soorarai Pottru’
It is a new year and a new decade. The last decade had some decisive trends and it would be
As the curtains draw to a close on the 2010’s, here is a look at what the Tamil music
The decade that went by was exciting and puzzling in equal measure. Exciting, because of the bevy of talent
Two special talents made their film music debut during the 1st fortnight of December. The highly anticipated ‘Darbar’ that
The second fortnight of November offers an excellent assortment of tracks featuring a handful of debutants.this review features some
Tamil music releases in the first half of November had something for every kind of music lover. With an
Despite the Diwali season, the music releases in the 2nd half of October in Tamil were quite limited, with Radhan’s ‘Adithya Varma Read More
The 1st half of October was rather tepid with respect to new music releases. Apart from the complete soundtrack of Puppy. Read More
Apart from A.R.Rahman’s ‘Bigil’, that had a massive audio launch and Justin Prabhakaran’s ‘Nadodigal 2’ (the 1st single released in July),
Tamil music review from the first half of September 2019 Imman produces a solid soundtrack, for Pandiraj’s ‘Namma Veettu Pillai and many more
August 2019, especially the 2nd fortnight saw a spate of releases across languages and offer a fascinating concoction of genres.
The music in the first fortnight of August revolved around relatively low key releases of which Siragu & Adutha
Tamil music in July 2019, saw the precursor to 3 of the upcoming big star releases, Ner Konda Paarvai
The first half of February 2020 was rather quiet in terms of releases for Telugu music. The 2nd half
After a rather listless January (barring ‘Jaanu’) one was hoping Telugu music to bounce back to form in February.
The first half of January was quite listless for Telugu music. The 2nd half fared slightly better thanks largely to
The Telugu music in the last fortnight of the decade that went by had quite a few prominent releases
The Telugu releases in the 1st fortnight of December were very few in number. But most of the tracks
The second half of November had a good number of releases. Thaman & Suresh Bobbili lead the pack.
The releases in Telugu this fortnight, offer promise with Thaman.S leading the mix with some of the younger (in terms
The 1st fortnight of October was rather disappointing with hardly any album or track warranting a mention and hence
If a Chiranjeevi movie is slated for release, it is hard to look beyond it in the Telugu film
Apart from Anirudh’s Gang Leader and Mickey.J.Meyer’s Valmiki, that are sitting pretty on top of the charts in Telugu,
These are interesting times for the Telugu music industry. Bahubali’s success has opened the gates to larger markets and
Telugu music releases in the 1st fortnight of August were mostly extensions of the releases in July, with one or 2 tracks read more
Ever since ‘Bahubali’ happened there has been a constant effort by southern filmmakers to showcase their films to the
Year 2019 ended on a rather low note for Gujarati music industry as not many songs or albums released
Music Plus reviewed the latest Gujarati music releases. From Leela Laher to Mane Jovi Tu Bahu Game all the songs are ranked and reviewed. Read More
The season of Navratri has begun, and keeping the same in mind here’s a review of some of the Navratri Special Gujarati songs.
Over the years, we have observed Gujarati filmmakers evolving in expressions. The change brought about opportunities for music directors. Read more.
Odisha’s musical background dates back to many decades where folk held roots. Today, the Odiya film industry or famously
The second fortnight of February was a mixed bag with some real highs and some that just fizzled out. There
Sandalwood’s music releases in February 2020 featured mostly upcoming talents. ‘Shivaji Surathkal -The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya’ and ‘Malgudi
The 1st fortnight of the new decade had limited releases for the Kannada industry. Dinga that released right at
We did not publish a review of the Kannada music for the 1st half of December, considering the releases
Katha Sangama and Babru were the two significant releases in Kannada during the second fortnight of November. The former
The first fortnight of November had a slew of releases that offered very little in terms of quality and
Music Plus reviews the Kannada songs that released in second half of October which generated enough interest and offered a bunch of nice melodies. Read more
Kannada music releases from the 1st fortnight of October were limited and were mostly extensions of movies tat had singles released last month. Read More..
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The Kannada film industry or “Sandalwood,” as it is lovingly called, churned 243 films out of 1776 films released
Commercial film songs have crowded out independent releases in the second half of October. While there is a potpourri of
The first half of October is purely an immersion into the soft world of pop music centred around its favourite
The second half of September is dominated by film songs. Interestingly, the sounds have evolved from traditional formulaic efforts to
Commercial music labels are back in business again with a major festival around the corner, Durja Pujo. Surprisingly though,
The second half of August saw non-film music taking the trophy home. Also, there was no competition from
From a song disguised as an audio play to a devotional song released by a commercial music label, the first
It is not unexpected that the bulk of new songs coming out now will be about the ongoing pandemic
With the pandemic, artistes are resorting to making music from their own homes and relying on the magic of
Elegy- Borno Anonyo If given a proper ear, ‘Elegy’ is a quiet song that seeps into the very nerves
Bol Megh – Suchetana Sinha The best part about this soothing song by Suchetana Sinha is its ability to
Palacchi Kothhaye- Prithibi This stellar song by Prithibi is the mouthpiece for existing urban life which is bogged down by
Oi Je Jhorer Megher – Borno Anonyo Borno Anonyo’s creations surpass the mere constructs of songs by including poetry,
Khoda Tomar Meherbani – Saif Zohan Revolutionary poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s poems and songs landed him in trouble and
Gun Gun Gaiche – Arko Mukhaerjee Arko Mukhaerjee never fails to surprise with his depth and understanding of the
Chupi Chupi – Neil Mukho ‘Chupi Chupi’ sounds like something old and nostalgic calling out to our senses. A
The month of love was dominated by songs of love and sorrow and lovelorness, with the Bengali film industry
Though it is usually the Bengali film industry which churns out song after song, being the bigger figure in
Bengali film industry seems to be working round the clock, bringing out scores of songs for the incredible number
Music Plus reviews Bengali music from the month of October. From Bishorjon to Dana Vanga Pakhi’r Gaan, we’ve reviewed them all. Read more.
Here are the reviews from the latest Bengali music releases. Check out the new music release song reviews and many more. Read more
It seems to be a season of historical releases from the Shivaji Maharaj Era. After Hirkani’s Housefull feat Fatteshikast, has
Over the years, Marathi music has been enriched with many traditional music forms. Ranging from bharud, lavni, gondhal, powada, Read More
