La Vida by KSHMR, Dabzee, Vedan

La Vida is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. KSHMR, Dabzee, Vedan, Niles Hollowel-Dhar, Muhammed Fasil, Hirandas V M's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The vocal on La Vida is among the better performances KSHMR, Dabzee, Vedan has committed to record. Hearing La Vida without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen La Vida.

Released in 2023, it arrived at a time when Malayalam music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is a quality to La Vida that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

In 2:21 minutes, La Vida builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. The track stands as evidence that KSHMR, Dabzee, Vedan and KSHMR, Dabzee, Vedan, Niles Hollowel-Dhar, Muhammed Fasil, Hirandas V M, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.