I was at Red Cat Records along Main Street a couple of weeks ago, browsing through CDs when I came across this little beauty. Now, many people tend to rave and rant over bollywood movies, and simply adore the songs from those films. And it's not surprising, as the music composers for those movies are quite gifted at making songs that appeal to the masses. They are quite adept at blending classical indian melodies with western beats. They are able to keep abreast with contemporary pop music and today, make use of synthesisers and other technology to create heart-melting, foot-tapping, chart-topping classics.
However, I've always felt that in the indian movie industry, the best music genius was showcased in the 70s and 80s. That was a time of funk, disco and the birth of bollywood funk as we know it today. There are several bollywood films in that era that adopted bolly-funk themes as scores and soundtracks. Due to the strong similarities those films had with the 'blacksploitation' films in western cinema with regard to storyline and music, they soon became known as 'brownsploitation' movies.
Some very kind music lovers have taken songs from a number of these films and put them together in a compilation, that is Bollywood Bloodbath. I'd like to thank the wonderful people at Finders Keepers Records for this amazing album. I probably wouldn't recommend it to real bollywood fans. However, if you love to check out different types of music, then this could be something for you. At it's worst, this album can feature as background at a kitsch desi party. Listen to one of the tracks below.
Hemant Bhole - Sansani Khez Koi Baat
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