Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler’s city playlist.
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Compilations:
Desert Visions
Fusion music—Indian meets Western—that works. Prem Joshua creates edgy repertoires incorporating the traditional sounds of Indian instruments such as the sitar, tabla, and santoor, with the saxophone, keyboards, and bamboo flute.
Divya Jyoti
Beautiful selection of aartis (devotional songs) by respected artists including the inimitable Rattan Mohan Sharma. Pieces include “Om Jai Jagdeesh Hare,” “Jai Ganesh,” and “Saraswati Aarti.”
Jhini
Indian Ocean creatively marries classic and contemporary Indian regional music, using an enigmatic medley of instruments from the Indian tabla (twin drums) to the bass guitar.
Music of the Deserts
Zakir Hussain dramatically mixes the sounds of nature—from eerie sandstorms to crashing thunder—with rhythmic subcontinental music that cleverly interweaves Indian instruments such as the sarangi, shehnai, and dholak.
Classic Songs:
Music and Indian culture have long been intimately intertwined. Here are just a handful of unforgettable tunes, old and new, that have made a lasting impression.
1. “Aaj mera jee kardaa” by Sukhwinder Singh
2. “Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai” by Lata Mangeshkar
3. “Chaiyya chaiyya” by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi
4. “Dil cheez kya hai” by Asha Bhonsle
5. “Jhalak dikhla ja” by Himesh Reshammiya
6. “Kajra re” by Alisha Chinai, Shankar Mahadevan and Javed Ali
7. “Rang barse” by Amitabh Bachchan
8. “Sarakti jaye hai rukh se naqab ahista ahista” by Jagjit Singh
9. “Tum pukar lo” by Hemant Kumar
10. “Chalte chalte” by Lata Mangeshkar
