नमस्ते
Translation: Namaste
Translation:
Hello
First of all, ngā mihi of te tau hou, or in more familiar words to many readers; happy New Years!
I hope 2017 was nothing but kind to you all, and that 2018 proves to be a great year.
It’s been a while since I last wrote anything, mainly because I didn’t know
what to write, a form most commonly known as “writers block”. You see, after
arriving to India, everything seemed so foreign to me, from the mix of
languages, the colours, the heat, the spices and what not. Therefore, it was
easy to pick something to potentially write about, but as I waited and adapted to
the constant honking of cars, odd smells, over packed train rides, street bargaining,
and everything else that makes India, India, I realized that I no longer wanted
to write about those things. Yes, I’ve learnt a lot from what I’ve seen here
but the reality is that I could never prepare you for India through a blog, you
simply have to experience it for yourself. So on that note, I decided to do
something a bit different this time.
I have a few friends back home that I constantly share music with, and I
was recently reminded by a girl I met here in India just how much joy music brings
to people. So as part of the New Year, I thought I’d share some of my
favourites that I had on repeat during 2017. Enjoy.
*in no
particular order or genre*
1. Coastline – Hollow Coves
2. You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse
3. If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
4. How To Fly – Sticky Fingers
5. High For Hours – J. Cole
6. Got Control (Cocaine) – Skinny Living
7. Running With The Wolves – AURORA
8. Det e over – Sondre Justad
9. Te Aroha – Maisey Rika
10. Body – Blood Forest Family
11. Fluorescent Adolescent – Arctic Monkeys
12. What’s The Score – Ady Suleiman
13. Last Night – Craig David
14. Cay’s Crays – Fat Freddy’s Drop
15. Just Friends (Sunny) – Musiq Soulchild
16. Brother – Matt Corby
17. Sex & Candy – Allen Stone
18. Matilda – alt-J
19. Gorgeous – mansionz
20. Same Drugs – Chance The Rapper
21. Nothing Left For You – Sam Smith
22. Daddy Lessons – Beyoncé
23. Wash Over Me – TEEKS
24. Come Through and Chill – Miguel, J. Cole, Salaam Remi
25. Ms. Jackson – OutKast
26. So High – SIX60
27. Snart klar – Sondre Justad
28. Rivers In Your Mouth – Ben Howard
29. 33 “GOD” – Bon Iver
30. Overload – Sugababes
31. Kalam – Mashrou’ Leila
32. Bad Intentions – Niykee Heaton
33. Somebody Else – The 1975
34. Ex-Factor – Ms. Lauryn Hill
35. A Love Letter From Me To You – Sticky Fingers
36. the peaks – Lewis Watson ft. Kimberly Anne
37. When You Love Somebody (Acoustic) – James TW
38. I Found – Amber Run
39. Honey – Kehlani
40. Self Control – Frank Ocean
41. You’ve Got The Love – Florence + The Machine
42. The Worst – Jhene Aiko
43. Momentary Lapse of Sadness – Peter Estdahl
44. Up There – SIX60
45. Does She Know (Acoustic) – Astrid S
46. Lovefool – The Cardigans
47. If Only As A Ghost – Jonas Alaska
48. (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano – Sampha
49. Japanese Demin – Daniel Caesar
50. idontwannabeyouanymore – Billie Elilish
51. Waiaroha – Rob Ruha ft. Maisey Rika
52. Somebody That I Use To Know – Gotye, Kimbra
53. Vi er perfekt men verden er ikke det – Cezinando
54. Dark Paradise – Lana Del Rey
55. Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene – Hozier
So as you can tell I had a lot of time on my hands. Regardless, most of
these songs are either acoustic or old school R&B, so take your pick.
Peace and love.
