Music

Here are my favourite songs. Reik, the Mexican pop music band is on the top of my chart.

• Noviembre sin ti - Reik
• Dreaming of you - selena
• Cuando me miras asi - Christian Castro
• I could fall in love with you - selena
• I hope you dance - Lee Ann Womack
• Quisera poder olvidar - Luis Fonsi
• Kiss of life - Sade
• No ordinary love - Sade
• Have you ever been in love - Celine Dion
• Even if my heart would break - Aaron Neville

 

Other favourites

• Llegaste tu - Jesse y Joy
• Coleccionista de canciones- Camila
• Que me des tu cariño - Juan Luis Guerra
• La Vida Es Un Carnaval - Celia Cruz
• Chayanne - Candela
• Amor Gitano by Alejandro Fernandez and Beyonce
• Lady - Lionel Richie
• Thank you - Dido
• Quiero decirte que te amo - Laura Pausini
• Un osito de peluche de Taiwan - Los Autenticos Decadentes
• Color Esperanza - Diego Torres
• Celebra la vida - Axel Fernando

 

Latino singers

ARGENTINA

• Diego Torres- This Argentine singer has a melodius voice. My favourite songs "Que sera que sera" , "Color Esperanza"

• Axel Fernando - "Celebra la vida" "Como decirte que te quiero" - "Miradas"

 

Viswanathan with Axel Fernando, the Argentine singer at his concert in Ferro Stadium Buenos Aires on 22 November 2009

 

Axel´s song ¨ Celebra la Vida¨ was the inspiration for the Second festival of India

With Axel and Daisy May Queen at the end of the year cocktail at the Embassy of India in Buenos Aires - 14 December 2009

 

• Leo Garcia - Reirme mas, Romance.

• Marcela Morelo - Luz del cielo, Gotitas y para otra la vida.

 

MEXICO

• Cristian Castro - My top latino favourite. Mexican singer, with a romantic voice. my favourite songs,

  "Cuando me miras asi "- listened to it a million times

  " Yo quería" "Por amarte asi" , "Hoy vengo a decirte que te amo" ,¨Lloviendo estrellas¨.

 

• Alejandro Fernandez - makes me sentimental..

  "Yo nací para amarte" is a soul stirrer

  "Si tu supieras"

  "Me estoy enamorando..me estoy ilusionando"

  "Engañame..olvidame..castigame"

 

• Luis Miguel - "Hasta que me olvides"

 

• Reik (Mexican) - noviembre sin ti , sabes, me duele amarte de, invierno

Meeting with Reik group in Buenos Aires on 4 August 2009 during their concert at La Trastienda

With Reik in a show at La Trastienda in Buenos Aires - 4 august 2009

 

• Marco Antonio Solis- Mexican with a majestic voice. I heard him while going in a taxi to a golf tournament in Maracaibo in Venezuela and fell in love with his songs instantly. The taxi driver gifted me a cassette.

  "Mi eterno amor secreto" , "No hay nada más dificil" , "Si no te hubieras ido"

 

• Thalia - "Amor a la mexicana"

 

• Sin Bandera- ¨Entra en mi vida¨ ¨kilometros¨

With Noel from former group Sin Bandera during a concert in Buenos Aires - 16 september 2009.

 

• Camila - ¨Colleccionista de canciones¨, ¨mientes¨

• Paulina Rubio - Yo sigo aqui

• RBD - inalcanzable, besame sin miedo

 

BRAZIL

• Roberta Miranda - Brazilian. My favourites" um dia de domingo" " cade voce" " eu te amo"

 

• Alexandre Pires- Brazilian samba and popular singer with a romantic voice. He was earlier part of a band " so para contrariar" . I like his song " Interfone".

  he has sung in spanish too. "Usted no sabe lo que es amor", " amame" are his spanish songs I enjoy.

 

• Gal Costa - her bossa nova music is like the soft evening breeze in the copacabana beach.

  my favourites " gabriela " which reminds me of Canela !

  " nada mais ", " me faz bem "

 

• Sandy e Junior - hmm.. these Brazilian kids were a craze when I was in Sao Paulo." immortal" . She is like the Celine Dion of Brazil.

• Paulo Ricardo - " sonho lindo"

• Roberto Carlos - camionero, Detalhes,

• Leonardo e Leandro - um sonhador, sonho por sonho

• Victor y Leo - ¨nada es normal¨

• Christian y Cristiano - sou fan de seu jeito

 

ALSO...

• Luis Fonsi - Puerto Rican singer. romantic songs.

  "Quisera poder olvidar" - listened a thousand times

  "Quien te dijo eso", "Si tu quisieras" , "Duele perderte", "Cómo vuelvo a tener"

  Luis Fonsi Music video

• Celia Cruz - the Salsa queen and Cuban legend. My favourite songs

  "La vida es carnival" "La negre tiene tumbao" "Azúcar"

• Gloria Estefan - I like her salsa songs. favourites, " como duelo perder ti"

  "Mi cuerpo pido salsa" "Mi salsa es caliente"

  " con los anos que me queden", " mi tierra"

  " tre gotas de agua bendita"

• Manu Chao - "me gustas tu" is a funny song but latino in spirit.

• Alborada - I was mesmerised by the Andean tunes of this Peruvian group during my trip to Machu Pichu. takes me back to the Andes with its magical flute..

• Alex Ubago - soft and suave voice- I got introduction to his music through the Chilean Ambassador Jorge Heine.

  "Ahora que no estas"

  "otro dia mas" , " sin miedo a nada"

  "Me muero por conocerte", " aunque no te pueda ver"

• David Bisbal - "Digale"

• Gilberto santa rosa de Lima- the best venezuelan salsa singer

  "Pueden decir"

  "Que manera de quererte"

  "Que alguien me diga"

• La India - I was curious about this singer because of her name.

  Not great.. but the songs which appealed to me somewhat

  "Sedúceme " -salsa

  "Qué ganas de no verte nunca mas"

• Marc Anthony - " I need you "

• Pablo Montero - "Dicen por ahi"

• Juanes (colombian) - A Dios le pido

• Chayanne (Puerto Rican) - Lo dejaria todo, ¨Candela¨

• Luis Miguel (Mexico) -¨Ese momento¨, ¨No me digas no¨

• Carlos Baute (venezuelan) and Martha Sanchez - colgando en tus manos

• Fonseca (colombian) - Arroyito , te mando flores

• Julieta Venegas (USA) - ¨eres para mi¨ ¨lento¨

• La oreja de Van Gogh (Spanish group) - ¨El ultima vals¨, ¨Rosas¨

• Amaia Montero (Spanish) - Quiero ser

• Alejandro Sanz (Spanish) - ¨amiga mia ¨

• David Bustamente (spanish)- por el amor de esa mujer

• Laura Pausini (Italian) - ¨Quiero decirte que amo¨ ¨emergencia de amor¨

 

International

• Sade - Her soothing and sweet voice mesmerises me. My favourite songs

  " kiss of life"

  "no ordinary love"

  " love is stronger than pride"

  " king of sorrow", " and i miss you", " smooth operator"

  " the sweetest taboo" , " by your side" , " jezebel"

  " is it a crime", " I will be there"

• Selena - This mexican American has taken over my heart with her two great songs

  Dreaming of you

  I could fall in love with you

• Celine Dion - She stirs my soul, makes me cry, soar in the sky and smile without reason...

  "good bye" - the one which brings tears

  why oh why - more tears

  "have you ever been in love" - listened a million times

  " because you loved me"- brings back memories...

  " i love you", " i dont know" , " immortality"

  " seduces me", " that is the way it is "

  " dreaming of you"" if thats what it takes" ..hmm so many ..so many unforgettables.

• Lee Ann Womack-"I hope you dance" - this is a kind of invocation song for me, to start my romantic moments... the other songs which inspire me " the wrong girl", " twenty years and two husbands ago"," forever every day" , " why they call it falling", " does my ring burn your finger" , " I am the fool in love with the fool" ¨finding my way back home ¨

• Aaron Neville - what a rich and sensual voice. I like the songs

  " even if my heart would break"- listened a million times....

  " I dont know much"

  " dont take away my heaven"

• Christina Aguillera - My songs" I turn to you" " genio atrapado"," ven comigo"

  "pero me acuerdo de ti" , " mi reflejo" " por siempre tu", " come on over"

• Jennifer Lopez - She has a latina touch in her voice and look. I like her movies too..

  the songs which i like "my love dont cost a thing" " I am glad" , " if you had my love"

  " Aint it funny"

• Lionel Richie - He has a fantastic voice. His song " lady.." is for those special moments. also ¨stuck on you

• NSync - " girlfriend" , " gone" , " this i promise you"

• Vanessa Williams. I love her songs " oh how the years go by " , " a whole new world" , " pocahontas"( this one is sheer magic..)

• Madonna- I like her upstream swimming personality and her songs " la isla bonita" " like a virgin" " hey mister DJ" , " crazy for you", " spanish lullaby"

• Norah Jones- soothing and smooth .." come away with me" , " dont know why"

• Shania Twain- sweet.. sweet voice "when you kiss me" , "come on over", " forever" ," you hv a got a way with me" , " from this moment"

• Matchbox 20 - " If you are gone" and " missing you "

• Beegees- "saturday night fever " " staying alive" are ever green songs which always lift my spirit.

• Abba - old memories.." I have a dream"

• Backstreet Boys- "I promise you "

• Brian Adams - " when a man loves a woman" " I will be right here waiting for you"

• Cher - strong voice indeed...." strong enough" " believe"

• Enrique Iglesias- "Bailamos"

• Janet Jackson - " someone to call my lover"

• Michael Jackson - " thriller", " you are not alone"

• Nelly Furtado - " turn off the light"

• Rod Stewart - " have i told you lately that i love you" .. for the special romantic mood...

• Natalie merchant - " because the night belongs to the lovers"

• Sheryl Crow - " all i want to do is have some fun"

• Steve wonder - I just called to say I love you

• Loreena Mackennit - This Canadian singer with gypsy legs, Celtic spirit and sufi soul has magic in her songs. She was introduced to me by my gypsy-souled friend.... " mummers dance", "Samain night", "Mystic's dream" takes me on mystic journeys. Blog report

• Bryan Adams - ¨Have you ever eally loved a woman¨, ¨Everything I do ...¨, ¨Wherever you go..¨

• Savage Garden - ¨Truly , madly..¨

• Tony Braxton - ¨Unbreak my heart ¨, ¨Spanish Guitar¨

 

Tamil Singers

• P Susheela

• TM Sounderrajan

• PB Srinivas