This is an absolute gem! Truly precious tribute to NFAK

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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Mujhe chhod do mere haal pe
Mujhe chhod do mere haal pe
Zinda hoon yaar, kaafi hai!
Zinda hoon yaar, kaafi hai! (x2)

O...
Kaafi hai..
Kaafi hai...

Hawaaon se jo maanga hissa mera
To badle main hawa ne saans di
Akelepan se chhedi jab guftagu
Mere dil ne aawaaz di
Mere haathon, hua jo qissa shuru
Usey poora toh karna hai mujhe
Qabr par mere sar utha ke khadi ho zindagi
Aise marna hai mujhe!

Kuch maangna baaqi nahi
Kuch maangna baaqi nahi
Jitna mila kaafi hai
Zinda hoon yaar, kaafi hai!

Mujhe chhod do mere haal pe
Mujhe chhod do mere haal pe
Zinda hoon yaar kaafi hai
Zinda hoon yaar kaafi hai

Mujhe chhod do.. o o..
Mujhe chhod do.. o o..
Mere haal pe...

Mujhe chhod do mere haal pe

music composer - karan kulkarni
lyrics - shellee 
engineer - alok punjani
singer - arijit singh

Shahid Film Theme Beparwah

Patakha Guddi AR Rahman Highway

Bavra Mann Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna

Ye Jo Des Hai Tera - Swades

A. R. Rahman, "Jiya Jale" (Dil Se) : Berklee Indian Ensemble (Cover) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZy8115sNXM

Jiya Jale -A. R. Rahman(Dil Se) : Berklee Indian Ensemble (Cover)

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

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

This song features Rohini Ravada on vocals. All other instruments were performed and recorded by Shankar Tucker. This song was originally composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy for the movie Luck by Chance.

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"Sapnon Se Bhaire Naina" - Shankar Tucker ft. Rohini Ravada

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

A Neocarnatic adaptation of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "My Heart, My Life" from the album "Night Song" 

Guitar, Synth, Kanjira: @mediumcoffee
Violin, Vocals, Arrangement: @krishashok

My Heart My Life

I don't claim the right of any song.

Credits:
Music Composer: A R Rahman
Vocals: A R Rahman
Music Producer: Ranjit Barot
Violin: Ann Marie simpson
Guitar: Keba Jeremiah
Upright Bass: Elie Afif
Drums & Percussion: Ranjit Barot
Piano: Harmeet Manseta
Percussion: Sanket Naik
Shehnai: Omkar Dhumal
Shehnai: Raju Dhumal
Shehnai: Sunil Dhumal
Shehnai: Sanjeev Shankar
Shehnai: Ashwani Shankar
Violin: Hemanthraj Muliyil
Violin: R.K.Prabhakar
Violin: Sheik Imam Saheb
Violin: P.S.Ramachandran
Viola: P.Mohan Rao
Viola: K.Murali
Viola: P.Bhaskar
Viola: B.Jayachandar
Cello: R.K.Vijayendran
Cello: John Gayen
Double Bass: Bidyut Kayal
Music Conductor: Srinivas Murthy
Choir from KM Conservatory: Abhay Jodhpurkar
Choir from KM Conservatory: Akshay Sharma
Choir from KM Conservatory: Sandeep Gurrapadi
Choir from KM Conservatory: Mihir Bhagdawala
Choir from KM Conservatory: Pranav Robbin Joseph
Choir from KM Conservatory: Vedika Chandran
Choir from KM Conservatory: Rohini Basu
Choir from KM Conservatory: Niyati Kaul
Choir from KM Conservatory: Arpita Gandhi
Choir from KM Conservatory: Ramya Chandrasekar
Choir from KM Conservatory: Aanchal Sethi
A R Rahman's Sound Team: R Nitish Kumar
A R Rahman's Sound Team: Srinidhi Venkatesh
A R Rahman's Sound Team: Suresh Permal
A R Rahman's Sound Team: Jerry Vincent

05. Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo | MTV Unplugged Season II | A.R.Rahman

Kya Leke Aaya -Neeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe (Audio Release) Scam 1992 Song

Acoustic version of the bollywood classic.
Guitar- Pozy Dhar
Vox- Anushka Manchanda

Home video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rymxw5IcrB8

Bekarar Karke Humein - Bedroom mix

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

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