The Music Room is a 2014 album composed by the Indian singer-songwriter Sonu Nigam and tabla percussionist Bickram Ghosh.[4] The album was released on 16 December 2014 on the Times Music label. The album, which was over four years in the making, is in a style the duo calls Muddy Electronica, according to an interview that appeared in the Mumbai Mirror.[5]

The album features seven tracks, all in the voice of Sonu.[2] The lyrics of all the songs have been penned by Sonu Nigam except the Gujarati language song Walida, the lyrics of which are written by Shruti Pathak.[6] When interviewed by Radioandmusic.com about the presence of that song on the album, Ghosh said, "It is music; let us not limit ourselves to a single language. We come across people who listen to many other languages."[6] The album also consists of a song titled Khamakha, notable for being set to nine beats.[7]

In less than 24 hrs of release The Music Room had reached no.1 position on Indipop Charts on iTunes.^{[citation needed]} The composer duo celebrated the success of the album ‘The Music Room’ along with their friends in the industry by throwing a lavish party in Mumbai.[8][9]

Track listing

Critical reception

• The Chennai, India-based 'New Indian Express' calls the album "An Iconic collaboration that introduces music lovers to a new and original Genre".[3]
• The Pune, India-based 'Sakal Times' called the songs "Very fresh in terms of Music."[10]
• The Kolkata, India-based online news portal called the album "Superb" and recognized singer Sonu Nigam as "The Finest Voice of Music".[11]
• The Milliblog '100 Word Blog' provided a favorable review - "In this album they truly soar and produce a whopper!" [12]
• The Album has also received favorable reviews on Amazon's India site.[13]

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