#2269: Jimi Hendrix of Tabla

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
Indian percussionist, composer, jazz player, and British-Asian underground mentor Trilok Gurtu visits with John Schaefer and introduces material from his latest recording for this edition of New Sounds. Gurtu has been playing since he was 6, and in his teenage years he expressed a desire to play tabla like "Jimi Hendrix played guitar". Also, hear other cross-cultural works by Indian-American singer Shweta Jhaveri and more.

PROGRAM # 2269, New Music from the Indian Diaspora (First aired: Fri., 4/2/04)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Sanjay Mishra Trio

The Crossing

The Crossing [3:30]

Frontier #0011 / Akar Records #1580. Available at Amazon.com . For info, see
www.mishra.net

Shweta Jhaveri

Anahita

Invocation [6:30]

Intuition #3509
www.songtone.com

Zakir Hussain

And The Rhythm Experience

Balinese Fantasy [3:30]

Moment #1007
www.momentrecords.com

Trilok Gurtu

African Fantasy

You, Remember This, excerpt [3:30]

Blue Thumb/Verve Music #314543 821
www.bluethumb.com*

Trilok Gurtu

Broken Rhythm

Vignola [6:00] 9 Horses [6:00]

Cream #18734
www.jms-creamrecords.com

Simon Shaheen & Vishwa M. Bhatt

Saltanah

Mists, excerpt [5:00]

Water Lily Acoustics #ES 51 *
www.waterlilyacoustics.com

*, ** Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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