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Tag: Indian music

Album reviews

India Club & Lounge

Madanmohan Rao December 12, 2020 1 Comment Indian musiclounge

Various Artists – India Club & Lounge (Free Spirit, 2007) This is an intriguing presentation of India-influenced club and lounge sounds, spread across two CDs.…

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Have you ever been Syndicated?

Patricia Herlevi November 30, 2020 No Comments Indian musicJayanthi KumareshMandala ensembleMurad AliPatri Satish KumarPurbayan ChatterjeeRakesh ChaurasiaShastriya SyndicateSubhankar Banerjee

Shastriya Syndicate – Syndicated (Sense World Music, 2008) It was one of those gorgeous late spring Saturdays with every plant under the sun blooming, and…

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Sarangi Maestro Lakha Khan Releases Live at Global

World Music Central News Room November 18, 2020 No Comments Indian musicLakha Khansarangi

Lakha Khan, one of the greatest players of the Indian sarangi (bowed instrument) has released a live album recorded in Copenhagen. Live at Global (Amarrass…

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Ragas Live Festival 2020 to Feature Legends of World Music from 13 cities Around the Globe

World Music Central News Room November 13, 2020 No Comments Indian musicRagas Live Festivalworld music

The founders of New York City’s Ragas Live Festival realized they couldn’t have a 24-hour live festival this year. Instead, they decided to live stream…

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Interviews

Interview with Indian Fusionists Karyshma

Angel Romero September 29, 2020 No Comments FaluIndian musicKaryshmaworld fusion

The band Karyshma has reimagined centuries-old Indian folk songs of hope and unity. Karyshna talked to us about their new EP, someday. What are your…

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Recreations of Sacred Hindu Mantras from Freedom and Leela

Madanmohan Rao September 28, 2020 No Comments Freedom and LeelaIndian musicmantra

Freedom and Leela – Ru (Times Music, 2011) This is an album for the more spiritually inclined. The 9 tracks are renditions of sacred Hindu…

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A Masterful Modern Touch to Ancient Indian Traditions

Angel Romero September 23, 2020 No Comments FaluIndian musicKaryshmaworld fusion

Falu & Karyshma – Someday (Monsoon Records, 2020) Falu & Karyshma is a group of Indian musicians who migrated to the United States and play…

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Obituaries

Acclaimed Assamese Folk Musician Archana Mahanta Dies at 72

World Music Central News Room August 28, 2020 No Comments Archana MahantaIndian music

Celebrated Indian folk singer Archana Mahanta died on Thursday, August 27, 2020.  She was 72. Mahanta was one of the leading folk singers in the…

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Dazzling Indian-Arabic Collaboration

Angel Romero August 18, 2020 No Comments Arabic musicIndian musicKinan AdnawiRajib KarmakarSandeep DasSuhail Yusuf Khan

Sandeep Das & The Hum Ensemble – Delhi to Damascus (In a Circle Records, 2020) Delhi to Damascus is an outstanding collaboration between Indian music…

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K D Babukishan Releases “Bollywood Blockbuster Soundtracks” Worldwide

World Music Central News Room August 16, 2020 No Comments Babu KishanBollywoodIndian music

Bollywood ‘Indian Cinema’ Hit songs from 1980 -2000’s is a new album from acclaimed Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Babu Kishan, aka Krishnendu Das. The…

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