Agree with the 4 rating, probably more like 3. No the best asian music. And I 'm Asian, so I would be biased TOWARDS it!!!

Allow me to counter with a band called called Silk Route and a song called 'Boondein'. It's not on iTunes, but you can find it on Youtube.

Whoa!!! What happened?
An awesome intro, and then....what? How does that kind of thing happen?
how does one just come up with something with such potential and then simply throw it in the dumper?
Ugh. 

Four years since last played. Let's make it another four till next time!

I'd know that intro anywhere, even in my next life!

this is not that bad. The intro reminded me of peter gabriel. Witch i liked. I guess why many didnt like older asian grooves is because of the oftern BAD productions. Its the sdame with any music if the production is bad. With a bad sound quality then its just bad. But saying that. This song is starting to get on a little.

Not a big fan of Asian grooves, usually only catch them on RP or in my local curry house, but this was really v. good. I used to play squash with a chap (Pakistani) who loved the whole Asian groove thing - my aversion probly stems from driving to the leisure center with the windows down and Bangli Bangra on the stereo up to 11.... well it seemed like fun at the time. Or maybe it's just that he's an humiliatingly good player and I'm a really bad loser.

CaptTofu wrote: As Bill said, from Pakistan, so it's Urdu, pretty much the same language, with more influence from Farsi and Arabic. ('Urdu' means 'The camp', refering to the langauge of the tribes to the West of the Hindus valley)

Wow, the 'Buy this CD' block has the bands completely wrong.

Huh. One of the things I really enjoy about RP is the opportunity to hear stuff which I wouldn't otherwise get to. I like it.

Duran Duran meets European Song Contest meets ... Not good.

Is this Hindi?

pilate wrote: When I look up to the skies I see your eyes a funny kind of yellow I rush home to bed I soak my head I see your face underneath my pillow I wake next morning, tired, still yawning See your face come peeping through my window Oh, wait -- that's Pictures of Matchstick Men!

Thank You pilate for uploading this! I just love this band and couldn't beleive it when RP played a song or two of theirs. I've been searching for the CD's in every Indian shop in town WOO HOO I am dancing around when this comes on even if it is pop-it's happy music

It's good, nice and fresh.

very late 90's American pop-ish....blah

trekhead wrote: I uploaded this one not sure how RPeeps would react. These guys are a Pakistani band and the song was recorded a little over 10 years ago. Sung in Hindi/ Urdu. He's singing about looking for his love in the depths of the ocean and begging her to not torture his heart... about how he sees her every where he looks... you get the drift, right? A decent song.

Nice. A 7. And I can't understand a WORD of it! My universal translator is on the fritz, or is that phrydzz?

Lovely & fresh.

not a fan- sorry

Depeche Mode meets Bollywood.

Hmmm...

ChardRemains wrote: ... she said from the Department of Redundancy Department.

Sounds 80's a little... It's that echo'y synth instrumental track. Makes me want to get an '88 trans am and drive around.... in Pakistan.

repetitive. too. repetitive. too. repetitive. too.

One of the better bands from that area. I personally like the song Anjaane by them better. Though this song was the first one I head by the group. This version is slightly different from the original I'd heard. Msg. to band: Yeah you had a good song. But stop remixing it all the time and produce some new material. I'll buy it!!

There are much better indian songs. opsss.. (thought it was Indian) .. from Pakistan... still it's no good.