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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 has worked on the albums ‘Then & Now’ (2020) by Susmit Bose and ‘White Knight's Tale’ (2019) by High.




Discography






= Albums

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Cutting Loose (2022)



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". It was titled 'The Best Rock Album of the Year' at Clef Music Awards 2022. Later in 2024, Jaimin was honoured as Lyricist of the Year at the Clef Music Awards. 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.



= Track listing
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= Singles

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"Seven Sins" (2024)
"Can't Get Away ft. The Bluegrass Journeymen" (2024)
"No Vices" (2024)
"She's Running Late" (2022)
"One More Night" (2022)
"I'm Going Solo" (2022)
"She" (2022)
"Bucket of Pain" (2022)




Filmography






= If Not for You (2019)

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In 2019, Jaimin made a documentary titled If Not for You

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)

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His series of short documentaries 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.




References






External links


Official website
Jaimin on Instagram
Jaimin on Facebook
Jaimin Rajani's channel on YouTube
Jaimin on Twitter
Jaimin at AllMusic
Jaimin discography at Discogs
Jaimin Rajani at IMDb
Jaimin Rajani on the Muck Rack journalist listing site
Jaimin at Last.fm

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