🚕 Bollywood Funk Grooves You've Been Waiting For | Postcard from Mumbai ep30 | Monsoon Taxi Playlist

A postcard from Mumbai — Bombay, 1975 — a monsoon evening in the back seat of a black-and-yellow taxi. 💌 Wipers swishing, the meter ticking, rain hammering the little yellow roof, puddles mirroring hand-painted cinema posters, bhajiyas sizzling under a tarpaulin, waves crashing over the sea wall at Marine Drive and a film song crackling from the dashboard radio. Wah-wah guitars, punchy brass, swooping strings, sitar riffs, tabla, bongos and congas, clavinet, flute and fat funk bass with warm English vocals — 34 Bollywood funk songs, over 2 hours of 1975 monsoon Bombay. Perfect for working, studying, cooking, cleaning, a rainy drive or simply dancing in your own downpour. 🎧 Good for • Work / study / focus • Cooking, cleaning & rainy-night drives • Parties & dancing at home • Bollywood funk, 1970s filmi, retro Indian & monsoon vibes 📮 About Groove Postcard Every episode is a postcard from a different city, in a different groove — city pop, jazz hip-hop, Latin funk, soul, bossa nova, nu-disco, afrobeat, yacht rock, Italo disco, neo soul, jazz funk, tropical lounge, boogie funk, acid jazz, synthwave, Ethio-jazz, Balearic chill, French touch, smooth jazz, disco funk, rare groove, samba funk, chillhop, lounge exotica, Philly soul, G-funk, electro swing, mod jazz, krautrock, Bollywood funk and more. Subscribe and turn on the 🔔 so you don't miss the next postcard. ▶ Tracklist 0:00 01. Black and Yellow Rain 3:51 02. Padmini Groove 7:34 03. Dancing in the Downpour 11:59 04. Monsoon Sari Spin 16:00 05. Bhajiya on the Corner 19:45 06. Hot Oil, Cold Rain 24:09 07. Tiffin Wheels 27:47 08. Chain on the Churchgate Road 31:27 09. Between the Showers 35:25 10. Chawl Balcony Washing Line 39:23 11. Shave and a Story 42:46 12. Barber of Grant Road 46:28 13. Harmonium Rainfall 50:44 14. Old Man's Raga Funk 54:46 15. Koli Queen 58:27 16. Silver Pomfret Morning 1:02:34 17. Jasmine Braid 1:07:02 18. Sister's Plait 1:10:58 19. Singer Machine Serenade 1:14:37 20. Stitch by Stitch in Dadar 1:18:17 21. Paper Boats of Colaba 1:21:43 22. Gutter Regatta 1:25:04 23. Line Off Marine Drive 1:29:02 24. Waiting for a Bite 1:32:59 25. Hand-Painted Hero 1:37:26 26. Poster Paint Superstar 1:41:43 27. Shine Your Shoes, Sahib 1:45:15 28. Polish at Victoria Terminus 1:49:11 29. Washing the Yellow Roof 1:52:59 30. Bucket and Sponge Funk 1:56:44 31. Marigold and Mogra 2:00:35 32. Garland Lady of Dadar 2:04:52 33. Six Over the Taxi Rank 2:08:53 34. Last Fare Home 💬 Which song would you play in a Bombay taxi on a monsoon night in 1975? Tell us in the comments — and which city should we send a postcard from next? All music and artwork are original works made for Groove Postcard with the help of AI tools. #bollywoodfunk #mumbai #bombay #1975 #monsoon #retrobollywood #funk #groove #playlist #groovepostcard