Author: Madanmohan Rao

Shrift Lost in a Moment (SaReGaMa/Six Degrees, 2006) This is a superb album featuring progressive fusion with a distinctly Brazilian sound. The sultry vocals of…

Ritika Sahni Namee (Times Music) This pop-rock album is a blend of love songs, and features Mumbai-based singer Ritika Sahni, originally from Calcutta. This is…

Various Artists Putumayo presents… Music from the Wine Lands (Putumayo, 2006) It’s not just beer and rock-n-roll that go together – so do wine and…

Bickram Ghosh Beyond Rhythmscape (Sagarika, 2011) The sequel to the earlier release Rhythmscape once again has percussionist and composer Bickram Ghosh charting new territory in…

Shankar Song for Everyone (Times Music/ECM reissue, 2008) What a lineup! Shankar on double violin and drum machine, Jan Garbarek on sax, Zakir Hussain on…

Mynta Nandu’s Dance (Free Spirit/Discowkrs, 1999) This is a superb Indo-Swedish fusion band, not quite in the league of Shakti, but with a more diverse…

Various Departure Lounge: Lounge (Petrol Records, 2007) This a lounge compilation on the Petrol Records label called Departure Lounge, which also includes the collections called…

Youssou N’Dour Best of Youssou N’Dour (Columbia, 2011) Some of the most dynamic sounds to recently come out of Africa have been produced by Senegal-born…

Lone Star Sitar (Times Music, 2009) This is an ambitious fusion venture by Vatsal Dave, sitarist and vocalist. The 13 tracks span well over an…