Who doesn't know AR Rahman? Known as the Mozart of the east, he has been simply sensational since bursting onto the scene with the hit Roja (1994). He recently won worldwide accolades for his performance in the oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire.
Remember Shakti is the second incarnation of guitarist John McLaughlin's group which plays a fusion of indian music and jazz. The original Shakti was most active between 1975 and 1978; Remember Shakti was formed in 2000 and has played on and off since then. The core of Remember Shakti is guitarist John McLaughlin and master tabla player and percussionist Zakir Hussain, both members of the original Shakti. On the first recording from 2000, T.H. Vinayakram (also a member of the original Shakti) plays ghatam and Indian drum, and Hariprasad Chaurasia plays bansuri flute.
Anoushka Shankar (अनुष्का शंकर), b. June 9, 1981, is a sitar player and composer from India. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player, and Sukanya Shankar. She began playing sitar under her fathers guidance at the age of nine and blossomed into a wonderful musician. She is becoming increasingly known for not only her recital work but for her own classical Indian compositions. When Anoushka was eight years old, her father began training her in the sitar. She gave a public performance at the age of thirteen; since then she has become a world famous sitar artist.
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Septembre 1997
Naissance du groupe Orange Street dans les studios du Nautilus, à Jouy-le Moutier (95). Cinq musiciens (basse, batterie, guitare, percussions, piano / chant) s'y retrouvent pour continuer à composer. Novembre 1997
Arrivée du premier cuivre (trombone), appuyant l'intégration du rocksteady et une incursion inédite vers le ska. Janvier 1998
La récente maquette du groupe le place parmi les "Découvertes du Val d'Oise" de l'ADIAM 95 (compil Amplitudes 95 de 1998).
Asha Bhosle (born in the indian state of Maharashtra, city Sangli on 8th September 1933) is best known as a 'playback' singer, having provided the female singing voice for around 1000 bollywood movies. Her talent was celebrated on the single "Brimful Of Asha", recorded by Cornershop and later remixed by Fatboy Slim. Asha is the sister of the legendary Bollywood singer, Lata Mangeshkar. She is also a fine classical Indian singer, having worked with masters such as Ali Akbar Khan.
Shujaat Husain Khan (born 14th August, 1960) is a noted Indian musician and sitar player belonging to the Imdadkhani gharana. He has over 60 albums to his credit besides a Grammy nomination. He has also been acclaimed for his vocals, and has performed in the band Ghazal with Kayhan Kalhor. His style known as the gayaki ang, is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice. Shujaat Husain Khan was born in Calcutta to legendary sitar player, Ustad Vilayat Khan.
The Raghu Dixit Project, founded by Raghupathy Dixit, is an open house for musicians and artistes from different genres to come together, collaborate and create a dynamic sound and expression. Though a gold medalist in Masters in Microbiology and a proficient Indian Classical Dancer (Vidwat in Bharatanatyam), Raghupathy Dixit is now known more as a self-taught guitarist-singer-composer-song writer-musician, based in Bangalore. As the founder-front man of his band Antaragni for more than eight years, and now of The Raghu Dixit Project, Raghu has performed more than 250 concerts all over India.