Comments on: Desi Fly Chicks at the Grammy’s

By: amy

amy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:19:19 +0000

renember you went to a church on 9/9/07.it was a vollyball tournament,you sang 2 songs.

By: Seeker

Seeker — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:23:08 +0000

I’m in two minds about non-desis reviewing desi stuff. Food metaphors are surely bad, what gets me even more is just a total lack of jive I feel with a non-desi’s descriptions of desi music. There was this review of a cd on NPR a few months ago – something called like “best of bollywood” or something. Man the songs were horrible – I knew they were stillborns from crappy movies. And the review was so weird too – I couldn’t figure out what was special about the cd that they had to cover it on NPR.

I guess that cd was aimed at North American market, so they are perhaps going with what sounds about right to NA ears when listening to bollywood songs. I mean if something is called “best of bollywood” that’s not the collection one thinks of at all!

By: dhaavak

dhaavak — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:20:02 +0000

funny you mentioned it- they were playin 'koka' on cbc today - very nice. i quite enjoyed it and just located it online

By: Raju

Raju — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:14:13 +0000

i’m not sure if its apropos, but Kiran Ahuluwalia’s album looks great! the idea of ghazals written in the diaspora…wah

By: badmash

badmash — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:11:11 +0000

Sajit, I agree. Anna, how ’bout it – 55s as angry as meen curry and as sharp as imli!

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:40:02 +0000

Two more lame food metaphors for the hall of shame.

By: Amardeep

Amardeep — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:33:37 +0000

I linked to an interview with Anoushka Shankar on NPR in September, but then when I got the album I was a bit disappointed. The performances and the production are all high quality, but the music somehow felt limp; it just didn't do very much for me, either as classical or as 'fusion'.

On the other hand, the Bhosle/Kronos collaboration is at times a little chaotic, but it's always energetic and interesting: it makes a definite statement. Partly because of that, and partly on sentimental grounds, I'm rooting more for Asha Bhosle; she's earned herself a Grammy after 40+ years in the biz, hasn't she?

Still, I have to say that both Gilberto Gil and Amadou et Mariam are very tough competition. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them takes the world music Grammy...

By: Jai Singh

Jai Singh — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:22:37 +0000

This sepia mutiny blog is like the subtle spicing of an elaborate curry – sweet like an alphonso mango yet bitter like karela at the same time. Like a traditional Indian curry, it is composed of many different spices – and it holds all the succulence and passion and mystery and cruelty and beauty of a delicately flavoured chicken tikka masala. All the colours and smells of India are here. Take a bite. Its hot and spicy.

….and it gives you “garbar” in your digestive system if you have too much of it

By: Ovaltine

Ovaltine — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:08:59 +0000

I agree w/ Sajit.. too funny

By: Sajit

Sajit — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:32:53 +0000

I think this should be the topic of the next 55 Friday.