Masala Coffee

Masala Coffee is an Indian music band founded in 2014. The band performs across various genres - Indian folk, blues, pop and rock. Although they primarily compose original music and covers in Malayalam, the band also performs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi and English. Masala Coffee has also made a name for itself through the music they've composed and performed for movies including ''Solo'', '' Uriyadi'', '' Mundina Nildana'' and '' Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal.''

History

The band was founded by Varun Sunil in 2014. The band was named "Masala Coffee" to signify the different kind of music they play (alternate folk rock).

They debuted on Kappa TV’s Music Mojo in 2014, performing their own unique versions of popular Tamil songs like “Munbe Vaa” and “Snehithane”. Videos of their performance went viral and the band soon achieved widespread fame through social media.

When the members of Masala Coffee first jammed together, it was not with the intention of forming a band. However, following the enthusiastic reception their melodious style of music received, Masala Coffee was officially formed and has never looked back.

Later in 2024, Two new lead vocalists Abhijit Anilkumar & Razik Mujawar joined the band after the previous members left Masala Coffee.

Band Members

As of 2024, Masala Coffee consists of the following members:

* Varun Sunil
* Abhijit Anilkumar
* Razik Mujawar
* Amalsivan
* Dayasankar
* Paul Joseph
* Surya Bharadwaj
* Pranav KS

Albums

Masala Coffee announced the release of its debut album, ''Kimaya'', in 2018. The album is composed of ten songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi, including updated versions of some of their original songs in addition to all new tracks. “Arivaal” was the first of the album’s songs to be released in November 2018, followed soon after by the Hindi track “Safar.” The band has since released a few more songs and music videos, with the rest of the album due to be released sequentially.

Masala Coffee has worked on new singles after their new line up has been made one of which is “Aadiyillalo Anthamillalo” song reminds us we return to where we came from back to dust, perhaps we should pay attention to more things spend our moments preciously and “Manitham” song reflects on a period of survival for humankind and urges the listener to look for positives in these distressing times.

The band announced their upcoming album, titled ''Ektara'' which will have 13 songs from multiple languages.

Film composing

Masala Coffee's first foray into the world of cinema was the performance of a satirical song on liquor ban for the movie Kunjiramayanam directed by Basil Joseph.

The band debuted into film music direction in 2016 with the title track in a promo video for the Malayalam movie ''Hello Namasthe''.
Its first major composing was three songs for '' Uriyadi'', a Tamil movie directed by Vijay Kumar. Masala Coffee is also one of the composers for the movie ''Solo'', directed by Bejoy Nambiar.

They scored the music for the Dulquer Salmaan starring-movie Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, which was released in 2020.

The promotional song "Fan Maaro" for the 2023 Tamil-language film '' Sila Nodigalil'' (starring Richard Rishi) was composed by Masala Coffee.

Filmography

Major events

References

Further reading

*''Manorama Online'' - Of fusion, folk, coffee and more
*''New Indian Express'' - Masala Coffee to soothe your musical senses
*''Telangana Today'' - Piquant concoction of music
*''The Hans India'' - Fifth edition of Hyderabad Arts Festival announced
*''The Hans India'' - Masala Coffee drops some fusion rock
*''Mid Day'' - South Indian Band Masala Coffee To Perform In Mumbai For The First Time{{cite news , last=The Guide Team , date=18 January 2018 , title=South Indian Band Masala Coffee To Perform In Mumbai For The First Time , url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/south-indian-band-masala-coffee-to-perform-in-mumbai-for-the-first-time/18949189 , work=Mid-Day , access-date=17 March 2018

External links

Masala Coffee Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/masalacoffeeband/

Indian rock music groups
Music bands from Kerala