Tag: Cerejo
Banjara – Clinton Cerejo feat Vijay Prakash & Nandini Srikar, Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2
This song is about man’s eternally wandering spirit & the spirit’s constant search for peace & happiness. It’s about man getting caught up in everyday travails and losing sight of the bigger picture; his larger calling his hidden potential. To do justice to these potent thoughts, Lyricist Manoj uses a verse by Amir Khusro as…
Dungar – Clinton Cerejo feat Sawan Khan Manganiyar & Salvation Singers, Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2
This song is about the legendary star crossed lovers, Sassi & Punnu. They live in separate villages on two sides of a mountain, i.e. the dungar. Sassi then sings to the dungar to ensure there are no obstacles in her path as she wants to cross over right away & is dying to meet her…
Man Patang, Mast Malang – Ehsaan & Loy feat. Mahalakshmi Iyer, Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2.
The idea was to do a world music song, rooted in Assamese culture and music. This song is an ode to man’s fearless spirit, perfectly captured through the poetic metaphor of a spunky kite in the open sky. It also showcases the free spirit, which refuses to settle and knows not any boundaries. The song…
Saathi Salaam – Clinton Cerejo feat Sawan Khan Manganiyar, Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2
Here’s the VERY FIRST SONG from the much awaited Season 2 of CS@MTV! You get to see it here before anybody else, and before it even appears on television! Through Saathi Salaam, Clinton Cerejo reinterprets this traditional Manganiar folk song and who better to do it with than Sawan Khan Manganiar. This song is a…
Chaddh De – Clinton Cerejo feat Master Saleem, Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2
An introspective song, Chaddh De flows like a river. The song is about letting go of desires. It talks about how futile it is to fret over desires or wants when your time on earth is limited. It’s about the futility of trying to control life when everybody’s place is preordained and nothing one does…
Mauje Naina – Clinton Cerejo feat Bianca Gomes, Shadab & Altamash, Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2
Mauje Naina is a dark song sung by a man who cheats on his wife. In this song he sings about his new lover and his feelings for her, all the while torn by those very feelings. He describes her irresistible aura and how she’s playing with his heart & emotions. The female vocals however…
Madari – Clinton Cerejo feat Vishal Dadlani & Sonu Kakkar, Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2
Clinton takes the word ‘Madari’ literally & builds this playful track around the Madari himself. The song goes on to insinuate that the turn of destiny in a man’s life also happens thanks to the Madari’s all-knowing damru. With a strong percussive arrangement, this song talks about how no situation in life is in our…
