(SPECIAL SOUTHEAST-ASIAN EPISODE!) First up, essential Bollywood classic "Jann Pehechaan Ho" by
Mohammed Rafi as featured in the movie and on the soundtrack for
Ghost World (
iTunes,
Amazon), which makes getting your hands on that quality cut simple. Next Los Angeles' faux-Cambodian awesomeness
Dengue Fever did "Tip My Canoe" from their album
Escape from Dragon House (
iTunes,
Amazon). Next another great Bollywood track, remixed to be even better, "Gur Nalon Ishk Mitha (Remix)" by the UK's
The Bollywood Brass Band from a compilation album called
Funkadelica - Dancing to a Different Drum (
iTunes,
Amazon), which is surprisingly good. Then we heard a great cover of
The Beatles' "Lady Madonna" by
Sodsai Chaengkij which is my favorite song on
Thai Beat a Go-Go Vol. 2 (
iTunes,
Amazon) which features Thai bands from the 60's doing Go-Go music. Yes, it's greatness. Then
Deng Bai Ying did "Shuang Shuang Yan" from the soundtrack to
In the Mood for Love (
Amazon). And finally we heard "Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint" from the soundtrack to the
Spike Lee Joint
Inside Man (
iTunes,
Amazon). The song is a remix by
Panjabi MC featuring
Sukhwinder Singh and
Sapna Awasthi performing the classic song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" by
A. R. Rahman for the film
Dil Se.