Today’s electronic music scene revolves continuously on hype, and there are few artists and labels that can rely almost entirely on their musical content to do their talking. Mala's Deep Medi camp and V.I.V.E.K are noted exceptions to this rule. Influenced by the golden...
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Nearly nine years after their last joint event they've decided it's time to lock musical horns again courtesy of BEast Festival Shiva Soundsystem and Nasha Records are two East End record labels both born out of the cutting edge, cross cultural club scene in the late 90's....
Once a month on a Saturday afternoon, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall is home to Mid-day Mantra. An initiative setup by SAMPAD, an arts organization dedicated in bringing the finest sounds of Asian musicians and artists from the UK and India in a series of chilled out and informal...
I really wish I was attending this festival in November ... it has the most amazing line up from acts across India and the world. A true representation of Indian and Indian influenced independent music. Here is the documentary of last years NH7...
BORDERLAND is the name of a spectacular show commissioned by the DSC South Asian Literature festival. Inspired by the poem of the great Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, ‘Borderland’ is an exploration and interpretation of the many ‘borders’ present in our...
Taken from : Sadler's Wells DESH (homeland) is a new full length solo from celebrated choreographer and performer, Akram Khan, inspired by his homeland of Bangladesh. After critically acclaimed collaborations with artists including Sylvie Guillem, Anish Kapoor and Antony...
Out real soon is an album from a clarinettist, composer and indojazzhead - ARUN GHOSH. Ever since I saw him perform at the ALCHEMY FESTIVAL at SOUTHBANK in 2010, I've been following is work closely. PRIMAL ODYSSEY is his next venture which is set to hit the shops on Oct 24th...
OK, so I kind of missed the boat on this one due to studying and work. But better late than never right? In May 2011 - Director of Kidulthood, Mehnaj Huda released his latest film - Everywhere + Nowhere. Over the course of that month, Nerm Chauhan - Musical Consultant of the...
I love Kerieva's voice! its beautiful, passionate and intense! Having a split Manouche (‘Gypsy’) and Irish lineage, Kerieva’s musical palette creates a rich soundscape reflecting her heritage within her contemporary...
So I missed the OXJAM Bricklane Takeover gig in London. I hear it was brilliant!! Shammi Pithia was also performing that day and he has kindly put his performances on YouTube for us to absorb the goodness! Nuff respect to Shammi and his band for the music you are about to...
In the month of September '10, a fantastic night took place in Toronto, Canada. Talvin Singh and Anuj Rastogi (Omnesia) came together for an intense live performance where Anuj opened the night with the Omnesia ensemble. NADABRAHMA have EXCLUSIVELY received the...
Three really nice videos I found on Youtube of Susheela Raman, Aref Durvesh and Kumar Raghunathan performing at OUTERINDIA OUTERINDIA - a platform created to promote the best in all genres of music related to South Asia. Starting with live events, it is also intended to...
Today I got an email from the fab people at Sadler's Well notifying me of a unique Nitin Sawhney gig! Confluence is the title of new collaboration between Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney. What is it about: The highly acclaimed Confluence fuses Sawhney's music with Khan's unique...
I got to the RichMix a couple of hours early and to my surprise and sheer good fortune Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz, Vishal Vaid and Pt. Ajay Prasanna where busy sound testing. Can you imagine the excitement within? Being a fan of these gents as long as I’ve been a fan of...
Monday 17 May 2010 Short review: A beautiful journey southwards – Sudakshini is the title of Anoushka Shankar’s latest venture. An entirely acoustic project consisting of the majestic traditional ragas to newly composed ones including those created by her guru and...
