Asha Puthli

Asha Puthli – “Asha Puthli” (Mr Bongo MRBLP221) captures the Indian‑born icon at her most cosmopolitan. Produced in London by Del Newman in 1973, the debut fuses jazz phrasing, soul sensuality and nascent disco sheen—her deep‑funk version of J.J. Cale’s “Right Down Here” is definitive. Lush strings, Fender Rhodes and flutes orbit Puthli’s feline, boundary‑free voice, the same spirit that later lit up “Space Talk”. Beautifully pressed, this edition lets the arrangements breathe—seductive, sophisticated and ripe for sampling.