Tohre Karam Se Maula by Rajnish Mishra

There is an honesty to Tohre Karam Se Maula that separates it from most Bhojpuri songs released around the same time. Behind the melody is the work of Rajnish Mishra, whose composition choices give Tohre Karam Se Maula its distinctive texture.

The voice of Rajnish Mishra carries Tohre Karam Se Maula effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. For fans of Kiran Yadav, Padam Singh, Madhu, Devendra Singh, Anand Mohan, Khesari Lal Yadav, Awdhesh Mishra, Yashika Kapoor, Tohre Karam Se Maula is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2018 marked the release of Damru, and Tohre Karam Se Maula was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The concision of Tohre Karam Se Maula — just 4:23 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Rajnish Mishra and Rajnish Mishra, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.