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Masala Coffee
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Masala Coffee in 2024
Background information
GenresIndian folk, Indian pop, Indian rock, Blues, Reggae
Years active2014–present
Members Varun Sunil (Percussion/Vocals)
Abhijith Anilkumar (Vocals)
Razik Mujawar (Vocals)
Daya Sankar (Drums)
Surya Bharadwaj (Guitar)
Pauly (Bass)
Pranav k s (Keyboard)
AmalSivan (Violin)

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.

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History

The band was founded by Varun Sunil in 2014. [1] [2] The band was named "Masala Coffee" to signify the different kind of music they play (alternate folk rock). [3]

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. [4] [5]

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. [6] [7]

Later in 2024, Two new lead vocalists Abhijit Anilkumar & Razik Mujawar joined the band [8] after the previous members left Masala Coffee.

Band Members

As of 2024, Masala Coffee consists of the following members: [9] [10]

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. [5] “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. [11] [12]

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. [13]

The band announced their upcoming album, titled ''Ektara'' which will have 13 songs from multiple languages. [14]

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. [15]

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 , [16] a Tamil movie directed by Vijay Kumar. Masala Coffee is also one of the composers for the movie Solo , directed by Bejoy Nambiar. [17]

They scored the music for the Dulquer Salmaan starring-movie Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, which was released in 2020. [18] [19]

The promotional song "Fan Maaro" for the 2023 Tamil-language film Sila Nodigalil (starring Richard Rishi) was composed by Masala Coffee. [20] [21]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2016 Uriyadi Tamil
2016 Hello Namasthe MalayalamPromo song
2017 Solo Malayalam/Tamil1 song - World of Siva
2019 Mundina Nildana Kannada1 song - Manase Maya
2020 Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Tamil
2023 Sila Nodigalil Tamil1 song - Fun Maaro

Major events

DateEventVenueRef
17 March 2017Dubai Global VillageDubai Global Village, UAE [22]
25 November 2016Sarvesh Festival of ArtsVictoria Hall, Singapore [23]
22 October 2016Malaysian Independent Live Fusion FestivalStarXpo Centre, Kuala Lumpur [24]
11 September 2015Raag 'N' Rock - The Indie Music FestivalAl Nasr Leisureland, Dubai [25]
20 February 2015Mojo Rising Music FestBolgatty Palace Grounds, Kochi [26]
8 November 2016The Hindu November FestThe Music Academy, Chennai [27]
19 February 2017The Global ISAI FestivalPhoenix MarketCity, Chennai [28]
17 July 2017Hyderabad Arts FestivalCyber Convention Center, Madhapur [29]
11 August 2017AURA'17Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) [30]
26 January 2018The GoMad FestivalFernhills Royal Palace, Ooty [31]
30 April 2018Masala Coffee Singapore TourEsplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore [32]
10 July 2022EximusIM, Bangalore [33]
28 April 2023Masala Coffee USA TourThe Micheal & Son Sportsplex, USA [34]
8 October 2023Manipur RisingSunday Soul Sante, Hyderabad [35]
12 November 2023The Swiggy SteppinOutJayamahal Palace, Bangalore [36]
2019Masala Coffee Europe TourVarious [37]
1 February 2024Masala Coffee Ireland TourLimerick, Ireland [38]

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Further reading

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

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