O Obhagi Radha by Gautam Das Baul

O Obhagi Radha arrived from the O Obhagi Radha album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2018. Credit goes to Bickram Ghosh for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The performance by Gautam Das Baul is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in O Obhagi Radha finds its musical expression here — O Obhagi Radha is where the film's heart beats loudest.

By the end of 2018, O Obhagi Radha had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 3:56, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Gautam Das Baul and Bickram Ghosh, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.