Madam Kolhapur Aali by Masoom Sharma, Sheenam Ketholic

The Madam Kolhapur Aali album has several strong tracks, but Madam Kolhapur Aali is the one most listeners come back to first. MR Studio sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The vocal on Madam Kolhapur Aali is among the better performances Masoom Sharma, Sheenam Ketholic has committed to record. Hearing Madam Kolhapur Aali without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Madam Kolhapur Aali.

The 2020 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. The emotional register of Madam Kolhapur Aali is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Madam Kolhapur Aali — just 3:20 — 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 Haryanvi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.