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Known for his electrifying performances as well as extensive collaborative work with distinguished artists from across the world such as Susheela Raman, Midival Punditz and Amit Trivedi among others, urban folk artist Kutle Khan is now focussed on showcasing his individualistic body of work as an artist. The multi-talented, world-travelled musician is regarded as one of the finest folk artists of the country, who covers the Indian folk and Sufi genres passionately. His first in this breath of Indian Electronic Folk series that he plans to release this year is Jhirmir, where he has collaborated with his favourite Producer Gaurav Raina of Midival Punditz.
Rooted deeply in Rajasthani culture and lyrics in the casing of a strong dance floor vibe, Jhirmir sets the tone of the refreshing new feel of Kutle Khan’s sound for 2022. With his new music, he’s keen to present a different side of his art with the aim to bring a contemporary aesthetic to his folk offerings. The very first song from the lot — Jhirmir, as the title suggests, talks about rain and carries the emotions of a wife missing her husband who is away this monsoon season.
Of the single, the artist says, “All songs about rain have their own special place in the world and their own charm. I’m happy to share Jhirmir as a special monsoon release. I feel it stands in its own unique place because of the beautiful blend of the very best traditional Rajasthan folk that I bring, along with Indian electronica by my wonderful collaborator Gaurav Raina sir (one half of Midival Punditz), who I have worked with so often.”
The artist describes the monsoon as a time of myriad emotions and as also a great muse. Talking about the cultural relevance of the song and how the composition came to be, Khan says, “Music and poetry are the best expressions of emotions such as that of a wife longing for her husband in Jhirmir. I had heard this track in community gatherings as a child and really liked it. I was suddenly reminded of it a couple of years ago, while I was jamming with a few friends and it started to rain outside. I sang a few lines of Jhirmir then and realised that we rarely hear these songs anymore. So that was the moment I decided to document this, score and structure as well as re-composed it and went to Gaurav sir (Raina).”
You can check out Kutle Khan’s Instagram here.
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