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Gautam Menon
Gautam Menon

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Starting a thread with the music I like, an eclectic mix of Indian classical, world music, jazz + others. Later additions will come below [@PMenonIFPRI]
Alison Brown Quartet's "Under the Five Wire" from Bluegrass Underground ... youtu.be via @YouTube
The pipa, played brilliantly here by Wu Man, is somewhat sarod-like and yet the melodies sound very different to the Indian ear. This is a short piece, but should whet your appetite for more. I find it very relaxing.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube There are few songs that can remind me so effortlessly of a South Indian heritage as this one, in the silky voice of Maharajapuram Santhanam, a beautiful and meaningful song. Brings back memories I didn't even know I had.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Another old classic, the Buena Vista Social Club singing Chan Chan. Look at the tremendous understanding between these musicians. It's a strangely joyful song, at a time where these seems to be little to be joyful about.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This song from the Broadway musical Hadestown, with Eve Noblezada and Reeve Carney performing, is one of my favourites. There's a very nice NPR Tiny Desk performance too, which has this and more.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Atif Aslam singing a Faiz Ahmed Faiz poem in Mira Nair's move The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Perfect music for that setting and beautiful words. The ending of the movie is ambiguous, deliberately so.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube And now for something entirely different, reggae with Peter Tosh singing Maga Dog. A good antidote for a gloomy day.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube There are times when one must listen to K L Saigal, this being one of them. Admire his exceptional control and how easy he makes it all sound. Ignore the distracting visuals. Among the greatest - and unappreciated -exponents of the ghazal.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This is a Brazilian jazz group I like. Nice piece and a super video too. Impossible not to move with the rhythms; unless you're exhausted from COVID-19. Combination of jazz with more complex Afro-Brazilian rhythms and lots more.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi singing a Punjabi Sufi song, Alif Allah Chambe Di Booti. This version became very popular in this, the Coke Studio version. and its easy to see why; the music is hard to resist. The lyrics are also very meaningful.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The ethereal Syrian singer Lynn Adib makes unusual melodies here - I'm not even sure how to categorise them but there are traces of Indian melodies there too. Enjoy the atmosphere of the intimate setting of the video too, pre-pandemic.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube M S Subbulakshmi. As with all music that stays and haunts us, there are resonances here that are too personal to mention; your mileage may vary. But it's very delicate - listen.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I like this song of The 1975; there's a nice televised performance in Glastonbury from some years ago where they really work the crowd. Not such a fan of their other work, but this, yes ..!
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Anusheh Anadil is a "Bangladeshi musician, artist, cultural activist, and social entrepreneur" who I enjoy listening to. She has a characteristic style that draws from baul & fakir traditions.
Moner Manush~Anusheh AnadiL youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Christine and the Queens singing Tilted - a somewhat unique, multi-lingual song with a catchy beat. Also interesting for the organic way in which the dance combines with the song.
Christine and the Queens - Christine (Clip Officiel) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube And one of my favourite bands, Indian Ocean, singing what is one of my all-time favourites, Bondhu. Indian Ocean's rhythms and melodies are Indian to the core. This song, for me, is a microcosm of all they are. Listen.
Bondhu - Indian Ocean youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Mongolian rock group, The Hu, has an unusual - in my view, great - sound. They have many well-known songs, but this is my favourite. Ignore the lyrics.
The HU - The Legend of Mother Swan (Official Audio) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube If I was to nominate a favourite raga, it would be Jaijaiwanti, there's no doubt about that. And this performance, from Venkatesh Kumar, must rank right up there. I go to it when I'm in need of peace.
Venkatesh Kumar: Raag Jaijaivanti youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Again an evocative piece of music, from Vasantrao Deshpande. I need to listen to this once in a while
Panchtund Narrundamaldhar - Naandi - Shaakutal - Vasantrao Deshpande - न... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Such a happy piece of music.
Ragtime Piano : SCOTT JOPLIN . " The Entertainer " (1902) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Tinariwen, the Tuareg band from northern Mali, has an especially hypnotic style, accompanied by strong guitar work. They've become famous in recent times, but stick close to their northern Sahara roots.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A very relaxing piece from the Vijay Iyer trio, shades of Indian/Arabic melodies.
Vijay Iyer Trio - Touba (From the album 'Uneasy') | ECM Records youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube And now for something entirely different ;-). (Sometimes with big stars, we forget how talented they actually are at the core.)
Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper - Shallow (from A Star Is Born) (Official Musi... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Very restful. Unusual combination of instruments: Saxophone, Oud (Anouar Brahem) and tabla. Lots of fusion inventiveness.
Anouar Brahem,Jan Garbarek & Ustad Shaukat Hussain - Sebika youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Sometimes one just needs to listen to the irrepressible Queen, led by Freddy Mercury and surely one of the greatest groups ever, in this classic.
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Official Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong in this jazz classic. Observe how the line between speech and song is so smoothly crossed.
Now You Has Jazz (HD) - Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong from the film "High... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I've been listening to this haunting piece of music since yesterday. Why should I be the only one?
Ravel: Deux mélodies hébraïques, M. A22 - I. Kaddisch (Transcr. by Richa... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube There are many versions of this, and newer ones. But this is beautifully stripped down to its essentials. From Manik Varma.
Swakul Tarak Suta 1961 youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A close friend pointed me to this beautiful song a few days ago, by Shahana Bajpaie
aj josna ratey - tagore song by shahana bajpaie youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Some (many) years ago, I watched this in a real theatre. That seems so far away. The power of the music still remains.
The Phantom of the Opera - Prague Cello Quartet [Official video] youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I did post this once earlier, but not on this thread. Classic Simon and Garfunkel. One of many lovely songs, beautiful words, simple melody.
Kathy's Song - Simon and Garfunkel youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube And this, exquisite tenor sax work from Yusef Lateef, old recording, wonderful ly smooth. Such a pleasure to listen.
Like It Is - Yusef Lateef (The Blue Yusef Lateef).wmv youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube If, like me, you're listening to this late at night, you shouldn't be - this is for the early morning. Admire the flawless technique, the precise attention to taal, filtered through an old and grainy recording.
Kesarbai Kerkar: Raga Lalit youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Because I'm feeling whimsical. An unusual melodic structure makes this song, I don't know, unusual. I like it, anyway. Maybe someone has an idea of why it clicks.
Kabali Songs | Maya Nadhi Song with Lyrics | Rajinikanth | Pa Ranjith | ... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube There's little as deeply emotional as Marathi theatre music, although I may be biased here; also draws from a classical tradition. From Prabhakar Karekar, a particular favourite
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube If you haven't heard the Trio Mandili before, search them out, they have a cult following. Their music has folk roots and their videos are charming, including this one.
Trio Mandili - Kakhuri youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Via @PMenonIFPRI, " One of my favourite singers - for her music and her grit is Cesaria Evora from Cape Verde. Her song “Sodade” is sublime". More recommendations to come.
CESARIA EVORA Sodade .wmv youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube And my recommendation for today. The absolutely incomparable Bhimsen Joshi singing Bhagyada Laxmi Baramma, a classic piece composed by Purandaradasa. It's exquisite.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube From @PMenonIFPRI: "An absolute classic for anyone who needs a break from sitting! Celia Cruz and the super catchy La Vida es un Carnaval". True, catchy as hell.
La Vida Es Un Carnaval - Celia Cruz youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube It's a cold and beautiful Sunday afternoon in these parts. What better time to relax to Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia playing Brindavani Sarang? Fall into the music.
Raga Brindabani Sarang | Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia | (Album: The Last ... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube From @PMenonIFPRI:"N. Rajam playing Raag Malkauns - no words for how beautiful it is." I agree. A subtle, delicate version.
N.Rajam Raga Malkauns youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I was waiting for this performance by Finland's Suistamon Sähkö. The NPR notes read" .. music engineered .. to keep you warm on a frozen Scandinavian winter night." Just fun and a strong beat.
Suistamon Sähkö: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Because this my thread and I can post what I like (so sue me), here's something different. This is a cleverly constructed song, very Ed Sheeran.
Ed Sheeran - Shivers [Live at the MTV VMAs 2021] youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Many interpretations of Ravel's Bolero, a somewhat familiar piece of music. I like the drama of this one, an old recording, conducted by Celibidache.
Ravel - Bolero. Sergiu Celibidache 1971 youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Given the cold and foggy weather today, this song - famous from years ago - seemed appropriate
Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me? (Official Music Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Somewhere between soul, funk and dance, strangely addictive. I heard this on Gavin Yamey's similar list - he's far more up-to-date than I am.
Andrew Ashong - flowers. youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Iqbal Bano singing the famous Faiz Ahmed Faiz poem in 1989 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi.
Hum Deikheinge Lazim Hai, Iqbal Bano Live In India ! youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Very catchy piece of music. Mom Saib is an Algerian YouTube personality and musician; this became very popular - 143 million views is a large number by any reckoning.
Mok Saib - El Ghorba الغربة youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Iranian singer Mohsen Yeganeh. This is a particularly nice song.
Mohsen Yeganeh - Behet Ghol Midam ( I promise you ) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Boubacar Traoré, from Mali, whose re-emergence in the west 2-3 decades ago followed many years of relative obscurity in-between. The delicate visuals accompanying the music capture its cultural context.
Boubacar Traoré - Hona youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A little slice of Canadiana, a very young Gordon Lightfoot. The attention of the audience is noteworthy. This is a song I like.
Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Sometimes, some "Weird Al" Yankovic is called for. Here's Word Crimes from about 8 years ago. Great beat.
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Short piece. The NYT says " Though the piece is brief, it says everything needed, with nothing superfluous ...Our own memories are freed by the tranquil poetry.“Reflections in D” is a meditation on being.
Duke Ellington - Reflections In D youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube It's hard not to move to the beat of this song from Inner Circle.
INNER CIRCLE - Games People Play Original youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube @PMenonIFPRI writes: "My first personal buy of Hindustani classical music CDs was from the Music Today collection .. still a great introduction for those wanting to learn and explore." youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The super-popular (and very nice) Zina by Babylone
Babylone Zina بابيلون ـ زينة youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This is one of the ragas picked up from @drcbjee, via @PMenonIFPRI. @tmkrishna in powerful form.
TM Krishna: Raga Maund youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The nice thing about having a thread like this is that I can post exactly what I like, without having to explain why I like it. Like this charming Talat Mehmood song.
Chand Lamhe Tere Mahfil Mein.... Talat Mahmood youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist, Souad Massi sings here. A powerful, expressive voice.
Souad Massi - Ghir Enta (Anghami Live Session) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Cuban-born American singer and songwriter Camila Cabello sings "Havana" featuring guest vocals from American rapper Young Thug. It was the best-selling digital single of 2018.
Camila Cabello - Havana Official Music Video youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I can do little better today than point you in the direction of these classic Bhimsen Joshi recordings, all here.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube @PMenonIFPRI writes "The album, Clandestino was released in 1999 and funnily, I first heard it at a party in Dhaka in 2000 when I was there for my PhD research. Very cool album .. "
Manu Chao - Desaparecido (Official Audio) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I like this song from Lous and the Yakuza. (She fled with her family from the DRC to Belgium.) She was disinherited at 18 for wanting to be a singer .. at the age of 19, she was thrown out of home
Lous and The Yakuza - Dilemme (Clip officiel) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Moroccan singer Oum is amazingly talented and this track, with just the barest overlay of music, brings out the charm and beauty of her voice.
#583 Oum - Lik (Acoustic Session) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Classic ..
Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice (Official Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube If there's one piece of really magical and beautiful music I can listen to anytime, it's this. An eternal favourite of mine; I first heard it in 1996 or so. Try it out!
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté - Kala (Official Audio) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This Coke Studio piece is a traditional Punjabi Sufi song that became immensely popular. The poet Sultan Bahu was a Sufi poet and scholar during Mughal times.
Alif Allah, Jugni | Arif Lohar & Meesha | Season 3 | Coke Studio youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube There are many nice songs from Mumford & Sons, but this is my favourite. Also a great video and crowd.
Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Listen to MS Subbulakshmi singing the poems of poet Subramania Bharathi
Oli Padaitha Kanninai - Mssubbulakshmi youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Barkat Ali Khan (1908 – 1963)was the younger brother of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, both exponents of the Patiala gharana. This is him at his best. I return to this piece once every few months.
Jao Kader Nahin Bolo - (thumri) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Classic Springsteen and an old favourite. Also wonderful lyrics. "For all the shut down strangers and hot rod angels, Rumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me, we're gonna ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands"
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A beautifully constructed song, strong in folk melodies.
A R Rahman : Genda Phool Full Song | Delhi 6 | Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube @PMenonIFPRI says" This one is quite special - Omara Portuondo singing Lagrimas Negras *live* in 2020 (age 90!). Her spirit and talent are as alive as ever."
Lágrimas negras (LIVE) - Omara Portuondo y Orquesta Failde youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Diams is a French rap singer of Greek-Cypriot origin. Her"Dans Ma Bulle" was the biggest-selling French album in France in 2006; it seemed to be playing everywhere.
Diam's - Dans ma bulle (Clip officiel) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube It's always fun to listen to Amy Macdonald. Strong vocals, uncomplicated background music.
Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life & Let's Start A Band (Live @ Rudolstadt... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Here's another classic. Composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. And of course, Shah Rukh and Malaika Arora. It's the Ooty train which also brings back some memories.
Chaiyya Chaiyya HD youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Suzanne Vega's delicate voice and remarkable lyrics make this one special. Music for a moonlit night.
Suzanne Vega - Gypsy (official music video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The German band Faun sings in multiple European languages, playing pagan folk, darkwave, and medieval music with often unusual instruments. This is a nice song.
FAUN - Walpurgisnacht (Official Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube There are few greater pleasures in the world than listening to these short thumris from Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and this is an outstanding example.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Some time since I heard this. Very relaxing on an otherwise busy day.
Sarasa Samadhana - Lalgudi G Jayaraman - Kapi Narayani youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube And I couldn't resist posting this too, esp. the Durga, a truly exquisite sarod piece.
Raga Hansdhwani & Raga Durga | Amjad Ali Khan (Portrait of a Legend - A... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This nice French song came via @patralekha2011. Your world music ear worm for today.
Stromae - Papaoutai (Official Music Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A wacky, catchy and impossible-not-to-like song from the Coke Studio Pakistan stable. Suggested to me by A, whose selections will now feature here from time-to-time.
Coke Studio Season 10| Tinak Dhin| Ali Sethi, Ali Hamza & Waqar Ehsin youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Treat yourself to this silky violin piece from T N Krishnan
Maha Ganapatim Nata - T N Krishnan(Album: Maestro's Choice) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Aboubakar Traoré is from Burkina Faso and with his group Balima, plays Afro-fusion of a characteristic type. Very rhythmic, mix of various genres easy to listen to, tinged with a political message.
Politiki / Aboubakar Traoré & Balima youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Indigo Girls, an American folk rock music duo, are considered icons of the LGBT movement. Recommended by A.
Indigo Girls - Romeo and Juliette. youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This song by Chris Martin/Coldplay is one of their most famous. Kind-of melancholic. The lyrics to the song allude to a man's powerlessness in the face of love [Wikipedia]
Coldplay - The Scientist (Official Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Maalouf is a French-Lebanese jazz trumpeter and composer. This piece was composed when he ws just 12 and is his most famous piece. Soft and meditative.
Ibrahim Maalouf - Beirut (LIVE) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Classic Sam Cooke, the brilliant American soul artiste involved in the civil rights movement, who died under mysterious circumstances when, in 1964, he was shot and killed by a motel manager in Los Angeles
Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube And this scintillating live performance of Rosanna by Toto may be the right thing to listen to at this point of time
Toto - Rosanna (Live) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Sanjay Subrahmanyan singing Swathi Thirunal's krithi Bhogeendra Shaayinam in Raga Kunthalavarali. A composition that is a favourite of mine, likely because I have memories of my mother singing it.
Sanjay Subrahmanyan (Bhogeendra Shaayinam) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Incredible artistry here from Yuja Wang, playing what would be a fiendishly difficult piece. And this was an encore!
YUJA WANG PROKOFIEV TOCCATA youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Classic Springsteen (The Boss!) from the early 80's. From A.
Bruce Springsteen - The River (The River Tour, Tempe 1980) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I don't have to come up with a reason every time, do I?
Konjam Neram Full Video Song 4K | Chandramukhi Songs | Rajinikanth | Nay... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Lovely Mumford and Sons song, with Idris Elba in it. He also directed it. Great lyrics too.
Mumford & Sons - Lover Of The Light youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Somewhat surreal music video + intriguing and strong rhythms and melodies. Baloji is a Belgian rapper, MC and hip hop artist of Congolese origin. A's suggestion.
Baloji - Peau de Chagrin / Bleu de Nuit (With Subtitles) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili playing at the emotional event of Zubin Mehta's 80th birthday. Worth watching the full video, quite apart from the music.
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no.1 - Maestro Mehta's 80th birthday - Khati... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The combination of Ustads Amjad Ali Khan and Zakir Husain is .. unequalled.
Beyond The Sky | Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain | Classical I... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A song by Santana featuring the rock group Maná. This won the "Record of the Year" and "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group" at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards
Santana - Corazon Espinado ft. Mana (Official Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Here's Kadri Gopalnath on the saxophone with the classic Jagatodhharana.
Jagadodharana- Kadri Gopalnath ( Album: Vadya Sangamam ) Instrumental youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Robbie Williams, catchy song. Note the prophetic lines: "It takes a certain kind of man with a certain reputation/To alleviate the cash from a whole entire nation".
Robbie Williams | Party Like A Russian (Official Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Just ...
Jab Chali Thandi Hawa - Asha Bhosle | @ Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar ,Simi, ... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This classic from Kumar Gandharva was referenced by Pratap Bhanu Mehta in an Indian Express Op Ed, reminding me of it. The song "Sira pe Dhar Ganga" starts from from about 30m. Listen.
Pandit Kumar Gandharva sings Raga Shankara youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube I've been a fan or Rokia Traore for a while, so it's surprising she hasn't figured here before. Gentle voice, versatile melodies and the most layered instrumental support. She's Malian-born singer. This is a full album.
Rokia Traore - Bowmboi youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Ali Farka Tourre has figured in this thread before, I think with the piece Kala. Here's another perennial favourite. What elegant melodies and guitar-work. Very restful.
Ali Farka Touré - Timbarma youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube When you're talking classic rock...
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Official Audio) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Vangelis, the Greek musician and composer who died yesterday, composed the music for Chariots of Fire among other soundtracks, for which he won an Academy Award. (Recommendation from A and me.)
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire Live orchestra HD youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Classic Abida Parveen, who should certainly belong on this thread.
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@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Prabhakar Karekar provides what one needs this evening, a joyful Bhupali tarana, an antidote to all the terrible goings on ...
Bhupali Tarana Pt Prabhakar Karaekar youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A rousing ¿Donde estas, Yolanda? from Pink Martini gets the crowd moving and is a good way to end the evening
¿Donde estas, Yolanda? - Pink Martini | Live from Portland - 2005 youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Emmylou Harris and Don Williams sing this simple classic
If I Needed You youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Wonderfully pensive and relaxing. "Feelings of loss and nostalgia permeate the bolero, a kind of ballad that incorporates romantic European lyricism with Afro-Cuban percussive elements" (NYT)
Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo - La Vida Es Un Sueño youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Shigeru Umebayashi's haunting score on loop,
Yumeji's Theme from the movie In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love - Shigeru Umebayashi youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Hypnotic song from the Moroccan jazz singer Hindi Zahra
Hindi Zahra - Stand Up youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Quite apart from the cinematic qualities of "Game of Thrones", Ramin Djawadi's score for the theme is a classic, in my view
Game of Thrones - Main Theme (Extended) HD youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The singer Rana Khoury, from Haifa. ".. Rana searches for music and lyrics that are inherited by Morocco, Algiers, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and other Mediterranean countries ."
وهران - رنا خوري | Wahran youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Travis' classic "Why does it always rain on me?" is strangely melancholic. "The song became the group's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the world."
Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me? (Official Music Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube From Tamil Nadu, the Sulamangalam sisters singing Kaavadigal Aadi Varum, a devotional song
Kavadigal youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Those who've seen the English Patient will remember tis haunting a cappella Marta Sebestyén song from its soundtrack. She's a Hungarian folk singer and composer.
sebestyén márta - szerelem szerelem youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Lebanese singer Julia Boutrous with an incredibly engaged audience. The magic of a live performance ..
Julia Live in Tyre 2018 –Ghabet Shams El Haq| حفل صور ٢٠١٨ – غابت شمس الحق youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A modern classic, Hamilton. Always amazed at how musical theatre blurs the distinction between speech and song.
Hamilton - Aaron Burr, Sir / My Shot (Original Cast 2016 - Live) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube It's barely possible that I have not posted this before, one of my favourites, Prabhakar Karekar singing Ya Naval Nayanotsava from Manapmaan. A little gem, also of technique.
Ya Naval Naynostava youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube This luminous piece must certainly rank among the most beautiful pieces of music from the Hindustani canon. Six minutes of ecstasy.
Kumar Gandharva-Mama Atma youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Since this is a happy day, this song.
Aye Meri Zohra Zabeen, Tujhe Malum Nahi | Waqt (1965) | Manna Dey | Rom... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Mark Knopfler displaying the guitar skills he's famous for as well as his gentle, almost conversational style of singing. A favourite. (A's recommendation.)
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - Romeo And Juliet (Real Live Roadrunning... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube There's not been much rap on this thread, but listen to Eminem's Stepdad as one of my favourites in this genre. Powerful words and narrative, but somewhat depressing.
Stepdad [Official Audio] youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Classic Bob Dylan, via a recommendation from A. Ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the top 500 songs of all time.
Bob Dylan - Just Like a Woman (Official Audio) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Mangalam is often the last song of a Carnatic music concert. For various reasons, I find it hauntingly beautiful, although it's very brief.
Ranjani Gayatri | Pavamana | Mangalam | Kurinji Malar | youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A fabulous rendition of a Sabri brothers original song. Recommended by A.
Coke Studio Season 8| Tajdar-e-Haram| Atif Aslam youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube It's hard to imagine a bhajan more replete and satisfying, both in its emotion and in its technical virtuosity.
Mhara Olagiya Ghar Aayaji - Pt. Kumar Gandharva youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Nahawa Doumbia,a popular singer of the Wassoulou region in South Mali, is a recent discovery. She sings about love, the position of women in society, and the situation of African refugees in France.
Deli youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The infinitely relaxing Brazilian João Gilberto, guitarist, singer and composer + a pioneer of the genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s.
João Gilberto - Amoroso (Full Album) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Wonderfully relaxing Thelonius Monk. With Thelonius Monk: Piano, Larry Gales: bass, Charlie Rouse: tenor sax, Ben Riley: drums.
Thelonious Monk . Green Chimneys youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The unique sitar-surbahar combination makes this a compellingly powerful piece, also very apt for this season.
Vilayat & Imrat Khan Raga Miyan Ki Malhar youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Time for two Santana classics, live!
SANTANA - Black Magic Woman / Oye Como Va youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The Spanish rapper Antón Álvarez Alfaro or C. Tangana was recently named one of the most influential people and most creative artists in Spain
C. Tangana, Niño de Elche, La Hungara - Tú Me Dejaste De Querer youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The entrancing Angali, by Antonis Antoniou from the album Kkismettin, his first solo album, describing political divisions in his hometown of Nicosia.
Angali youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Why does it always Rain on me is a classic from song by Scottish band Travis, the group's international breakthrough single, and their first top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart
Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me? (Official Music Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube "Malian guitar virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré, son of the legendary West African blues guitarist Ali Farka Touré plays with percussionist Adama Kone, live at the New York Guitar Festival 2022." Superb!
Vieux Farka Touré: "Ngala Kaourene' youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube "Barbatuques - A Brazilian group which produces music mainly focused on body percussion, including hand-clapping, whispers, finger claps .. etc, resulting in rhythms like samba or rap". Very dance-inducing.
Barbatuques - Baiana youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube An emotional piece, from the ballet Spartacus by Khachaturian. The Adagio is often performed alone.
Khachaturian: Spartacus: Ballet Suite No. 2 - 1. Adagio of Spartacus and... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Little Simz, is a British rapper, singer and actress. Her music is described as combination rap and experimental - her roots are in Nigerian music.
Little Simz - Woman feat. Cleo Sol (Official Video) youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Just feeling light-hearted today.
Justin Wellington - Iko Iko (My Bestie) feat. Small Jam youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A part of this super song by Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad makes its way into Mira Nair's move The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Very evocative.
Kangna | Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad | Season 4 | Coke Studio Pakistan youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Indigo Girls, simple musical lines. (A's suggestion.)
Blood And Fire youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube [Playlist] A Collection of Jazz from Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube A's suggestion. "The title track, "Breathless," is a steady stream of a song that goes on without a break, stanzas, verse or apparently even a pause for breath." Very musical, apart from this.
Breathless Shankar Mahadevan [Full Version] youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Hard to listen to Venkatesh Kumar sining Akka Kelavva without a surge of pure happiness.
Akka Kelavva (ಅಕ್ಕ ಕೇಳವ್ವ) -- Akka Mahadevi Vachana -- Pt Venkatesh Kuma... youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Classic Norah Jones, a wonderful song, belongs in this collection. The background visual is from the movie “Under The Tuscan Sun”.
Norah Jones - I´ve Got to See You Again youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube The very creative David Bowie, singing in reggae style but with shades of his pop/rock influence.
DAVID BOWIE. Don't Look Down 1984 youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Özgür Baba, a Turkish folk singer and musician, was discovered by a group of friends who were working on a Sufi folk music archive. This piece is Dertli Dolap, written by the Turkish poet and mystic Yunus Emre.
Özgür Baba - Dertli Dolap youtu.be via @YouTube
@PMenonIFPRI @YouTube Have been listening to this great set of pieces from this oddly named group, an Afrobeat band based in Adelaide, Australia. Highly recommended.
Shaolin Afronauts – Flight Of The Ancient (2011 - Album) youtu.be via @YouTube

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