The Indian Core (Grappa/Mystica)
This is an ambitious album released by the east-west fusion band based in Norway called The Indian Core. The 6 tracks span over an hour of jazz-rooted music. The lineup includes the musicians Kjetil Moster on saxophone, Erlen Slettevoll on piano, Kanchman Babbar on flutes, Fateh Alo on sitar and Prasenjit Misra on tabla.
Our picks include the tracks Punjab Blues and Tarana. The piece Agra is also worth a mention.
Author: Madanmohan Rao
Madanmohan Rao is an author and media consultant from Bangalore, and global correspondent for world music and jazz for World Music Central and Jazzuality. He has written over 15 books on media, management and culture, and is research director for YourStory Media. Madan was formerly World Music Editor at Rave magazine and RJ at WorldSpace, and can be followed on Twitter at @MadanRao.
