Bollywood

This is one of my favorite Bollywood movies. Maybe because of its songs.
The movie is called Veer-Zaara, a touching tale of two people from different countries and their love for each other keeping them strong through whatever they were forced to endure. Sounds like a typical love-story, right? But the songs give a real-life feel to it.
Most of the songs are soulful, almose like the story of two bleeding hearts surviving just to hear one word from each other. Sorta sad, but the movie was a big hit in India and Pakistan (and wherever it was broadcasted).
The places where the songs are shot are breath-taking and give one of the most wonderful insights into what life is really like there.


Bluffmaster is another major "blockbuster" in India right now. With Abhishek Bachchan singing in Right Here, Right Now, any movie would have been a success :P He sings really well! But I've been a big fan of his deep, rough voice so I can't say about most people. The movie's songs are now embedded in my playlist.Literally.

Amr Diab

Two songs that have made a HUGE comeback with my late-night hours:

Habibi and Aywa Ana Aaref
-by Amr Diab

His voice is mesmerizing, even though I don't get a single word of what he's saying. while Ayway Ana Aaref is slow with a soft Arabic rhythm to it, Habibi is more fast-paced and I think has been dubbed into a lot of other languages into remixes and a few originals by artists.

NuOvO Spirit

This new year, my playlist seems to have taken a liking to Electronica/Dance music. I'd liked Euro-pop when I was in my early teens(like most teens, right?) and I think that taste gradually grew more... sophisticated. Now I LOVE listening to Frou Frou, Moby, B-Tribe, DJ Krush, IO, William Orbit, Faithless, Olive, Moodswings, dZihan & Kamien to name a few. Smile by Olive and Psychobabble by Frou Frou are a must-hear for anyone who'd like to venture into this Ambient, relaxing anf at times, foot-tapping world.


My recent roadtrip to Florida also added a whole lot of genres. I knew I liked listening to Latino, Indian, NZian, Cambodian, Arabic music... but nah-uh, more was to come. Friends I travelled with carried CDs filled with S. African, Turkish and S. American artists. And... WOW! I got a whole new Ethnic playlist ready and playing throughout the trip. Outlandish (Aisha), Amr Diab (Habibi Ya Nour El Ain), Viva (Jaago Zaraa), Strings (Yeh hai meri kahani and Door), Lucky Ali (O Sanam), MIA (Pull Up the People), India (w/ Marc Anthony) and a few other latin singers I can't remember right now. THIS is what people have in mind when they're thinking how to spice up the dance floor. So rock on this new year with something different 'n good spirits~!