Jyotsna Srikanth – Fusion Dreams (Times Music, 2013)
This is an interesting world music debut by Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth. An accomplished violinist with a number of album releases and movie soundtrack performances, Jyotsna plays violin in eight different styles on this CD.
The London-based doctor showcases her musical skills with tracks in Irish, Arabic, Indian, African and Western themes.
She is accompanied by Praveen Rao on keyboards, Keith Peters on bass and N.S. Prasad on mandolin. Fans of violin would like this album, though purists may find it hard to pin it down to a single niche.
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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.