‘Timeless’ lyrics, reggae roots lead Calgary musician to Bollywood renaissance
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A song that brought a Calgarian fame 20 years ago has been reborn as a title track to a recent Bollywood movie that’s seeing international popularity.
A song that brought a Calgarian fame 20 years ago has been reborn as the title track in a recent Bollywood movie that’s seeing international popularity.
“It was a big hit back in 2003, and it sort of became a cult classic over the last 20 years – not only in India, but in the Indian diaspora, the South Asian diaspora around the world,” said Raghav Mathur, who goes by his first name professionally.
“About two years ago, during COVID, it started trending again and it re-entered the charts.”
Teri Baaton starts with a guitar and syncopated beat that Reggae fans might recognize from Chaka Demus & Pliers’ 1993 hit Murder She Wrote.
“It came to birth because my manager at the time was working with Sly and Robbie,” Raghav said.
The prolific reggae and dub duo produced Murder She Wrote.
“I grew up in a very Indian home, and the first melody that came to mind for the track was a Hindi melody,” he said.
But living in Calgary and recently graduating from high school, Raghav didn’t have ready access to top Bollywood or Hindi lyricists. Instead, he turned to his mother for help.
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