Mera Rang by Maninder Buttar, Dr Zeus

Mera Rang is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. What makes Mera Rang musically distinctive is the composition by Maninder Buttar, Dr Zeus, which balances simplicity with depth.

Maninder Buttar, Dr Zeus brings a warmth to Mera Rang that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Mera Rang, and Mera Rang captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

Released in 2022, it arrived at a time when Punjabi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is a quality to Mera Rang that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The concision of Mera Rang — just 3:26 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Punjabi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.