Sangita Sounds

Kabir Festival 2012

darsan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:53 +0000

The wonderful folks at THE KABIR PROJECT have informed us of advent of their excellent Kabir Festival in Mumbai. From 17th – 19th February 2012, the festival plays host to a full spectrum of musicians from across India who sing Kabir Songs in a variety of regional dialects and musical moods. The most gracious Padma Shree [...]

Dover Lane Music Conference 2012

darsan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:47:51 +0000

Dover Lane Music Conference is the longest running annual Indian Classical Music festival in Kolkata and possibly whole of India. This year the festival is dedicated to Swami Vivekananda on his 150th Birth Anniversary. The line-up for the 60th Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata has been announced and it is, as always, something special. [...]

Kapil Sharma @ Studiofunc

darsan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:34:08 +0000

Kapil Sharma hails from a lineage of Rajasthani miniature artists where he is the 6th generation artist. He follows in the tradition but has a unique twist that sets him apart from his peers. His ability to blend traditional art styles with modern technology and production techniques allows him to create unique pieces and set [...]

Iyer Foundation presents Sur Mansur Festival

darsan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:03:48 +0000

The 2nd annual Sur Mansur festival has taken place at the Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai. It is held in honour of the late Padmavibhushan Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur. Mallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur (1910–1992) was an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He received the three of the highest national Padma Awards: Padma Shri in 1970, Padma Bhushan in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan in 1992. Padma Talwalkar @ [...]

Ruhaniyat

darsan — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:47:20 +0000

The All-India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival takes place in multiple cities across India each year. November & December 2011 will see 3 weekends of performances at Purana Qila, Delhi, the Horniman Circle Gardens , Mumbai and Tollygunge Club, Kolkata featuring a broad spectrum of International musicians. Official Website www.ruhaniyat.com We’ll be posting a review [...]

Dubsahara : Cameltronica

darsan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:35:50 +0000

Arabic dub is an age old sonic concept, whose sound echoes through time round sandstorm laden pyramids. Dubsahara practices this ancient form of Cameltronica in fine style. His recent set at Sonica Festival was a masterful excursion through the ultraworlds, navigating symphonic sinewaves in etheric motion. It was a study in fluid dynamics and inference [...]

Inverse Gravity Vehicle : Magnetizer

darsan — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:58:47 +0000

Inverse Gravity Vehicle is a musical project by Deborah L. Knights & Jwa Hinton with vocal samples from Prof. J.R.R. Searl featuring a host of guest musicians including Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) and Keith & Steffe (Here and Now). In their extra terrestrial sonic studio in the heart of Glastonbury they channel and co-create some of [...]

Master Margherita – The Marginal Rules

darsan — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:53:17 +0000

Master Margherita has a new album entitled “The Marginal Rules” released on the Italian label, Blue Hour Sounds. Master Margherita is an electrodelic producer whose music encompasses many dimensions within its spectral realm. The ever-present groove of his music holds down a space for exploration, always encompassing movement and flow, often in several directions at [...]

Omar Souleyman

darsan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:00:41 +0000

Syrian Disco @ Glastonbury Festival The BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury Festival 2011 seemed to include only one “World Music” artist, Omar Souleyman from Syria. His set was a fantastic opportunity to embrace something of the spirit of the modern Syrian music format which was one guy on synths (playing both traditional melodic riffs and percussive [...]

Advaita : Grounded in Space

darsan — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:01:12 +0000

We approach a new paradigm in Modern Indian music as the seeds of Advaita have taken root and bear fruit. The journey has magical moments and with the inSight of world class producer, John Leckie, this record reflects the deep sound that these musicians can weave while fusing classic rock elements of guitar, bass and [...]