Sawan Dutta / The Metronome

The Metronome has been winning Awards & Laurels at Cannes Silk Road Film Awards, Cannes World Film Festival, Singapore World Film Carnival, Europe Film Festival UK, International Music Video Awards London and Munic Music Video Awards, in categories ranging from Best Travel Film, Best Short Documentary, Best Commercial / Advertisement, Best Music Video, Best Song, Best Director Music Video, Best Pr

07/01/2024

Bengali Aunty's Egg Sandwich Song, in FB shareable format, for all those of you trying to cope with dropping temperatures by staying undercover ! :)

05/01/2024

The crazy cold wave sweeping so much of the country and the world, has caught up with Bengali Aunty. Here’s how she’s coping with it!!! VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS .

03/01/2024

Such wonderful fresh veggies available in the markets at this time of the year! Here’s a collection of amazing Bengali Vegetarian Recipe Songs to celebrate with, from The Metronome! VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS ☺️

29/12/2023

A year end look at our analytics shows us the Recipe Songs that were most popular thru 2023, and here are the top 5 from this list. Along with a shout out for a very special subscriber who's been sending in all his comments on my YouTube videos, in verse, as poems! VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS :)

27/12/2023

In FB format : The CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE SONG, featuring a delicious creamy cashew-cinnamon-tomato-pepper chicken curry recipe woven into a PARTY SONG!!! Happy New Year, everyone!

24/12/2023

And here’s the Chicken Curry Song, without all the spoken stuff! ( VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS ) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, folks!

22/12/2023

Merry Christmas and a very Happy 2024 to all of you, from C B and me at The Metronome! Here's the CHICKEN CURRY SONG, featuring an absolutely yummy and EASY to make chicken curry recipe, explained thru a Recipe Song that you can party with! ( VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS :) )

14/12/2023

A fishy collection from The Metronome collection, for all you fish lovers out there! Video link in comments, as usual ☺️❤️

08/12/2023

Just The Kerala Fish Fry ( Meen Pollichathu cooked in a banana leaf ) Song - minus any extra bakbak - VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS.

05/12/2023

Temperatures are dropping everywhere. Climate change is unleashing cyclones and floods. Bengali Aunty is dreading any number of illnesses and ailments in such weather. Here’s a collection of the songs she has sung about various such situations. VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS.

01/12/2023

And here’s a heart healthy version of the Kerala Fish Fry ( VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS ) - the delectable Meen Pollichathu cooked in a banana leaf - with the spices and seasoning tweaked a little bit in a way that gives it a very different, but equally yummy flavour, without the added risk factor !!

28/11/2023

The markets are filling up with fresh strawberries, oranges, red juicy carrots and the weather is just about ideal for some hot Tomato Rasam, or maybe some decadent Butter Chicken for those who prefer it! Start your day with Strawberry Overnight Oats, and end it a bowlful of Gajar ka Halwa, with some Fish Curry in Orange Juice somewhere in between? Some Winter Recipe Songs from our collection, to keep you warm - VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS :)

27/11/2023

Super chill time working on a pure music production project - new upcoming song for my favourite Sarod duo Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, with Devika, their California based vocalist friend with such a smooth velvety voice ! Always love coming back to work out of my Mumbai studio, it’s such a special place❤️

And since a friend was asking, no, a music producer, unlike a film or video producer, is NOT someone who funds the music project 😃🤣 A music producer’s job is to take a performance- vocal or instrumental, professional or amateur, reinforce its strengths, eliminate or disguise all its weaknesses, and create the best version of the performance possible, keeping the project requirements and specifics In mind . Using hardware, software, real and / or virtual instruments, nuance, judgement and skills acquired over time, thru experience ☺️

26/11/2023

In FB Video format : The KERALA FISH FRY RECIPE SONG - that brings together some of the most memorable sensory experiences of Kerala - fresh fish, aromatic spices, coconut, banana leaves come together with the sounds of the chenda, nadaswaram, ghatam, thavil, edakka, mridangam, to create yet another of our signature Recipe Songs - The MEEN POLLICHATHU RECIPE SONG :)

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🎼🎬SONG AND VIDEO CREDITS :
Song created and performed by Sawan Dutta
Video created by C B Arun Kumar and Sawan Dutta
Shooting locations : Ottapalam ( Kerala ), Bengaluru, Contour Island Resort and Spa, Wayanad ( Kerala )
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MEEN POLLICHATHU INGREDIENTS : ( and Amazon links to buy them )
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24/11/2023

And here’s a Recipe Song for a Kerala Fish Fry that brings all the sublime things about God’s Own Country together - fresh catch of the season, fresh grown aromatic spices, coconut from the swaying palms, wrapped up in a banana leaf and roasted on a slow fire! VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS for The Meen Pollichathu Recipe Song ☺️ Shot at home in Bangalore, at CB’s place in Ottapalam, Kerala and at a resort restaurant in Wayanad, Kerala.

20/11/2023

It’s that time of the year when the travellers start travelling. Bengali Aunty recalls three of her weirdest travel experiences. VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS ☺️

14/11/2023

An ancient song, that is relevant in these times. This was a learning tape I’d made for my choir in Delhi, many years ago - all the voices are mine. VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS.

10/11/2023

Happy Diwali everyone! Please have pity on dogs - the ones in homes and the ones on the streets - and stay away from firecrackers! Celebrate with MITHAI instead! Here’s a collection of our best Mithai songs from The Metronome - VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS.

08/11/2023

The DEMONETISATION Song : A throwback to exactly 7 years ago - video link in comments!

05/11/2023

For those who’ve missed it, the NARKEL NADU Recipe Song - this version has only the song, no bakbak ☺️. Video link in comments.

04/11/2023

For anyone looking to make the Aloo’r Dum from my earlier Aloo’r Dum Recipe Song, but in its Heart Healthy / Low Sugar form - here is how I modify the basic recipe for our personal consumption at home, when I make it. VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS ☺️

28/10/2023

The NARKEL NADU Recipe Song, in FB Format. Shubho Bijoya everyone, and Happy Lakshmi Puja to all those celebrating :) Am very thrilled to have my parents agree to be featured in this video - the best Narkel Nadus I've ever had have all been made by Ma at home :D

27/10/2023

The Narkel Nadu Recipe Song - ( VIDEO LINK IN COMMENTS ) - to beat the End of Pujo blues, and our Lokkhi Pujo / Bijoya special!! And special thanks to my parents for being good sports and agreeing to feature in this video 😃❤️

22/10/2023

Shubho Ashtami, everyone! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Recipe Songs - Beguni and Aloo Dum! Video link in comments ☺️ On second thoughts, let me post all the Pujo bhog related recipe songs video links in comments!!

15/10/2023

The ALOO'R DUM Song, to go with your Pujo feast this season, from C B Arun Kumar and me at The Metronome - another of our Pet Pujo favourites 🙂 Have a wonderful Durga Pujo and Navratri, all of you!

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14/10/2023

The Aloo’r Dum Recipe Song - for our Pet Pujo series this year - just online at YouTube - video link in comments 🙂 Will post the FB version soon! Wishing all of you a wonderful Pujo !

07/10/2023

The second part of our Pet Pujo Recipe Song series, featuring some more ever popular favourites, all together ! Video link in comments ☺️

30/09/2023

The Pet Pujo Songs have so many classic Bengali favourites- hope to create a full Recipe Song Book featuring all of them some day! Meanwhile, here’s Part 1 of this collection of ever popular songs - video link in comments - for all those of you gearing up to get into the Pujo face stuffing mood….

26/09/2023

An anthology of unusual Breakfast Recipe Songs from The Metronome to start your day with! Video link in comments 🙂

23/09/2023

For those who’ve missed it, here’s The Modak Song - streamlined, minus the bakbak - video link in comments. Enjoy while Ganpati Bappa’s still here with us, being feted with his favourite modaks!

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