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.
History
The band was founded by Varun Sunil in 2014. The band was named "Masala Coffee" to signify the different kind of music they play (alternative folk rock).
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.
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.
Later in 2024, Two new lead vocalists Abhijit Anilkumar & Razik Mujawar joined the band after the previous members left Masala Coffee.
Band Members As of 2024, Masala Coffee consists of the following members:
Varun Sunil Abhijit Anilkumar Razik Mujawar Amalsivan Dayasankar Paul Joseph Surya Bharadwaj Pranav KS
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. “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.
Masala Coffee has worked on new singles after their new line up has been made one, of which is “Aadiyillalo Anthamillalo”, a song that tries to remind the listener that everyone dies, as well as “Manitham”, a song that reflects on a period of survival for humankind and urges the listener to look for positives in these distressing times.
The band announced their upcoming album, titled ''Ektara'' which will have 13 songs from multiple languages.
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.
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, a Tamil movie directed by Vijay Kumar. Masala Coffee is also one of the composers for the movie Solo, directed by Bejoy Nambiar.
They scored the music for the Dulquer Salmaan starring-movie Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, which was released in 2020.
The promotional song "Fan Maaro" for the 2023 Tamil-language film Sila Nodigalil (starring Richard Rishi) was composed by Masala Coffee.
Filmography Year Film Language Notes 2016 UriyadiTamil 2016 Hello Namasthe Malayalam Promo song 2017 Solo Malayalam/Tamil 1 song - World of Siva 2019Mundina NildanaKannada1 song - Manase Maya 2020 Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Tamil 2023 Sila Nodigalil Tamil 1 song - Fun Maaro
Major events - in Chronological Order Date Event Venue Ref17 March 2017Dubai Global VillageDubai Global Village, UAE25 November 2016Sarvesh Festival of ArtsVictoria Hall, Singapore22 October 2016Malaysian Independent Live Fusion FestivalStarXpo Centre, Kuala Lumpur11 September 2015Raag 'N' Rock - The Indie Music FestivalAl Nasr Leisureland, Dubai 20 February 2015 Mojo Rising Music Fest Bolgatty Palace Grounds, Kochi 8 November 2016 The Hindu November Fest The Music Academy, Chennai 19 February 2017 The Global ISAI Festival Phoenix MarketCity, Chennai 17 July 2017 Hyderabad Arts Festival Cyber Convention Center, Madhapur 11 August 2017 AURA'17 Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) 26 January 2018 The GoMad Festival Fernhills Royal Palace, Ooty 30 April 2018Masala Coffee Singapore TourEsplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore10 July 2022EximusIM, Bangalore28 April 2023Masala Coffee USA TourThe Micheal & Son Sportsplex, USA8 October 2023Manipur RisingSunday Soul Sante, Hyderabad12 November 2023The Swiggy SteppinOutJayamahal Palace, Bangalore2019Masala Coffee Europe TourVarious1 February 2024Masala Coffee Ireland TourLimerick, Ireland
References
Further reading Manorama Online - Of fusion, folk, coffee and more New Indian Express - Masala Coffee to soothe your musical senses Telangana Today - Piquant concoction of music The Hans India - Fifth edition of Hyderabad Arts Festival announced The Hans India - Masala Coffee drops some fusion rock Mid Day - South Indian Band Masala Coffee To Perform In Mumbai For The First Time
External links Masala Coffee Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/masalacoffeeband/