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With the traditional Nepalese Buddhist hymn forming the base of the song, layered with a traditional Jordanian melody, and bridged seamlessly with composition written by AR Rahman, this song truly brings together diverse cultures and musical genres.

One of the most melodic masterpieces from AR Rahman on Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3. This one is sung by him along with his sister Rayhanah. It explores an interesting lyrical theme of existentialism, where man wonders why he was born and what role he is ex

The composition is a fusion of the traditional power of Hindustani classical vocals, with carnatic scales that few have mastered. For this, it brings together the beautiful voice of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, accompanied by his sons and grandson. This one

This song titled 'Ennile Maha Oliyo' which translates to 'Light Within' truly resonates beauty. It is rarely seen of two female voices to unite and soar with such melody, and on these lyrics written by poetess and doctor, Kutti Revathi, we see exactly that.

A.R Rahman creates the perfect tune for this Independence Day introducing a heavily carnatic - influenced rhythm section, sitting under a funky guitar line. Together it creates a sound scape like nothing you've heard before.

Another masterpiece of sublime vocal arrangements of 3 generations, this track sees Padmabhushan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan deliver a beautiful Hindustani classical vocal with his sons Murtuza Mustafa, Qadir Mustafa, Rabbani Mustafa, Hasan Mustafa and gran

An amazing amalgamation of Samantha's soulful and deep vocal with Sona's full-blooded desi texture brings an exuberant joy to this beautiful 'Gospel-Qawwali' track. A celebration of 'Unconditional Love' Dum Dum Andar is sure to leave you

Two outlaws from two different universes come together in this Ram Sampath song to celebrate freedom, rebellion & belonging. The end product is a burst of energy, unlike anything you've heard before.

Ram Sampath introduces a re-invention of his song 'Souls on Parade', from his former rock-band Colorblind. Aditi Singh Sharma brings passion & power to her vocal, which is teamed with Usri's Bengali folksy vocals on a traditional Bengali "Chatka"

A song that was originally sung by courtesans of yore, the Devdaasi's, Paiyada is sensual, seductive and full of yearning. This traditional Padam was however never recorded throughout history & has only been passed down from teacher to disciple.

Ram Sampath's composition is based on the poetry of the 13th century iconoclast Hazrat Amir Khusro about love, freedom, devotion and abandon. The song fuses Hindustani, Folk and Afro beat music to create a hybrid world sound without any electronics.

This is the celebration of one of India's greatest mythological Super Heroes - Durga in the form Mahishasura Mardini. The traditional prayer celebrating Shakti leads to Bulleh Shah's epic love kalaam re-rendered in an intense progressive rock groove.

Clinton has a knack for bringing opposites together; and that's exactly what's happening in this powerhouse track, where the raw, rustic and powerful vocal-stylings of the Barmer Boys, meets Clinton's own, melodic vocal.

Bringing together three supremely talented singers Bianca, Sonu Kakkar and Vijay Prakash doing great justice to their unique styles, is no mean task an interesting composition by Clinton Cerejo to create a track that's equally danceable and thoughtful.

This pacy song matches Clinton's extremely catchy tunes and couples it with Kailash Kher's penchant for meaningful lyrics written by Manoj Yadav. An unconventional jam of a hindi poem set over a reggae groove.

Marghat, features the extremely talented Indie singer Siddarth Basrur. This seamless coming together of different worlds is sure to deliver a killer collaboration that'll have us hankering for more.

A beautiful love ballad comes to life with the fresh voices of Jonita Gandhi and Sanam Puri.

This composition featuring Vijay Prakash and a full qawwali vocal section is a true journey into sound. From kanjira to veena to an upright bass, this track sees the voices and music come together in a rhythmic that is so expansive.

A true gem from Salim-Sulaiman and Bismillah. Featuring the fantastic talent, of Kailash Kher, and Munawar Masoom Khan - the song is a back-to-roots style, sufi - influenced composition.

Taking a complete no-holds-barred approach to this Gujarati folk song, the composition starts out on a high note with a powerful vocal line and only progresses to push things completely over the edge with a rock rendition of this track.

Bringing a sound Salim-Sulaiman are best recognized for amongst their fans, this song sees them teaming up with the super-energetic Shraddha Pandit. Added to this collaboration is the very talented folk artiste Des Raj Lachkani from Punjab.

Salim chooses to sing this most heartfelt Hari-bhajan himself, with a melody that is sure to elevate you. Featuring the sublime Sarangi backing of Dilshad Khan, this song is one of the most elegant and melodic ones from their set this year.

Featuring an interesting collaboration on percussion with Taufique Qureshi and highly emotive vocals of Vijay Prakash - this hymn taken from the theme of 'Sati' is a dark and intense journey into your soul.

Salim-Sulaiman collaborates with the immensely talented Ustad Rashid Khan. A voice so sublime, set over a beautiful melody and Salim's vocals perfectly compliment Khan-saab's poetry.