Saloni Saloni by Tapu Mishra

Saloni Saloni is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Abhijit Majumdar has a history of strong work, and the music on Saloni Saloni is among the most memorable of it.

The voice of Tapu Mishra carries Saloni Saloni effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. Sidhant Mohapatra, Minaketan, Daitari Panda, Anu Choudhury are at the heart of Saloni Saloni, and Saloni Saloni captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

The 2016 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. The emotional register of Saloni Saloni is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Saloni Saloni — just 5:44 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Saloni Saloni endures because it was built on feeling rather than formula — and that is the one thing streaming numbers cannot manufacture.