Till the early 80s, it would have been pretty hard to listen to a Hindi film song which was not based on a hindustani raaga. The disco dancer and the nonsense collection of Govinda songs, somehow almost drove away the influence of hindustani music from hindi film music. Except for Boss, not many music composers ventured into bringing true melody to the film music.
Music has changed in hindi movies these days. With so many fresh talents evolving there is a sigh of relief for all genres of music lovers. And the influence of Hindustani music is also back. People like Rahet Fateh Ali Khan are starting to get the kind of recognition that they might not have got a decade back. And when Ajay Pohankar came up with Piya Bawari, it was like a fresh breath of air. Apparently most of the songs in Piya Bawari 2 album went unnoticed. I personally loved 3 of the songs in the album.
Suddenly there were a flurry of songs that could fit into this genre. You can almost term a few of them as Fusion. Call it what you want, these songs are just the ones which would set a soothing calm inside you and leave you wanting for more. Try going on a morning ride with a CD playing these songs. You will see the horizon, as I once did.
Here is the playlist.
There is another set of songs that would fit into this category. But they are on a different plane. Simply because they are composed by Rahman. The divinity associated with each track is phenomenal. Surpassing the boundaries of religion, you tend to surrender yourself to the almighty. Here are a few of the awesome tracks(Couldn’t get them all). Click here to play.
