It's 10th post on this title, and that also on Valentine's Day! What could be a better coincidence! The exercise had primarily started to chronicle some of my favourite songs out of endless ocean of YouTube and share it with the world. But over a period, it also kind of reflected what I used to … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist X
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What's melancholy? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as a. depression of spirits, b. a pensive mood. Often, it could just be nothing, but the feeling lingers. There's a thumb rule I follow - when I can't put a finger on the mood, it's generally the music that guides in which state of mind I am. I'm … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist IX
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How do you keep reinventing music or keep it engaging? There are numerous ways apparently - focus on lyrics, focus on music, focus on rhythm, focus on music video/ visuals, focus on setting, focus on gimmicks - but at the end of the day, it's the packaging that makes the product. NPR - the Washington … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist VIII
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Some songs are just made for the movies - so much so that you can't look at the songs the same way once you've seen in those scenes, capturing the essence of situations or characters. Some of the examples that immediately come to mind are 'Wish you were here' of Pink Floyd in Eternal Sunshine … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist VII
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It's been a decade since Shakira's chartbuster 'Waka Waka' for the FIFA World Cup rocked the world. For me, it was an introduction to Zolani and by extension Freshlyground, the South African band. While African music itself is a very popular genre dominated by its distinct beats and rhythm, it was soothing vocals of Zolani … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist VI
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Archaeology is one of my favorite subjects, and often what's understood is based on the tangible evidences one gets from the trenches - coins, artifacts, shards of pots, construction material, hieroglyphs, broken figurines, bones, etc. But what we can't get (with as much surety - of course with new techniques, a lot is possible) are … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist V
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As if playing good music is not difficult enough, some try to mix it with something else - such points could be made about vivacious artists such as Lindsey Sterling - who mixes her violin with hiphop - but that's for another day. Today I want to talk about MozART Group. The quartet from Poland … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist IV
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How would today's hits like 'Umbrella' or 'Hips Don't Lie' sound if they were composed in the Medieval era? Well, there's no need to rake the brains much - Stantough, a Germany-based group, experimented with the idea and came up with one gem after another. The fun part in these videos is - several of … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist III
A few poems from the time capsule
Here are a few poems that I had written a decade ago... I had started writing under the influence of a close friend, and Gulzar's style. Several seem silly now or nothing more than collections of rhyming words, but at that time, it captured a phase of life. Thus, am not making any changes - … Continue reading A few poems from the time capsule
Sunday YouTube Playlist II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izSRjdYln8E What would future of music look like after Covid-19? Perhaps several of the musicians found the answer - collaborate and mix when there's no need for singers, musicians or composers need to be at the same place and same time... Check this five-year-old mix by Israeli composer Kutiman, of course a number of such … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist II
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