Our mix today comes from the good people at @radioisaforeigncountry - tune into @sohoradio from 9am. Enjoy an exploration into the tempestuous yet mellifluous world of South Asian film and pop music. This mixtape journeys through Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, and Urdu cinema from the 1970s and 1980s, featuring compositions by legends like M. Ashraf, Sathyam, and the maestro himself, Ilaiyaraaja. These artists and sorcerers, with their uninhibited ears, fused elements from every imaginable genre into an alchemical orchestral opulence—enhanced by the absurd vocal pyrotechnics of some of the region’s greatest playback singers and punctuated by some of the wildest and most raucous breaks ever pressed to wax.
Curated by Thomas Kitchman.
“Dedicated to the late Dharmesh Kapadia, whose incredible record collection opened a portal for me into another galaxy of sound and formed the basis for this mixtape. அமைதியாக ஓய்வு கொள்க (Amaithiyaga oivu kolga).”
