Vocalist Najma Akhtar, better known as Najma, was born in 1964 Chelmsford, England. Najma has Indian ancestry and holds a degree in chemical engineering. Najma’s…
Artist Profiles: Najma
Tag: Indian music
Sitar that Grooves
Sitar Joe – Venus Tribe (Sitar Joe, 2010) Seductive trance-like electronic dance music beats, Indian and Middle Eastern melodies and the lead sounds of the…
Artist Profiles: Malkit Singh
Malkit Singh was born on September 13, 1962 in Hussainpur, Punjab, India. He’s a Punjabi music icon that was catapulted from virtual obscurity in the…
Bravado Masala
James Asher and Mahesh Vinayakram – Bravado Masala (Times Music, 2008) This album sounds promising and exciting on the cover, which certainly has an element…
Exploring Raga
Various Artists – Musical Explorers – Colours of Raga (ARC Music EUCD2730, 2017) This 2-disc set contains a music CD of field recordings made in…
Subhi’s Remarkable Hindi Jazz
Subhi – Shaitaan Dil / Naughty Heart (2017) Chicago-based Indian singer-songwriter Subhi has brought together jazz, pop and Indian music on her new album Shaitaan…
Spellbinding Indian Trance Sounds from Moscow
Zaindiveli – Sagar (SKMR-134, 2016) Zaindiveli is a remarkable project from Russia. The ensemble combines mesmerizing ambient electronics and trip hop with electric and acoustic…
Artist Profiles: Gingger
Gingger, an extraordinary gifted virtuoso violinist, singer and songwriter, toured since 1996 as a member of the pop duo, “Shankar & Gingger”, and as a…
Mantras Accessing a Place of Mysticism
Sheela Bringi – Shakti Sutra (New Earth Records, 2017) Shakti Sutra is the new album by the Indian-American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Sheela Bringi. While her…
Different Threads of Indian Fusion
Rakkatak – Small Pieces (Rakkatak RA017, 2017) Rakkatak is a Canadian duo led by tabla master Anita Katakkar and bassist Oriana Barbato. Their album Small…