For some reason, I never get tired of this song.

Wow ... man you are genius. Love your renditions.

This is my all time favourite song of any language (and I know only two tamil songs)...

Tracks I have collaborated with other folks led by @krishashok.  Other featured collaborators in this set include raghuthaatha, @suryaragunaathan, @indian_music_fan, @ashwinvinayan, @ranjani-shanker, @hariflute, @sarthakdev and @anu-mccartney

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AISA KOI

An adaptation of Ilayaraja's "En Iniya Pon" from the film Moodu Pani with fellow Raja enthusiast @mediumcoffee . This project is called "Le Rogeur" and the idea was not to do a literal cover but improvise liberally while still retaining the semblance of the original song. Here we take Raja's original harmony/chord structure & use more jazzy variants. The other improv happens in the interludes, where we start out sounding like the original interlude but wander off into different territories. We hope to do a few more of these under the "Le Rogeur" moniker over the next few weeks. And oh, another thing. For this project, in recognition of the technical challenges of Ilayaraja's golden years (the 80s), we will only use real instruments live-recorded without any software programming. 

Piano, Tonewheel organ - @Mediumcoffee
Vocals, Cello, Guitar, Bass - @krishashok

En Iniya Pon

A moderately Chennai tamil revolutionary adaptation of Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit 

Lyrics: Raghuthaatha (https://twitter.com/raghuthaatha) & @krishashok
Drums & percussion sequencing: @mediumcoffee & @krishashok
Violin, guitars, bass, vocals: @krishashok

Ration arisi, queue la ninnu (Ration rice, we stand in a queue)
Vaangarom, vera vazhi illa (to buy, we have no choice)
Fulla Kushtu, black la ticket (fully drunk, tickets in black)
eduthu, padam paatha (we buy & when we watch the movie...)

Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo ayyayo x 3
Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo

TASMAC kadaila, appan mabbu (Dad's drunk at the TASMAC bar)
Kelvi ketta, periya thappu (if we question, it's a problem)
Current cut, yeppo padippom (power outrage, when do we study?)
Kerosene light la padicchu mudippom (we will study in the light of a kerosene lamp)

Naanga ezhai (We are poor)
eppadi vaazha (How do we live)
Kelaya pudichu (holding on to a branch)
Yeri vaarom (we will rise up)
Yeah, hey, yay

College Saentu, edho padichi (we joined college, studied something)
kizhichi, kadla potu (hit on girls)
vela thedi, gaandayi, (searched for jobs, frustrated)
Ola cab ottina traffic jam (drove Ola cabs only to get stuck in traffic jams)

Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo ayyayo x 3
Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo

Nirutthi ottina, horn tholla (If we drive slowly, everyone honks)
rash-a ottna, mama tholla (if we drive rashly, the police trouble us)
adaki vaascha, pammureenga. (If we stay docile, we are oppressed)
nimundhu keta, amuthareenga (If we question that, we are oppressed)

road-u illa (there are few roads for us)
medu pallam (roads full of obstacles)
ellam thaandi (we will cross all those)
yeri vaarom (we will rise up)
Yeah, hey, yay

Mayila pudchu, kaala keela (if you catch a peacock)
odachu aada sonna (break its leg & ask it to dance)
Kuyila pudchu, goondla geendla (if you catch a songbird)
adachu, paada sonna (cage it and ask it to sing)

Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo ayyayo x 3
Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo


Aana ippo Murattu Kaala (But now we are raging bulls)
Seeri paanja, merusal aava (as we pounce, you will be dazed)
Cykil gap la, Auto pola (in a narrow gap for cycles, we will drive an auto)
nozhanju vaarom, odhungi nillu-a (and come through, give us way)

Vasadhi illa (We have no opportunities)
Asadhi illa (No laziness)
muyarchi senji (but we will try)
yeri vaarom (we will rise up)

Yeri Vaarom x 9 (we will rise up)

Smells Like Kerosene

KANEER POVINTE-1.mp3

An acoustic arrangement of "Raah mein bicchi", a thumri that originally featured in the soundtrack of the Shyam Benegal movie, Sardari Begum

Vocals: @suryaragunaathan
Acoustic Guitar: @mediumcoffee 
Classical Guitar: @krishashok
Flute: @indian_music_fan (Vijay Kannan)
Piano, Bass, Violin, Arrangement, Mixing & Mastering: @krishashok




Raah Mein

An alternative arrangement for James Vasanthan's hit "Kangal Irandaal" from Subramanyapuram. 

Vocals: @ashwin-vinayan
Percussion & backing vocals: @mediumcoffee
Guitar, Keyboard, Bass, Arrangement, Mixing, Mastering: @krishashok

Kangal Irandaal

Set to the ragam Yaman Kalyani, this rendition is masterful in bringing together a wonderful Carnatic singer and a Esraj player.  

Krishna Nee Begane - Masala Coffee

An ambient adaptation of Ilayaraja's "Mandram Vandha" (Cheeni kum hai in Hindi) from Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam 

@mediumcoffee - Electric guitar, Keyboards, backing vocals
@krishashok - Cello, classical guitar, bass & lead vocals

Mandram Vandha

Alai Paayuthe (feat. Rajani Shridhar) .A Mahesh raghvan EDM

Get the MP3 - http://bit.ly/alaipaayuthe

Alaipayuthey (feat. Rajani Shridhar)A Mahesh raghvan EDM

Baale ‘in Nalinakanthi - Storyteller - Music Mojo Season 5 - Kappa TV

Malhar Jam - from our debut album "The Inner Self Awakens"

Buy Physical CD - http://bit.ly/agamcd (Flipkart)
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Buy Digital - http://www.oklisten.com/album/the_inner_self_awakens

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http://twitter.com/agamlive

Vocals : Harish 
Drums : Ganesh 
Percussions : Shiva 
Keyboards : Swamy 
Lead Guitars : Praveen 
Bass: Vignesh
Flute : Annada Prasanna Pattanaik

This track was also featured in Coke Studio @ MTV season 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHr39Ej7P8

Recorded at The Soundglitz studio, Bangalore by Rob Soraisam 
Mixed and mastered at Flying Carpet Productions by Ashish Manchanda

Malhar Jam ( The Inner Self Awakens by Agam )

Dil to bachcha hai Ji covered by Job Kurian

Re-interpretation of "Innale Neeyoru"  composed by V Dakshinamurthy . Originally performed for Music Mojo sessions at Kappa TV.

Vocals : Harish
Guitars : Praveen, Jagadis
Bass : Vignesh
Drums : Ganesh
Keys : Swamy
Ganjira, Idaykka and other indian percussions : Shiva
Flute: Butto

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Innale Neeyoru : Re-interpreted by Agam

I take the ridiculous and the sublime, add cellos, violins, guitars and random internet collaborators to make music of sorts

Kangal Irandaal

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