By sanj.k | August 4, 2012 at 3:54 pm | Comments
The Ancient Astronauts are Kabanjak and Dogu, a bombastic production and DJ duo hailing from Cologne, Germany. The phenomenon of “Ancient Astronauts, “a belief that extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times to mingle and trade ideas with early human...
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By sanj.k | August 4, 2012 at 3:07 pm | Comments
Brooklyn based DJ/producer Nickodemus has been an ambassador for global club sounds since he started spinning at the legendary Giant Step parties that rocked New York in the mid 90′s. When he founded the legendary Turntables On The Hudson party with his friends Mariano &...
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By sanj.k | August 2, 2012 at 1:24 pm | Comments
For the past ten to fifteen years the Asian/Indian electronica music dominated by producers in UK and USA. In that time India, Pakistan and Bangladesh music and musicians have had a profound influence on the London Electronica scene. As this wave of new underground music emerges...
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By sanj.k | July 27, 2012 at 2:47 pm | Comments
The cinema of 1960’s and 1970’s, India was a riot of saturated colour and dramatic excess. Far from the polish and shine of modern Bollywood, an ingenious industry was forging a new nation’s identity, cannibalising every aspect of world cinema and remaking it.
At the...
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By sanj.k | July 22, 2012 at 8:04 pm | Comments
Fast becoming one of London’s finest and most elating band is a zealous group of musicians who go by the name Flux. Made up of six dynamic and versatile members, Shammi Pithia (Bansuri & Percussion), Michael Goodey (Piano and Guitar), Preetha Narayanan (Violin), Salima...
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By sanj.k | July 17, 2012 at 6:47 am | Comments
Jamaican DUB is more than just a style of music, it is an art form which not only resilient it its own right but has the capacity to act as a medium to marry incongruent musical universes. Gaudi did this with his groundbreaking DUB QAWWALI, blending the spiritually emotive...
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By sanj.k | June 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm | Comments
Words By Seetal Kaur Gahir
Sarod-star Soumik Datta and percussion-wizard Bernhard Schimpelsberger have teamed up to produce a stunning new album, ‘Circle of Sound’. The title aptly encompasses a range of themes and emotions that are often elusive but undeniably powerful at...
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By sanj.k | May 15, 2012 at 11:03 pm | Comments
ONLY five weeks remaining until the EKATVA show hits the UK ... HOW EXCITING! :). Currently the tour is in the USA, if you would like to catch their shows check out: EKATVA.org. Also the UK dates have now been confirmed and all the information is on the EKATVA UK Tour:...
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By sanj.k | May 11, 2012 at 8:04 pm | Comments
It’s very easy to get consumed by one genre when listening to music especially when a lot of people are making the same type of sounds. Towards the back end of last year, just as I was desperately searching for something other than dubstep to comfort my ears, I found a double...
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By sanj.k | April 29, 2012 at 8:58 pm | Comments
Continuing on with our amazing little journey in getting to know the kids of EKATVA. They are currently getting ready for the USA tour which kicks off soon. The UK tour planning is well under way with details of dates and venues coming very soon!
This week, we shall acquaint...
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By sanj.k | April 12, 2012 at 9:36 pm | Comments
So far, on our journey to get to know the Ekatva kids, we have met Asha and Bharti. Continuing our weekly insight to the lives of the performers, this week we bring you the story of two young boys whose life's are filled with a little bit of inspiration for us all.
This week...
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By sanj.k | March 25, 2012 at 8:52 pm | Comments
Every week to the run up of the EKATVA tour in the UK, NADA BRAHMA will be bringing you a unique insight into the lives of the performers. The 16 participants are from some of the largest slums of Ahmedabad, Gujarat will perform a 90-minute dance-drama production...
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By sanj.k | March 12, 2012 at 8:38 pm | Comments
I am extremely excited about this next project that we involved with called ‘Ekatva - Oneness: The Journey of 16 Slum Children’. Ekatva is an experiment to touch the lives and spirit of 16 underprivileged children through dance and art, while inspiring the souls of thousands...
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By sanj.k | January 12, 2012 at 6:53 pm | Comments
Another fantastic album from one of my favourite record labels out there! ... What can be classed as brilliance, No Stranger Here intermixes diverse genres and music perspectives from at least three starkly different countries and cultures with deep secular grace, reiterating...
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By sanj.k | January 12, 2012 at 6:20 pm | Comments
Sulk Station is an electronic/triphop duo from Bangalore formed by Tanvi Rao and Rahul Giri. Their sound is ambient heavy, combining the soothing yet powering vocals of Tanvi Rao dressed in a lush cocktail of contemporary electronica - a haze of atmospherics, minimal...
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