Ente Sampathu – Malayalam Gospel Rock

Here is a song that perhaps you could call the first Malayalam gospel rock song. This song was written and composed by the 19th century Christian missionary and poet Sadhu Kochukunju Upadeshi and this version was done by Sanjeev Thomas on the vocals (lead guitarist for A R Rahman), Baiju Dharmajan on lead guitars (of ex-“Motherjane” and now “Wrenz United” fame) and bassist Keith Peters (lead bassist for A R Rahman). The song was recorded at music director Deepak Dev’s D Major studio. I like this song for the distinct vocals of Sanjeev and the treatment of Baiju and Keith on the strings. Check it out!