Colonial Cousins re-unite: Hariharan and Leslee Lewis on music, brotherhood and everything in between

Colonial Cousins re-unite: Hariharan and Leslee Lewis on music, brotherhood and everything in between

As far as stories of friendships go, it’s hard to beat this one. In 1992, a talented singer named Hariharan (who had burst into the mainstream spotlight with Thamizha Thamizha for A. R Rahman’s debut album in Mani Ratnam’s Roja) met another equally-gifted composer-producer Leslee Lewis to record a jingle for the latter. A couple […]

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A rare Malayali singer who made it big in Bollywood

A rare Malayali singer who made it big in Bollywood

Untrained and with no backers in the Hindi film industry, a young KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) had begun knocking the doors of music composers in the early 1990s. Musician Lesle Lewis remembers his ‘Colonial Cousins’ bandmate Hariharan asking him to try out the new kid on the block. “KK came to me and asked whether I […]

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Singer KK, a voice that regaled swooning hearts and jilted lovers alike

Singer KK, a voice that regaled swooning hearts and jilted lovers alike

Untrained, like his inspiration Kishore Kumar, the self-effacing singer believed in being known by his voice and not his public utterances Untrained, like his inspiration Kishore Kumar, the self-effacing singer believed in being known by his voice and not his public utterances Blessed with a voice that created the magic of youthful exuberance and the […]

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