{"id":2569,"date":"2023-07-12T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2023-07-05T20:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:14:25","slug":"songs-from-india-magic-of-the-monsoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/songs-from-india-magic-of-the-monsoon","title":{"rendered":"5 Songs from India that Capture the Magic of the Monsoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No season evokes as many emotions and moods as the monsoon does in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/countries\/india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a>. Some people believe the rains are the most romantic of the year, while others find them a melancholic time for reflection. Some take the drop in temperature as the perfect opportunity to enjoy lazy mornings lying in, others think a downpour warrants a joyous frolic in the outdoors. Whichever category you fit into, we\u2019ve got five songs from India for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Alisha Pais – Like The Rain I Sofar Bombay<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singer-songwriter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5mBJyYDsXQVWpsoijjuxhR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alisha Pais<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finds power in pain on this guitar ballad, which has her dealing with feelings she doesn\u2019t quite know how to process. It\u2019s an outburst of raw emotion, presented quite appropriately on what appears to have been a particularly stormy evening in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/bombay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumbai<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alisha Pais - Like the Rain | Sofar Mumbai\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2py944nKpo4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Staccato – Saavan I Sofar Chennai<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/chennai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chennai<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-based \u2018contemporary classic\u2019 ensemble<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4xJ2OhwG11WMQg1RcwVVeX?si=HWcDq9wDS22MoCT0wQcA7g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Staccato<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pays tribute to many Indians\u2019 favourite season on poetic Hindi pop original \u201cSaavan\u201d, the name of the rainiest month of the year. Elevated by Carnatic classical violin, the fusion tune bears the influence of the legendary <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1mYsTxnqsietFxj1OgoGbG?si=Q6LjOa75QTGMlON6vXGZtA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A. R. Rahman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whose canon includes a handful of hits dedicated to the monsoon. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Staccato - Saavan | Sofar Chennai\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N4PZ-TwKjVQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Tajdar Junaid – What Colour Is Your Raindrop I Sofar Bombay<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This extended live version of the title track from virtuosic composer and multi-instrumentalist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3tEJo0yjxFfLljtseITzVr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tajdar Junaid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s debut album adds a bit more blues-rock heart to the folky soulful original. Like all great instrumental music<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the monsoon, in fact<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it can evoke diverse reactions, from wistful to hopeful, depending on your own personal state of mind. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tajdar Junaid - What Colour Is Your Raindrop | Sofar Bombay\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9j1cVHTSzNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>The Anirudh Varma Collective – Megh I Sofar Delhi NCR<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are countless Hindustani classical-fusion interpretations of the monsoon raga Megh, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/delhi-ncr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-residing composer, arranger and pianist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3bD7WaIwFeJMNv8smNGODB?si=yStLNkfuRXSsW4Th0n5kaQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anirudh Varma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s version is among the most vibrant around. His collective\u2019s jazz-rock take, with a brief but blazing electric guitar solo, will make you want to get up and go dance in the rain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Anirudh Varma Collective - Megh | Sofar Delhi NCR\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eiQqNnOqw94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h4><b>The Lost Cassette – Petrichor I Sofar Bangalore<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPetrichor\u201d lingers in our memory much like, well, petrichor (a term that refers to the smell of the earth when it rains after a long, dry spell). The soothing strains of the guitar and the pitter-patter of the tabla make it ideal monsoon music, best enjoyed by the window with a cup of chai in one\u2019s hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lost Cassette - Petrichor | Sofar Bangalore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PITwyWY6TK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ready to hear songs from India live, or explore more shows? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See concerts near you<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Words by Amit Gurbaxani<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: Sofar Chennai, photo by Ashwath Nair<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No season evokes as many emotions and moods as the monsoon does in India. Some people believe the rains are the most romantic of the year, while others find them a melancholic time for reflection. 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