Jaimin Rajani

Jaimin Rajani (born on 30 June 1991 in Bombay) is a singer-songwriter and documentary filmmaker from Calcutta, India. He writes songs into the traditions of folk and rock music. As a producer, Jaimin^[1] has worked on the albums ‘Then & Now’ (2020) by Susmit Bose^[2][3][4][5] and ‘White Knight's Tale’ (2019) by High.^[6]

Discography

Albums

• Cutting Loose (2022)^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Cutting Loose (2022)

His debut album, ‘Cutting Loose’ comprises fourteen songs about conflicts, disappointment and departure. The album features an ensemble of Indian musicians, such as Arka Chakraborty (pianist), Subharaj Ghosh (guitarist), Arjun Chakraborty (drummer), Ralph Pais (bassist), Deepak Castelino, Rahul Ram (of Indian Ocean), and American bluegrass artistes Patrick Fitzsimons and Billy Cardine (of The Biscuit Burners).

In The Quint, filmmaker Jaideep Varma describes 'Cutting Loose' as "India's finest-ever album of original English songs".^[16] It was titled 'The Best Rock Album of the Year' at Clef Music Awards 2022. In addition to being critically acclaimed, the album and its individual tracks have been highly praised by illustrious artists like John Sebastian, Pete Townshend, Scarlet Rivera and Rob Stoner.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
God Is in the TV	8/10[17]
A Humming Heart	7/10[18]
The Indian Express	[19]
Narendra Kusnur

Track listing

Singles

• "Can't Get Away ft. The Bluegrass Journeymen" (2023)^[21]
• "Bucket of Pain" (2022)^[22][23]
• "She" (2022)
• "I'm Going Solo" (2022)
• "One More Night" (2022)^[24]
• "She's Running Late" (2022)
• "No Vices" (2024)^[25][26]

Filmography

If Not for You (2019)

In 2019, Jaimin made a documentary titled If Not for You^{[29] [30] [31] [32] [33][34]} narrated by veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee, on how American musician, Bob Dylan inspired notable Indian artists such as Anjan Dutt, Purna Das Baul, Amyt Datta, Usha Uthup, Susmit Bose, Arko Mukhaerjee, Miti Adhikari (of BBC Maida Vale Studios), Nondon Bagchi, Rahul Guha Ro (of Cassini's Division).

Calcutta Refurbished (2020)

His series of short documentaries^[35] on subjects of great cultural and historical significance such as the Indian classical instrument shop Hemen & Co. and the Manackjee Rustomjee Parsi Dharamshala in Kolkata, featuring music by Ustad Aashish Khan, John Barham and Shiraz Ali Khan.

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